A point that is not mentioned is being smart about where you buy your house. If you can do some research and estimate the future demand for the area you are buy

A point that is not mentioned is being smart about where you buy your house. If you can do some research and estimate the future demand for the area you are buying, buy a place with more of the cash going into the land value than the residence, not buy brand new (generally) etc. then your carefully chosen residence/investment might beat the stock market especially when leverage is applied.