I agree. Right now I'm debating between Roth IRA or Real Estate. With Real Estate you're free to sell at any time but you'd have to pay tax on the capital gains, if there is any. And, as hmgROCK stated, the tenants and the maintenance on the house can become burdensome and a headache. But, the equity and potential profit in real estate is a bit more for certain than stocks. I guess either way, if I can wait 20-25 years to sell the real estate/cash out on the Roth account, returns for both will do about the same in the end. I'm really not sure that I'd want to be landlord and always be on call if things break. OK, Roth IRA, here I come.
Real estate is a lot of work
Do you have electric, plumbing, HVAC, home repair etc... experience?
It’s hard
Also remember Roth IRA has a yearly capped of $5,500
So you can’t deposit all $50k at once
And you have to be working and making at least $5,500 annually
