955: BiggerNews: Real Estate vs. Stocks, the Ultimate Wealth-Building Debate w/The Motley Fool!

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

BiggerPockets

Education, Investing, Business

4.8 • 16.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Which will make you richer: real estate vs. stocks? We brought the fine folks from The Motley Fool on the podcast to get into a serious debate over which asset makes you more money, which is easier to invest in, and which saves you the most in taxes. We’ll go head-to-head against The Motley Fool’s Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger to finally answer the age-old question: Should you invest in stocks, real estate, or both? For this debate, we had to bring out the big guns. That’s why Dave Meyer and BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench will be on team real estate for this debate, as Chris Hutchins from All the Hacks moderates to ensure things stay fair. Although we’d love to admit that we crushed this debate, there are some moments when the stock investors will surprise you, showing that real estate may not be for everyone and how stocks beat real estate in numerous ways. But that doesn’t answer the question, “Does real estate make you richer?” Don’t worry; we’ll get into all that in this debate. Stick around as we get into the topics you care about most: building wealth, barriers to entry, volatility and risk, diversification, REITs vs. rentals, leverage and liquidity, time commitments, tax advantages, and more. If you’re itching to park your cash in an investment, hear out the debate BEFORE you make a move! Support today’s show sponsor, Rent App: the free and easy way to collect rent! In This Episode We Cover The ultimate real estate vs. stocks debate (and which will make you richer) Barriers to entry and which asset class is the EASIEST for beginners Volatility and risk, and the sizable advantage real estate has for stable pricing REITs (real estate investment trusts) vs. rentals and the more “passive” type of real estate investing How much time it actually takes to succeed at stock investing and landlording The MASSIVE tax advantages to real estate investing that stocks cannot beat Why BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench invests more in stocks than in real estate (!?) And So Much More! (00:00) Intro (02:20) Stocks vs. Real Estate Investing (04:08) Building Wealth (08:43) Barriers to Entry (14:50 )Volatility and Risk (20:41) Diversification (23:42) REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) vs. Rentals (32:57) Time Commitments (35:53) Leverage and Liquidity (41:12) Tax Advantages (43:54) Closing Arguments Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-955 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Real Estate versus stocks. I think every single real estate investor has probably had this debate either with
0:06.7	other investors or friends or family members, but the question is which one actually grows your wealth faster?
0:14.9	Is there a strategy that will provide you a higher return over the long run,
0:19.3	which has more liquidity, and which is better for financial freedom.
0:23.4	Today we are putting on our boxing gloves
0:26.2	and debating this with the stock website,
0:28.8	The Motley Fool. Hey investors and welcome to your bigger news episode this week.
0:37.8	I am your host Dave Meyer and for this very fun episode where we're going to be doing
0:42.3	a live debate.
0:43.4	I have brought some backup.
0:45.1	I have a ringer joining me today.
0:47.0	It is CEO of Bigger Pockets and Real Estate Investors.
0:50.7	Scott Trench, Scott, thanks for joining me and backing me up on this debate today.
0:55.6	Yeah, great to be here and looking forward to this duel with the Motley Fool.
0:59.2	Can't be more thrilled to be your second, Dave Meyer. Well, I've known you for a long time, Scott,
1:04.0	and I know you really relish debates
1:06.2	and really love like crafting a great argument.
1:09.5	And so I expect you've been preparing for this a little bit?
1:13.6	Yeah, I might have done a couple of notes and a couple of quick math
1:17.6	in my head that I'm broken up pretend to do alive on the show,
1:20.1	those kinds of things.
1:20.9	All right, I love it.
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