As a real estate investor, landlord, and real estate agent, I am reminded of what Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "A man complained that [on] his way home to dinner he had every day to pass through that long field of his neighbor's. I advised him to buy it, and it would never seem long again."

Real estate investing remains the best path to wealth and security—most of the time, real estate investing starts with buying their own home. But, unfortuna...