This is a very hot topic recently. The HK stock market has risen from 24,xxx to 31,xxx in a month time. Most of us should have earn some profit these day. However, it becomes more scary and scary these day as the HSI can't be up everyday. I don't want to be the last one to leave the market if the market burst. Therefore, I start thinking if investing propery is a better choice for now. I do a simple calculation. If taking $300K as the down payment for a propery of $1.5M, the monthly installment of the mortgage will be around $7.5K. The rent of this flat may be around $6K. If there is 20% growth after 1 year, the profit can be $300K. Oppositely, if investing the $300K on stock market with a very good earning, say 30% a year. The profit will be $90K. At first glance, it seems that investing in the property market can have much bigger profit. It makes sense because there is a lever effect. You only put the 20% down payment to invest on the property. However, a key point is that pr...