The article references how only 4 out of 24 metro areas had higher average appreciation rates than the stock market returns during that timeframe. 

I started out listening to nearly every podcast episode and was immediately hooked - not in a delusional, "make all the money tomorrow" way, but moreso by the possibility of carving my own path and working to build my own family's future, not simply someone else's.After a lot of personal research - scouring sites, boards, and way too many articles - I finally felt like I was prepared for the next giant leap small actionable step and created a BP account this weekend.

Here is a BP article I wrote on Three Key Routes for Passive Real Estate Investing

I've been reading books and articles, but the more I read the more I realize how much I've yet to learn; there's so many different ways to get into it.

Can anyone point me toward a good article, blog, resource explaining different property and neighborhood ratings.

The more I read about stock investing, the more I observe that many authors of stock investing articles are utterly averse to real estate investing.

Here is a good BP article that will help you visualize your end goal:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/go-small-...

There is sooooooo many articles that I have read, and it gets to be really overwhelming.  1st).......Turnkey real estate.

Great article. here are some highlights that I agree withWhy this time won’t be another 2008“Housing is such a basic need that it won’t necessarily do well, but [it will] at least truck along,” said ATTOM’s Daren Blomquist.

And even worse, I've been reading articles about people being jealous of those that received the stimulus checks and those that are getting the $600 unemployment bonus.