And when we focus on the inflation adjusted plot we see that this chart is no mic drop at all.Thanks for your comment and support Ahmet,I "dropped the mic" quite a few years ago heheWithout going down the rabbit hole, I'm pretty confident that my real estate returns over the last 3 years are much higher than what the stock market has produced.Granted, I have been super active with my investing.Now that I have built a considerable amount of wealth (I haven't waited 50 years to do so), I can be a "back seat investor" and wait patiently for the right opportunities to arise.Although real estate is my bread and butter, I'm looking forward to an even softer stock market so I can throw some change at it :)Thanks again and much success

As stock investors we always buy a business at a margin of safety.Same with real estate’s projects.Buying with a margin of safety of 25-45% for a single-family home of its actual value, we understand that we always have room to exit without a lost.Same for lands/lots.

The key is to be patient and find 2-4 unit properties, on the foreclosure or REO market.

You probably wouldn't be able to evict them just because they used a fire pit, particularly if it's not causing any property damage or safety issue.

I tend to think that BRRRR has been so popular over the last decade because prices have been increasing and rates have been decreasing, acting as a HUGE safety net against thin deals. 

We then were patient with a short sale and got a steal on a beautiful home starting off with 75-100k in equity.

Also, if you have a HELOC, those can act as great safety valves if you have a temporary liquidity issue. 

I have to agree with your husband . he is putting the family safety and security first . 

I have read David Greene’s book on long-distance real estate investing, but my guts tell me that it won’t be that straight-forward as outlined in the book.I think the sweet spot are properties that haven't been fully rehabbed, but that have had structural, safety, mechanical and are updated cosmetically enough to keep the tenant happy.

I've done dozens of FHA deals, and as long as your property has no health/safety issues, adequate electric service throughout, decent roof, solid siding, handrails where needed, no cracked walkways, no termite or carpenter ant damage, you should be ok.