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Jack B. Stocks beat real estate over time?
29 May 2017 | 78 replies

I've been running the numbers and although real estate has been very attractive to me with leverage (I own 3 properties), running the numbers even with leverage real estate is not as attractive in the long run, becaus...

Mike Griffin Real Estate vs Stock Market Investing
28 March 2019 | 28 replies

Does anyone have an opinion as to why one should invest in real estate versus the stock market? Real estate investing seems exciting but investing in the stock market can be a more passive way to grow wealth long term...

Patrick Philip Real Estate Investing or Stock Market
11 March 2017 | 4 replies

I hope this post belongs on this forum. I'm definitely going to start a wholesaling business, but that's not real estate investing.I'm trying to decide whether to put my (hopeful) earnings from wholesaling into real e...

Noah Levenson Building up Cash vs buying Stock
31 January 2019 | 15 replies

I’ve been going back and forth on whether to dedicate 100% of my extra cash each month to my real estate account OR continue dedicating some portion to dollar cost averaging into the stock market (via Wealthfront).I’m...

Jean Francillon Who is knowledgeable about dividend stock?
8 July 2020 | 7 replies

How you know what company that gives out dividend stock each month? And do you have to buy minimum a month of shares to get dividend back? What if I already purchased some stocks, how can I find out if they give divid...

Ellie Perlman Investment Showdown: Stocks Versus Multifamily Properties
5 August 2020 | 12 replies

There is no question that many people have built their wealth over time using multifamily real estate investments. Likewise, many people have amassed significant amounts of money by investing in the stock market. So i...

Adam Rey Investing in Real Estate via Stocks
22 December 2017 | 5 replies

One way I've been considering lately to invest in Real Estate is through AppFolio stock. Stock price: APPF (NASDAQ)Many BP members are probably familiar with AppFolio. They're a common property management platform tha...

Devin Mann trading stock options vs real estate
19 December 2015 | 4 replies

If i have about three thousand dollars to invest, how do you think i should spend it?  im both a real estate agent and investor, but wholesaling was quite hard and didnt work out for me last time i tried (before i bec...

Toks Fifo Rental property taxes vs. stock taxes
26 January 2021 | 13 replies

I'm confused about the tax advantages of rental properties as compared to stocks. For the following, assume I buy an SFR with 20% down, rent it out, and sell after 30 years.
I'm taxed on the "profit" (I'm not yet sur...

Kyle Fitch Why Real Estate Over Stock Market?
6 January 2025 | 57 replies

Hello, I’m new to real estate investing and was hoping some of you would share your thoughts on why it is better to invest in real estate over the stock market. So far, I’ve only invested in stocks and the idea of inv...