I'm a real estate agent. Don't do it.
Unless you really want the responsibility of a mortgage, and love the place you live, it's not worth it. It's for regular people, and I sell to regular people. Like Leonard pointed out, people find out the hard way that real estate is not a liquid asset by any means, and that it also doesn't always go up in value. You actually must do heavy research both in your city, and specific neighbourhood to understand the investment, and please treat it like an investment; 98% of my clients don't.
Unless you really want the responsibility of a mortgage, and love the place you live, it's not worth it. It's for regular people, and I sell to regular people. Like Leonard pointed out, people find out the hard way that real estate is not a liquid asset by any means, and that it also doesn't always go up in value. You actually must do heavy research both in your city, and specific neighbourhood to understand the investment, and please treat it like an investment; 98% of my clients don't.
"Money over bitches, nigga stick to the script." - Jay-Z
They gonna love me for my ambition.