Rod WatsonAdvisor, Real Estate · Co-Founder / CEO of Distinct Concierge Real Estate

“Would One of the Nation’s Top Business Managers Still Buy Real Estate Today?”

28 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Speaker A asks whether real estate remains a reliable investment for both long‑term appreciation and short‑term cash‑flow opportunities, especially for high‑profile buyers like athletes. Speaker B affirms that real estate is a solid asset class, recommending a financial foundation of a high‑yield savings account and a brokerage account before adding property. He highlights two primary benefits: (1) appreciation and the creation of personal/family memories when the home serves as a primary residence, and (2) a cash‑flow investment for those with surplus capital. Specific advice is given for athletes considering Los Angeles: the market is expensive, so buying in emerging neighborhoods with rising price‑per‑square‑foot can be sensible, particularly if the property will be a primary residence. Overall, the dialogue frames real estate as a complementary wealth‑building tool alongside traditional financial assets.

Do you still think real estate is a safe, sound investment, both long-term and in some cases it can be short-term where you're looking at cash flow exiting at certain points? Like I advise athletes, if you're gonna buy a home in Los Angeles, for example, first of all, you need to know it's very expensive, the upkeep, the maintenance. But if you can buy in an emerging community where the price per square foot is going up, it may make sense, especially if it's your primary residence. But let's talk about real estate. Do you still see real estate as a sure and like, you know, safe bet to invest your money?
Absolutely. I still think that real estate is a great asset class, you know, on The way to building wealth, I always tell people, first you get yourself a nice high-yield savings account, then you have a brokerage account, which you might, might or might not include your retirement accounts, your IRAs, your 401s. Yeah. And real estate, 2 purposes. One, if you have it and you know that you see something that you love and it's within your means, you're going to have an appreciating asset. And more than that, you're going to build memories, especially if you have a family. You're going to build lifetime memories of this thing and you might be able to sell it and move on. Yep. One. If you have cash and you're already in the other asset class, you might wanna buy real estate to invest. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah.
I think they're both still valuable.