Why Bother Investing in Real Estate Right Now?!

Through the lens of First $100K is the hardest.

I’ve written about the math behind Charlie Munger’s quote about earning the first $100K is the hardest.

“The first $100,000 is a bitch, but you gotta do it. I don’t care what you have to do – if it means walking everywhere and not eating anything that wasn’t purchased with a coupon, find a way to get your hands on $100,000. After that, you can ease off the gas a little bit.”

But, I haven’t discussed with you why you might still want to bother investing in real estate despite high prices, high interest rates and lagging rents resulting in lackluster positive cash flow in many real estate markets.

And even if you’re in a real estate market with great cash flow, it could be better with different market conditions and/or strategies/implementation.

So, why even bother real estate investing if things are so bad?

Well, I can make a case for it in terms of getting your first $100K (or million or billion or whatever).

Even in a market where cash flow is ugly.

Here’s a detailed example with charts.