Any flip "properly assessed" should more than cover the $1000...I believe Josh or Brandon as well as numerous other including Kiyosaki have posts and books on why real estate out performs stocks.

I'm also not confident about the FL potential appreciation in the market, as I think NY is likely to outperform both short and long-term.

If a market is currently far outperforming its pre-recession levels, then I'd think that would be a huge red-flag for any investor. 

Property requires reserves, but you have the potential for appreciation in addition to rents, and that may outperform notes in some markets.  

In general, my returns on these other ventures outperform the cost at which I borrow for my real estate investments, so I'd be losing money if I didn't leverage my real estate. 

The BRRRR strat should always outperform a A+ turnkey purchase, but you also have to consider the opportunity costs of your effort and time. 

A number of interviewees have started adding San Diego to their list of markets that they see as having the potential to outperform in 2016.

I understand getting 10% on your money, but the stock market is even out performing that right now.

Ive personally worked with @Philip Ganz on several deals and he's outperformed on each transaction.

However, my arbitrage STR units are still currently far out performing the equity units.