Unfortunately there are plenty of bad apples out there.

., 5%, $14K+ balance), contributing $50/mo. to a very small emergency fund ($2K balance, 1%) in a HYSA, also contributing $50/mo. to I-savings bonds from Treasury Direct ($1K balance, 9.6%), have a small amount of shares in brokerage account ($1.5K - towards risky tech stocks), no other assets or real estate, no crypto, no pets, no subscriptions, no utilities, no car, no rent/mortgage (live free w/fam), no phone/internet/tv bills. 

Cell phones and software do not:- fish snakes out of the dryer - Tow guests out of a snow bank X mas eve - Help the find the property after dark- unplug the potty on July 4th- help them turn on and work the TV- Etc.Housekeepers often want a weekly check in hand.  

The apples-to-apples comparison would be the values of those two investments after 15 years.

Compare apples to apples. 

I recommend you talk to everyone providing support so you can really compare apples to apples and have the all right info for the best decision. 

Either macdonals or star bucks Tesla or apple.

The job, quite simply, isn't as easy as TV makes it look. 

Hey Josh.Recommend you have a CRE Agent specializing in Land pull sales year-over-year in the market(s) you're seeking to invest in and keep in mind zoning when comparing pricing to keep an 'apples-to-apples' approach.

They just got excited because they saw some content on social media, YouTube, or TV and feel like they’re missing out.At the end of the day, most people end up kicking the can around and never doing anything.