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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Few words that grant an individual access to their Bitcoin. In a situation where escape is required, Bitcoin can come with you. Real estate must be left behind. This matters a lot for people in Third World Countries and those with properties in California.Ease of ConfiscationOther general risks around real estate include confiscation. In the West, this is less common than in more outright tyrannical nations, but there is still a non-zero chance of property being forcefully seized as gold was in the 1930s. Eminent domain laws even legalize this.Appreciation PerformanceHistorically, real estate has outpaced inflation and served as a useful means of retaining value and growing wealth for some. Like Bitcoin, the real estate market has had its major swings (upward recently and downward during the Great Financial Crisis, as examples).However, during the decade from 2013 to 2023, real estate returned a measly 37% total. Compare this to Bitcoin’s 300,000+ performance over the same time horizon. Bitcoin would have to underperform massively over the next decade for real estate to catch up in any meaningful way.HeadacheOwning a home or rental property requires time, inconvenience, and expense, which I’ll collectively categorize as “headache.” If you want to outsource all of this, you’ll incur a steep cost for doing so.There is a small learning curve to buy and custody Bitcoin, but one that is easily overcome. Shameless plug: reach out to The Bitcoin Way if you’d like white glove help with this. Once you do Bitcoin custody right, it won’t throw parties and punch holes in the drywall, or ask you to wake up at 3:00 AM to fix a toilet.LiquidityDemand for real estate ebbs and flows and is based on a variety of factors. Unwinding from a home or investment property may be quick and painless (minus the fees), or a long, arduous process, depending on market conditions. One house does not necessarily equal one house, as styles, neighborhoods, market demands, and tax arrangements change.In contrast, Bitcoin is perfectly fungible: 1 BTC = 1 BTC. The door to buy, sell, or transfer Bitcoin is open 24/7/365. There is always a
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