The BIGGEST misconception about real estate.

24 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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This content was created by Eric Siu. This content was uploaded by Eric Siu. This is a YouTube video titled "The BIGGEST misconception about real estate." (posted 2024-02-24) featuring a single speaker ranting about real estate investing myths. The speaker describes a personal anecdote buying a Section 8 portfolio in North Carolina (roughly a $3M portfolio with ~30% down, ~ $1M invested) and explains that after expenses and repairs they only net about $5,000–$6,000/month—arguing that this is poor return on that capital. Tone is candid and profane; the clip is focused on debunking the idea that buying single-family real estate is an easy route to retirement.

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The misconception is that you can just go buy some single-family real estate and retire. It's fucking bullshit. It's literally bullshit. I learned this firsthand by my first portfolio that I bought was a Section 8 portfolio in North Carolina. Probably put $600,000 or $700,000 down, or maybe even a little more, maybe close to $1 million because it was a $3 million portfolio and I had to put down like 30%. So put $1 million down. After all is said and done, every single month when I have to fix one HVAC here and one, you know, broken window here and blah, blah, blah, I make $5,000 or $6,000 a month. Yeah. And I'm not complaining about making $5,000 to $6,000 a month, but that is shitty returns on a fucking million-dollar investment.