Better ROI: real estate or stocks?

Q: I have decided that if I am to invest in real estate, it will be single-family ranch-style houses with the goal of breaking even on a monthly basis. I'll either hold the property long term (if it looks like I'll make money by increasing the rent over time) or sell after I've fixed it up.

We have ample investments that will give us retirement any time we want, now or even 10 years from now. But my intention with these real estate investments is to make our later years more "flush" as well as provide something for our heirs.

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