Real estate far outperforms gold in all of the following metrics: cash flow, leverage,
equity buildup, tax benefits, stability and control.
Gold may provide positive appreciation in value similar to real estate, but it can't provide cash flow, leverage and
equity buildup.
Besides cash flow, leverage,
equity buildup and appreciation, a real estate investor also experiences favorable tax benefits while owning real estate.
Rentals also enjoy other characteristics like income from the operation, depreciation in the form of tax shelter,
equity buildup from the amortization of the loan, appreciation and leverage from the borrowed funds controlling a larger asset.
For a fair comparison you would have to take
the equity buildup, discount at purchase, and appreciation, none of which are taxed immediately and are precisely why Real Estate is one of the best ways to build wealth.
And
equity buildup through mortgage debt paydown still remains a proven path to financial wealth.
You won't see any sizeable
equity buildup from the loan payoff until year 10 or so.
Remember, most of the payments in a mortgage, 15 or 30 year, in the first 2/3 to 3/4 of the full term, are interest payments... not
equity buildup.
Not exact matches
The Carlyle Group («Carlyle») is one of the world's largest global alternative asset management firms that originates, structures and acts as lead
equity investor in management - led buyouts, strategic minority
equity investments,
equity private placements, consolidations and
buildups, growth capital financings, real estate opportunities, bank loans, high - yield debt, distressed assets, mezzanine debt and other investment opportunities.
The spreadsheet explicitly includes the
buildup of
equity for both parties: paying off the mortgage for the owner, and saving and investing for the renter.
The index looked at the relationship between buying a property and building wealth through a
buildup of
equity versus renting a comparable property and investing in a portfolio of stocks and bonds, and concluded that «In terms of wealth creation, the U.S. housing market, when considered as a whole, has swung marginally more in favor of home ownership over renting a comparable property and investing monthly rent savings in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.»
The BH&J Index measures the relationship between purchasing property and building wealth through a
buildup in
equity versus renting a comparable property and investing in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.
Other benefits stem from potential tax savings and the
buildup of
equity as your property likely appreciates in price over time.