Originally Posted by
123494
Diversification is key. I've got the index funds and all in retirement and taxable accounts, but real estate helps diversify even more. Although if I had $100k to use, I can only buy $100k in stocks. 100k in real estate can be leveraged for a 400k property.
Actually index funds aren't really very diverse in most cases.
And if you do it correctly, with tens of thousands of different stocks, you're guaranteed to get some real estate companies in there.
As far as leveraging, that's a potential quick trip to bankruptcy.