But my question is, why would anyone invest in real estate if the return is the same but the risk is higher?

Quote from @Argel Algura: Hey Bigger Pockets Community,A year ago I wrote about rebuilding and starting over in life and considering real estate investing as a path (see post here: "Bad credit, minimal cash and starting over in life . . .

I've been interested in real estate for as long as I can remember.

I mainly focus on do ing flips and flip to rent, but I also facilitate STR and MTR in the area too.

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Real estate is easy to get into, but hard to earn a living. 87% of all agents quit within two years because they don't make enough money.

@Tarun Kumar there are 3 main types of real estate investing:1) Wholesaling2) Fix & Flip3) LandlordingWhich one are you interested in?

@Kwanza P.Here you can learn more about non-recourse loans:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/46115-real-e...Here is a list of lenders offering non-recourse financing to Solo 401k:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/50272-list-o...You protect your property by purchasing insurance. 

Everything around the lot is older but the neighborhood is less than 5 minutes away from downtown, hospital and colleges. see this all the time in and around downtown columbus OH, we have frindge areas that are getting rehabbed and flipped like crazy and then the new builds come in. 

If you opt for the live in flip like I mentioned above it will probably not make sense to do a refi for such a short period.Hope this helps you some.