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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;buyingsilvers, post: 1487423, member: 18821&quot;]real estate prices in my area are high, rents are high, taxes are high, maintenance is high.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it is extremely difficult to break even on yearly expenses, even rented out at market rates the entire year if you&#039;re paying 20% down.&nbsp; It&#039;s generally a losing investment until years down the road, when you have a chunk of the mortgage paid, and can either refinance into a lower rate or pull equity and buy another property with it.&nbsp; Or unless you dump in a lot more cash to purchase the property.&nbsp; Still though, the returns are dismal until you are closer to owning the property with no note.&nbsp;&nbsp; But YMMV, as always.</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally speaking it&#039;s not easy to make a decent % return with passive investments.&nbsp; Once your asset base is large enough, more options open to you such as renting out properties you own or being able to live on dividend stocks and bonds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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