
The Benefits of Passively Investing in Real Estate
According to Forbes, real estate investments have created more billionaires than any other type of investment. A study by the San Francisco Federal Reserve showed that over 100 years, real estate had a higher rate of return than stocks (11.1% vs. 10.8%) with significantly less volatility (10.7 vs 22.8). While those returns may sound extremely appealing, the work associated with traditional real estate investments – buying and flipping or renting houses – may sound a lot less