>As a house buyer you need only 10-20% down and can mortgage the rest. Or less. Zero down mortgages are absolutely a thing right now. You can get $250k of marg

>As a house buyer you need only 10-20% down and can mortgage the rest. Or less. Zero down mortgages are absolutely a thing right now. You can get $250k of margin on an appreciating asset for nothing more than your signature, credit score, income history, and a few thousand in closing costs. There's truly nothing that even comes close in terms of wealth building for an average person.