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Real estate investing has been around for thousands of years. Although the rules are different than the stock market, real estate investing can make you wealthy if done correctly (e.g., billionaire Sam Zell. Use these resources and articles to decide if real estate investing is right for you.
Why Building Equity at the Expense of Liquidity Can Lead to Bankruptcy
Everyone wants to own his or her home outright; real estate ownership, free and clear, is the American dream. Yet, unless you are in a position to wipe out the entire balance of the mortgage on your primary residence, making extra payments to lower the principal balance could lead to financial disaster. That may be hard to believe, but the numbers are convincing.
The Great Real Estate Myth
According to Research, Stocks Generate Higher Real Returns than Real Estate. That doesn't mean real estate is a bad investment, it just means that real estate investments won't likely generate as high of returns as stocks over long periods of time.

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