Precisely! I want _others_ dealing with busted pipes and other broken shit

> I'm not a fan of owning a second home as an investment property.

Don't do it. I owned a 2nd home and was a headache. You will get a call on a random tuesday from a neighbor you don't know that says "hey, I noticed you have water leaking from side of your house for the past few days". 

Good luck finding the time, energy, and money of dealing with that for your "investment". 

Own bitcoin and when you want to go on vacation sell a little and rent a nice place for a week or two and turn the keys back to the owner afterwards and let them deal with the busted pipes on a random tuesday.

freetx

Yeh, I've had bad landlords before and it's no fun.  So in that sense, owning can be a lot less risky than renting.

But for all the reasons laid out in the article, I'm not a fan of owning a second home as an investment property.  i'd rather not deal with that hassle, and rather invest in bitcoin or stocks.

econ

Rent Money Isn't Wasted — It Buys Protection from Big Risks  (TDE, JB)

denlillaapan

Yeh, I've had bad landlords before and it's no fun.  So in that sense, owning can be a lot less risky than renting. 

But for all the reasons laid out in the article, I'm not a fan of owning a second home as an investment property.  i'd rather not deal with that hassle, and rather invest in bitcoin or stocks.