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Tough call in your area for real estate, where 1 bed condos go for 1 million, 200k to lockup on a down payment may be better served invested. However, some other things to consider, interest and property tax deductions. Here in mesa, I bought my house 4yrs ago at 400k(80k down), its worth over 500 now, so that’s a better rate of return, than I could do in the market as a casual investor.