The best replacement for real estate is stocks.

The best alternatives to real estate are rated as following:
★★★★★  stocks
★★★  stock market
★★★  mutual funds
★★  real property
★★  401k
★  gold
★  car sales
★  stock
★  personal property
★  housing
★  residential real estate
★  residential
★  real-estate
★  poppin bottles
★  insurance
  realtor
  reit
  appraisal
  stock investing
  dividend stocks
  rrsp
  shares
  realty
  stock returns
  property
  stock investment
  stocks and bonds
  equities
  s&p
  stock market returns
  fixed deposit
  reits

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Speaking about real estate, one probably shouldn't forget about land.

Other search terms related to real estate and their ratings are:
★★★★★ land
★★ rentals
★ ira
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