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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

An asset on land you own will always appreciate more than a cell in a building you are beholden to the owners/hoa of.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's not entirely cut and dry, your money in a stock market index fund tends to keep pace with property appreciation when accounting for maintenance costs and property taxes. But you would be insulated from skyrocketing rents.