<prompt> Human: Obviously, you started by buying real estate BUT I think itd be interesting to hear why everyone decided to invest in real estate, and how you went about doing it. Maybe talk about amount of loans you got, income amount, etc.Im interested in buying real estate, as im sure many people in personalfinance are, so I think itd be a good discussion point.  <response>: Switched careers and took a job in NYC. Didnt want to sell my condo in Chicago in a shitty market, so I rented it out. Rent covers the mortgage payment, so Im building equity for little to no effort, even if the property value doesnt recover though I suspect it will--the condo is in a good location. 