I think it’s 100% dependent on your goals in life, what risk you’re willing to accept, and what you’re good at. You have the skills to fix up houses so properties makes sense for you, but it keeps you busy. I invest because it would be a headache for me to have rentals. I would consider other assets. Like buying a business that produces money or starting my own - which is the goal. But the income in investments really is the closest to passive you can get. Businesses and properties require some level of work and effort.