Did you ever own rental real estate? SA has a provocative discussion of the pros and cons, and especially versus REITS. I made a lot of money from a small apartment building I bought right out of law school (I was mostly a real estate lawyer). But after a few years I hated the maintenance and sold it for a huge gain. One of my few investing regrets is not buying some REITs years ago.
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