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Real Estate as an Alternative Asset, Beyond REITs

Alternative Investments • Beginner Investing • 7 min

This platform's lesson on REITs dives into real estate investing through publicly-traded stocks. It offers useful, liquid, and diversified exposure to real estate via a regular brokerage account. This lesson goes further. It explores the direct, private side of real estate investing, where the risks, calculations, and practical aspects differ significantly. Direct ownership means you own a specific physical…

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