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Re:Ask HN: What passive income investments exist to suppleme... by revicon on Thursday May 13, 2021 @10:49AM (#27142686)
I think you missed mentioning the greatest thing about rental properties: You're buying the property using someone else's money (via a mortgage). There is literally no other investment besides real estate that allows you to do this.
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Re:Ask HN: What passive income investments exist to suppleme... by PiRho3141 on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:43PM (#27186033)
I did. Fourth paragraph number 3:

Principal payments (part of the mortgage the tenant pays goes into the principal of the property--usually around 30% of the first payment goes to principal if you put down 20% and it only goes up from there

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