QUOTE(icai @ Mar 9 2015, 01:26 PM)
How are you sure that rental will give guarantee return as compare to dividend? What if your rentee defaulted rental payment? What if rentee was a troublemaker and refused to move out so you got to hire lawyer to get rid off him? What if your rentee spoiled your property so you have to fork out extra to maintain your property? What if you were unable to look for new rentee within weeks if not months to fill your dwelling units? What if your net rental decrease due to increase of loan repayment (assuming you were taking loan and the loan interest rate increased)?
Given that the holding period of stocks to be as long as the holding period properties, the volatility of stock price would be the same as the property price.
I agreed with this. i also have one property rented out and I always have problem in collecting the rental because the tenant does not have the intention to pay the rental timely.
In future, even you have a trouble maker and you hire a lawyer to get rid off him, it cause tonnes of money..
And also the poor condition of the property could be expected once the tenant is treated harshly..
At the end, the landlord makes a big loss..
For me, after going through all those experience, dividend is still considered easy money comparing to the rental income..