Reasons why I Chose to Invest in Real Estate Over Stocks Any Day of the Week

I usually get these questions asked by my friends, families and strangers once they know I'm involved heavily in real estate.  Should I invest in stocks or should I invest in real estate

The question I asked myself years ago when I was doing my research on different investments was, should I invest my money to produce residual income month after month and increase my cash flow or just put some money in stocks hoping to get a return some day while still slaving away in a nine to five job.

The banks don't finance your investments in stock but they do become partners with you financing 75% of your investment in real estate. That is a no brainer.  Stocks are also very volatile and sometimes there are big changes in a day, but most of the time, it varies month to month, or there could be a huge crash and it might fall to crap overnight.

When you invest in stocks, you can do your due diligence on the company you are investing in, but you are just one vote out of tens of thousands if not millions of other shareholders. You absolutely have no control what direction the company is going to take - what products they create, who they hire, and how much they're going in debt.

We can keep going on and on but here's why I think you NEED to invest in real estate.

You are the CEO and board of directors of that property, venture, multi-family complex, or commercial building.

You get to choose:

1. Where to buy

2. How much to spend

3. How much debt to get into

4. What renovations you are going to make

5. Who the tenants are going to be

6. Who your property manager is going to be

7. Who your contractors are

You are entirely in control 100% of the time. You choose when to sell and when to hold.

So, in my opinion, real estate is a much safer and better investment. You get to touch it, you get to feel it, and you are in control of it.