I joined the Real estate industry to help people understand the investment aspect of owning their home because it not just is to protect earnings. Many people think having a home is just enough. However, you have to know how the market is performing to make your decision if you need to relocate to better location or spread the investment by taking equity out and putting it on one or more property to deversify. In any investment to gain control you have spread your money around, not put in one basket and the best way to control inflation or underperformed investment spread and grow or cash out.