remember you only have to invest a very small portion with a...

remember you only have to invest a very small portion with a property investment and the banks gives you the rest....albeit at a cost.

Therefore the return on your investment should be looked at by the return on the initial outlay.

propety worth $300k.... Invest $30k ....lent 270k and the house goes up 100% in say 7 years to 600k on an initial 30k investment...so much more than 100%.

Property can also be a good vehicle to use to invest in shares if you so desire.... as the equity made through the property can be used to offset the risk the banks percieve with share investment and will lend you funds to buy shares.

Without this vehicle you really can only have exposure in shares to the amount u have saved.