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Warren Buffett: This asset offers ‘more opportunity’ than real estate, young Charlie Munger would pick it ‘in a second’

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  • Real estate trouble often involves dealing with more than equity holders

    80% confidence
  • Would buy 1% of all apartment houses in the country for $25 billion

    80% confidence
  • For most people, the best investment is owning the S&P 500 index fund

    80% confidence
  • Real estate negotiations take forever and begin when you agree on deals

    80% confidence
  • Stock transactions can be done quickly and anonymously at New York Stock Exchange

    80% confidence
  • At age 94, getting involved in lengthy real estate negotiations is not interesting

    80% confidence
  • It's a ridiculous assumption that renters are going to make the payments for landlords

    80% confidence
  • Stock market offers more opportunity than real estate in the United States

    80% confidence
  • Renters sometimes don't pay due to cancer, car wrecks, job loss, or pandemics

    80% confidence
  • Real estate deals are more complex and time-consuming than stock transactions

    80% confidence
  • Young Charlie Munger would have chosen stocks over real estate if forced to pick one for life

    80% confidence
Warren Buffett: This asset offers ‘more opportunity’ than real estate, young Charlie Munger would pick it ‘in a second’ — Source | Via News | ViaNews EU