The realtors were lying to you when they said real estate always goes up in value. ;-) Jokes aside, any sort of investing in illiquid assets is fraught with ri

The realtors were lying to you when they said real estate always goes up in value. ;-) Jokes aside, any sort of investing in illiquid assets is fraught with risks. We are talking about a currency here which by definition requires liquidity to be useful, these are two very different things.