30 Inspiring Real Estate Quotes That Will Change Your Life

Are you dreaming about investing in real estate? We've rounded up 30 of the best real estate quotes to inspire you to take action and start building your portfolio.

Everyone dreams about building wealth through real estate; however, fewer take action to do it. That gap between dreaming and doing is the only thing standing between you and a real estate portfolio. Here are 30 real estate quotes to help motivate you to take action.

Oh, and once you’re sufficiently inspired to buy an investment property, join RealWealth for free to learn how we can help you purchase single-family and multi-family rentals with property management already in place.

Quote #1

“Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Quote #2

“Owning a home is a keystone of wealth…both financial affluence and emotional security.” – Suze Orman

Quote #3

“Landlords grow rich in their sleep.” – John Stuart Mill

Quote #4

“Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” – Andrew Carnegie

Quote #5

“The major fortunes in America have been made in land.” – John D. Rockefeller

Quote #6

“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – John Rohn

Quote #7

“The way we see it, real wealth means having the money and the freedom to live life on your own terms.” – Rich Fettke, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of RealWealth

Quote from Rich Fettke, cofounder of RealWealth. "The way we see it, real wealth means having the money and the freedome to live life on your own terms."  RealWealth logo

That’s the whole idea behind RealWealth. Rich lays out the mindset and the roadmap in his best-selling book The Wise Investor. Get the first three chapters free.

Quote #8

“I would give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground.” – Shakespeare

Quote #9

“Buying real estate is not only the best way, the quickest way, the safest way, but the only way to become wealthy.” – Marshall Field

Quote #10

“The best investment on Earth is earth.” – Louis Glickman, American Business Executive

Quote #11

“Real estate is an imperishable asset, ever increasing in value. It is the most solid security that human ingenuity has devised. It is the basis of all security and about the only indestructible security.” – Russell Sage (August 4, 1816 – July 22, 1906), financier, railroad executive and Whig politician from New York, United States.

Quote #12

“It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.” – Donald Trump

Quote #13

“He is not a full man who does not own a piece of land.” – Proverb

Quote #14

“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” – Mark Twain

Quote #15

“Success in real estate starts when you believe you are worthy of it.” – Michael Ferrara

Quote #16

“[Real estate] is like Jack and the Beanstalk’s goose that lays golden eggs. It’s something that pays you month after month, whether you are working or not.” – Kathy Fettke, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of RealWealth

Kathy Fettke, cofound of RealWealth, quote, "Real estate is like Jack and the Beanstalk's goose that lays the golden eggs. It's something that pays you month after month, whether you are working or not." RealWealth logo

That’s Kathy’s philosophy in one line. Her best-selling book, Retire Rich with Rentals, shows you exactly how rental income can replace your paycheck. Get your free copy.

Quote #17

“If you don’t like where you are, move. You are not a tree.” – Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker

Quote #18

“The bottom line: investing in real estate is smart because property is tangible. People always have, and always will, need shelter. This means it is very unlikely that our need for shelter (ie: buying or renting homes) will ever go away.” – Kathy Fettke, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of RealWealth

Quote #19

“If you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” – Stephen King

Quote #20

“When one door closes, buy another one and open it yourself.” – Anonymous

Quote #21

“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect… You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd.” – Warren Buffett

Quote #22

“But land is land, and it’s safer than the stocks and bonds of Wall Street swindlers” – Eugene O’neill

Quote #23

“Buy on the fringe and wait. Buy land near a growing city! Buy real estate when other people want to sell. Hold what you buy!” – John Jacob Astor

Quote #24

“Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly.” – Winston Churchill

Quote #25

“What we call real estate – the solid ground to build a house on – is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

Quote #26

“When you invest, you are buying a day that you don’t have to work.” – Aya Laraya

Quote #27

“You cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life, at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.” – Eric Thomas

Quote #28

“Don’t wait to buy real estate, buy real estate and wait.” – Will Rogers, actor

Quote #29

“In the real estate business you learn more about people and you learn more about community issues, you learn more about life, you learn more about the impact of government, probably than any other profession that I know of.”- Jhonny Isakson

Quote #30

And last, but not the least real estate quote…
“You are not buying a house, you are buying a lifestyle.” – Anonymous

Enough dreaming. Let’s make it real. RealWealth helps busy professionals turn quotes like these into actual cash-flowing property. Join for free and start building your plan and portfolio today.

What’s Next?

Use these 30 inspiring real estate quotes to keep you motivated and focused on your long-term investing goals. Also check out the best real estate investing books and our podcast, The RealWealth Show. When you are ready, we are here to help you find turnkey rental properties for your portfolio.

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