11 Ways Real Estate Makes You Richer Than Stocks

Real Estate Rookie

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How To, Education, Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Feel like you’re working harder than ever but have little money to show for it? Maybe it’s time to stop over-relying on your nine-to-five and start building wealth with real estate. Today, we’re breaking down why this is arguably the best and fastest path to financial freedom—and you don’t need a six-figure income to start! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! If you’ve ever wondered how real estate really stacks up against investing in stocks or buying a business, this is the episode for you. We’re sharing 11 reasons why real estate beats every other investment. From buying rental properties and flipping houses to wholesaling and other investing strategies, there are several ways to make a killer return on your investment! Whether you’re starting from zero or have money ready to invest, real estate gives you cash flow, tax benefits, and control over tangible assets that grow in value. We get into low- and no-money-down options, building out multiple revenue streams, the power of tenants paying down your mortgage, and so much more! In This Episode We Cover The top 11 reasons why YOU should invest in real estate Why real estate beats stocks, businesses, and other investments Several ways to buy rental properties with little to no money down Powerful real estate tax strategies that can help offset your W2 income Using forced appreciation to instantly increase a property's value Creative financing methods that allow investors to bypass the banks And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-600 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever felt like you're working harder but your savings aren't moving an inch?
0:04.6	If you're dumping every spare dollar into stocks, hoping your crypto, it's big, or crossing
0:11.0	your fingers hoping to retire 30 years from now.
0:14.8	Today, we're going to shake things up and let you know everything there is to know about
0:19.7	wealth building.
0:20.8	Real estate isn't just for the rich or experienced.
0:23.3	It's actually the fastest way to start building tangible wealth,
0:26.7	even if you're starting out with almost nothing.
0:28.5	And today, we've got 11 undeniable reasons why real estate should be your next move,
0:33.2	especially if you've never invested before.
0:39.8	This is the Real Estate Rookie Podcast.
0:42.3	I'm Ashley Care.
0:43.5	And I'm Tony J. Robinson.
0:45.0	And with that, let's jump into the first reason.
0:47.7	Now, reason number one is leverage.
0:50.5	You can control a several hundred thousand dollar asset with sometimes nothing,
0:57.8	sometimes maybe a percentage of what it costs. And I think most other types of wealth building
1:04.0	activities, it's a little bit harder to do that. Now, if you're buying maybe a business,
1:08.6	you've got out and get an SBA loan or you seller finance that, True. You can do it that way. But I think about like stocks and Ash, you know, you're, you're probably more well versed in this than I am, but I can't walk into Chase and say, hey, can I get, you know, I want to buy a million dollars worth of stock. Can you give me 800,000 of that? I'm just going to give you, you know, 200,000. So the leverage ability to buy a million dollars worth of stock. Can you give me $800,000 of that? I'm just going to give you, you know, $200,000.
1:28.8	So the leverage ability to have a small percentage of the overall value of this asset come from you directly.
1:36.1	I think it's a big important reason why more folks think about investing in real estate.
1:39.2	I always remember when I was younger, my uncle was talking about somebody who borrowed money to invest in the stock market.
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