Real Estate is one of the most familiar asset classes for retail investors. Real Estate is one of the most common forms of passive income. I remember buying my first home; it was the first significant investment I had ever made. I was so excited to purchase my first property and begin my journey building a real estate portfolio. I was of the mindset that the fastest path to passive income and financial freedom was through owning Real estate and being an investor. Real Estate is a fantastic asset class, but when I became a landlord, I realized the time commitment and felt the return on that time wasn’t meeting my expectations. Once I was exposed to Private Markets, I began to learn about other solutions that could deliver passive income without the overhead management of being a landlord. In this blog, I will walk through a step-by-step analysis comparing assets to analyze whether being a landlord is worth it.
