If you bought $60k worth of house in South L.A. in 1980, it would be worth $400k - $700k today.

If you bought $60k worth of Apple stock in 1980, it would be worth $15,234,098 today.

You think the person who rented & bought gives AF about you making fun of their apartment?

And this is regardless of if we're talking either buying outright or borrowing money for the purchase. Lots of idiots borrow money to buy stocks. Its called "buying on margin".

A house has provided the same value for over 100 years: shelter. Its price may increase due to inflation.

Apple wasn't the same company providing the same services when they were selling the first Macs 40 years ago. This is a VALUE change.

Again, this is about Price vs Value.

Owning value is how you control your own destiny.
Its how you control the sources of income in a community and ensure you're paid what you're worth. This is how you thrive.

You are not going to change the course of your community or even retire with $200k left in equity against a home you've borrowed to death against.

Black people can not consume our way to wealth.

But but i wouldnt have know about blabity blah was going to be successful 40 years ago!

Meanwhile just over the last TEN years when Apple was way past household name status.

Your excuse is your noose.

You can not pay $1.25 million for something that cost $500k and call it an “investment”.