Raffae: Real estate beats businesses through leverage despite lower cash flow
Sam Raffae · How to Tell if a Property Will Actually Make You Money · Jun 9, 2025 · at 1:02:41
Real estate investor Sam Raffae compares the financing and leverage advantages of real estate against acquiring operating businesses.
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“I mean, businesses is another way to invest, and businesses usually gives you much more cash flow than real estate does, but the business, in 99% of the cases, you gotta pay cash for the business. Real estate, you put five, 10, 15, 20% down, and the rest is the bank's money.”
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