A. Invest in an S&P 500 fund that you don't have to manage at all.

May 18, 2016
9:01:07am

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invest in an S&P 500 fund that you don't have to manage at all. You'll beat out the real estate investment by a large margin by just getting a part time job as well, rather than having to manage properties.

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Which investment option would likely make more money over a 30-year period?

Bro

5/18/16 8:35am

B. I think the stock market looks much different in 30 years than it does today.

byubyu

5/18/16 8:37am

This assumes you purchase all the homes with cash. Of course, you could probably

Bro

5/18/16 8:43am

The thing about real estate, is that in a good market you are getting apprec

Iman23

5/18/16 8:44am

Based on how little you appear to know about investing in real estate, I would

shakinbaker

5/18/16 8:47am

Long term real estate will almost always win.

molodyets

5/18/16 8:48am

The market and it's not even a close call

memento

5/18/16 9:05am

Yeah, that's not true. Look at this, just since 2000:

molodyets

5/18/16 9:34am

Would be interesting to see this on an after tax basis. It wouldn't flip of

Bro

5/18/16 10:01am

In the OP scenario where you own the real estate does even better

marcusaurelius

5/18/16 10:17am

Too short of a time frame. If we look since the 1928-2012 the RE

memento

5/18/16 10:16am

I have the same question, but with $3M.

Regal Ute

5/18/16 8:56am

A. Invest in an S&P 500 fund that you don't have to manage at all.

Cougarrrs

5/18/16 9:01am

I'd do both - half in each.

Jersey hunter

5/18/16 9:04am

I think I'd do b. Especially if you have a mgmt co. May not make more but safer

blueaussie

5/18/16 9:06am

If you want probabilities, then it's the market

memento

5/18/16 9:09am

Passive vs Active. Liquid vs non-liquid. A Fortune Telling Question.

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