A town crier steps out of the shadows, looks down his nose at you, and unrolls a parchment. He clears his throat and says:

Here ye, here ye, let it be known that, Jon Morrow, the Ruler of Real Estate, has thrown down the gauntlet.

He pauses for a moment, daintily pulls off his glove, and drops it to the ground.

His Majesty challenges all Personal Finance Bloggers of friend and foe alike to a duel of words, a debate on the superiority of real estate to stocks. If a challenger steps forth with sufficient insight to merit consideration…

He stops again to snicker at the idea.

… then he will earn a link from this blog and an official response, posted for the world to hear.

Rolling his eyes, the crier stuffs the announcement back into his jacket and pulls out another roll of parchment. He hands it to you. Curious, you unroll it and begin to read:

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