But land is land, and it’s safer than the stocks and bonds of Wall Street swindlers. – Eugene.

That is another testament to the fact that investing without education and research will ultimately lead to regrettable investment decisions. Research is much more than just listening to popular opinions.

"I don't look to jump over seven-foot bars; I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over." — Warren Buffett.

Investors often make things too hard for themselves. The value stocks that Buffett prefers frequently outperform the market, making success easier. Supposedly sophisticated strategies, such as short selling, lose money in the long-run, so profiting is much more difficult.

Real estate is an imperishable asset, ever increasing in value. It is the most solid security that human ingenuity has devised. It is the basis of all security and about the only indestructible security. – Russell Sage