Going to zero has zero to do with real estate being a secure investment. Owning an underwater property and running into a situation where the investor can't con

Going to zero has zero to do with real estate being a secure investment. Owning an underwater property and running into a situation where the investor can't continue to make the mortgage payments is just as bad as the asset going to zero for most. > you can invest on loaned principal without extreme risk in case of failure Yes, when this happens thousands upon thousands of times you have the 2008 world wide financial crisis.