Real estate just falls short of inflation in appreciation IMHO. You’d have to factor in repairs and maintenance costs.
I have a plan to build a house that will be 0 maintenance (or very very low) – true log house with a metal roof. Just mechanicals and windows may need replacing every 10 years. The outer walls may need treatments 1, 3, 7 and every 10 years from then on. Roof may never need work (or 50-100 years) Touch wood (no pun intended) … I will build it sometime.
Cool.
Cow_tipping.