They kick butt in the market and dont have to sweat, worry about anything - they go about their business.But lenders these days have many overlays - so depending on the bank it helps to know where I can get a deal done rather than "rate" which is important.For example, I could run a FHA deal through DU get an approval and have the overlays make the deal dead.

I read and hear McCain saying cap gains rate of 7% for stock -- didn't mention real estate.

He said he was going to do it and investors believe him.There is/was a lot of investors holding onto stock assets that have/had large unrealized gains.

I suspect very few actually find it as it's not easy and for most people, I actually think the stock market is a safer place for their money.With all that, let me tell you how this part-timer has been mostly *un*successful.

These are bought and sold just like stocks.

Who says appreciation is dead!?

But he is and always will be an advocate of stocks and his opinion is therefore biased. 

Especially if they think you don't actually know how to do these things and can then further drive up the costs.Roselle's housing stock is widely varied in age.  

So, you can have a serial dead-beat tenant apply and you have no idea that they may have gone through 10 evictions, which always ended at mediation and thus don't show on an eviction report.

Multiple properties, like owning multiple stocks helps to spread out your risk.