> "ownership of a decently placed house can generate as much income as 10 years of training and a full year of work as an engineer. Why?" that depends on what

> "ownership of a decently placed house can generate as much income as 10 years of training and a full year of work as an engineer. Why?" that depends on what you mean by 'decently placed'. the right decently placed numbers can win you 400 million dollars in the lottery. i own a house, and i made a 'decently' placed bet and my home increased from 250k to 330k in 5 years. in theory. 80k is great, but over 5 years is no whear near what an engineer can make during that time. and i did PRETTY good. anything else, you are talking about winning the lottery.