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[QUOTE=venkat786;721996]Does REITs or many crowdsourcing platforms - provide better diversification for those people who wants hands-off approach?[/QUOTE]REITS are positive correlated to equities. There many crowdsourcing that provides diversifications but nuisance during tax filing to handle ...

[QUOTE=layman;721918]RE is a good investment if we get in at the right price and are [COLOR="#FF0000"]lucky[/COLOR] to get positive returns[/QUOTE] how we find out what is the right price? And I'm going to be lucky.

[QUOTE=realgoogler;721910]Well you got insurance for that.[/QUOTE]Please read fine print of your insurance details. You should have replacement cost coverage and what is their definition of act of god.

[QUOTE=SAPPRO;721906] I never said you cannot come out very successful in stock market - Just that you cannot plan anything based on it-[/QUOTE]It is quite opposite. If you invest in stock market, you can estimate everything including how much you can loose. It's not possible with real estate e.g ...

[QUOTE=techynt;721905]... But its true, we can?t use leverage in stocks ...[/QUOTE]Not true. NTSX and many other similar are available at low cost

[QUOTE=SAPPRO;721888]To get 3% average dividend [/QUOTE] average is based upon current price, not the price someone paid many years ago. personal dividend rate might be higher. Time Value Money... [QUOTE=SAPPRO;721888] One thing I know is Fed will print money if need be and give it to at least Red ...

[QUOTE=techynt;721875]You think banks wont give you loan at reasonable rate if you put down 20%, say he needs to raise 1.3 million to buy 5 SFH homes for renting? [/QUOTE]Try to get $1M+ loan and find out. [COLOR=#3E3E3E] SAPPRO. What looks good on paper/theory without considering additional beta ...

[QUOTE=SAPPRO;721858] One stream is for covering the living costs (60K after taxes) [/QUOTE] You have lots of rosy assumptions and it does not work in reality. Here are few hole in various claims across many posts: [LIST] [*]$40 airfare: Next time if you see $40 airline ticket from NJ (or nearby ...

Did you backtest your idea?
You can get $$ for your idea via Security Based landing.

[QUOTE=whatisthepoint;669274]Do we need to pay income tax in US for a USC if we sell property in India and pay 20% there??.[/QUOTE]Yes. You will get credit for tax paid in India.