 I don't buy it like you buy gold. I don't buy it like you buy stocks hoping you'll go up in value. I buy real estate simply because it has cash flow. And because it has cash flow, I don't have to get up and go to work every day. Because why? Because I have income. And as long as I have income, I'm retired. I can stay retired. I don't need to come out of retirement to go back to work because the value of my assets go up or down.