Do you know from your experience that this can be true ?

That is absolutely true IF (and that's a big IF) you keep the property for the full 30 years.

This is especially true if your RE investing doesn’t pan out, which is highly likely for exactly the reasons Tom K is saying.

In addition, the banks are sometimes alarmed when no agent is involved as they want to make sure that the property is marketed sufficiently to get the "true market value".

While this is true for a lot of them, it's not true for all of them.

The same is also true if there is being remodeling done to an existing property that amounts to over $10,000.

This may be true.

A real estate crash typically takes months or years giving you time to think, strategize and react.It's true that the stock market historically has more volatility but as many have learned when the real estate market crashes some times you can't get out in time.What is fundamentally true with any asset market is those who try to time them get burned.

When shopping around for an inspector, I would ask about their experience and exactly what they are or are not willing to inspect.

Unfortunately, this man has a huge ego (since he was going to get profits and not a specific amount for his work, he insisted he be added to the deed), and in exchange for setting specific "rules" (ie true budget, time line...) my friend made a more lax contract in exchange for a signed quit claim deed.