[AAABEST]

Rental properties crushed dividends when I did both, but you have to know HOW to make that work and you have to own them for long periods, like 20 years.

This... thank you.

Author bought in a bad market and doesn't know what he's doing.

[bennowens]

We bought a rental quad, then in four years refinanced and drew out cash and bought another. Structured the deals for max cash flow instead of appreciation and paid for two college educations for our two daughters. Sold out after twenty years and did a 1031 exchange into part of a shopping center with passive income.