Investment Real Estate

  

See: Investment Property.

They're awesome when you own one. Terrible when you have to pay high rent to inhabit one. And they create a wonderful life for the owner, who basically just has to be sure the janitors show up and the rent checks get collected.

Any wonder why a third of the world's billionaire's accumulated their wealth by owning real estate?

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