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🏡 Real Estate is a better investment than stocks, and we can prove it. We know that we could get a lot of heat 🔥 from this one...but the math doesn't lie. Let's get into it... Depending on which numbers you use, the S&P 500 has given an average rate of return, since its inception, of somewhere in the ball park of 9.9% - 10.26%. That's not bad actually. As long as you never need to sell the stocks. Hopefully they didn't tank right as you planned on retiring. Oh, and don't forget about fees. If you have a financial advisor you can reduce 📉 that by 15%-20%. So, net gain lands you between an AVERAGE of 8.4% to 8.71%. Decent. Now let's look at real estate... Remember that you get to pick the purchase price ✅ . Let's suppose that you selected a perfectly average 😑 house with an ARV of $250,000, that generates, net of all expenses, a perfectly unimpressive 8% annual return. Many investors won't even buy a property unless it nets over 10%. And this is net of all expenses, including property management. But wait...there's more! Suppose your family makes $100,000 a year, including your rental income, and have 2 children 👨👩👧👦. Assuming you take the standard deduction, (because it's easier to calculate, and more conservative), you'll owe ~$8,236 in taxes, before credits. Now, consider something called 'depreciation'. Through IRS code, you are able to use depreciation to reduce your taxable income by roughly $9,000, reducing your tax liability to ~$7,156, an improvement of ~$1,080. Your property is no longer returning 8% a year. It's now returning 12% a year in usable income, every single year. Including expenses, like taxes and vacancies. Right off the bat ⚾ , your single rental property is performing ~50%ish better 📈 than whatever is in the S&P 500. Keep in mind, we haven't even discussed the increased deduction of... - Paid mortgage interest - A cost segregation analysis - Home office, Travel, or regular business ownership expenses - The possibility of deferring those gains when you move into a better performing asset - Pass through deductions on your income But wait....THERE'S MORE ❗ ... 🙊 Because we forgot about APPRECIATION... Suppose you decide to sell the property. If it were to appreciate at a measly annual rate of 3%, you would cash out (or put into your next investment, thereby increasing your cash flow)... After 5 Years... ~$40,000 of equity After 10 Years... ~$85,000 of equity Suppose you planned ahead and purchased an asset for your child, instead of investing into a 529... After 18 Years... ~$175,000 of equity And at this point...we haven't even talked about borrowing tax free against the equity (that someone else paid down)...to purchase another...and another...and another... 🖋 🤑 *Obligatory disclaimer that I'm not a CPA or attorney. You should consult your own.

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