There are two main qualities of real estate that I’ll highlight here to illustrate why I believe it to be the better choice: first, it is a much more permanent investment when compared to a company.

I'm just getting started investing now...hopefully someday soon I'll be back with more questions as I move up the food chain. 

Then say to yourself, what would have happened to you had you only rented for the last 10 years in that area you really want to live.After that, then you can decide if you should buy your own residence, house hack it, or rent and buy a cash flowing place somewhere else.Just food for thought!

I've said it before (I'm getting old and repetitive) but cash-flowing $100/month out-of-state gives you $1,200 for the year which is basically break-even once you factor in plane tickets, hotel stay, food, rental car rates, etc. to visit the property once or twice a year.  

Hi @Charlie MacPherson,Thank you for highlighting what an amazing set of conditions exist in MA for solar.

Your the bank, the higher up the food chain you are the better position you are always in2.

That "percentage" to someone else may be food on the table, especially when talking about tenants on in your mentioned socioeconomic class at 400 dollar doors. 

They know I'm not desperate to sell anything just to put food on the table.Any Agent that joins my firm will have to live up to my very high ethic standards.

As the 100+ unit properties get snapped up, many local investors are moving down the food chain.

I can't say a single helpful thing about real estate in Penang, but having been their twice, I can say with some certainty that the best food on the planet comes from the little island of Penang.