Most of my knowledge and experience is in stock market index investing and I have only just started to learn about real estate.  

I was a stock-market investor for about five years but now I've transitioned into real estate and I'm looking to build a portfolio of investment properties myself.

Prices don't appreciate as much locally (except in pockets around the city) because new housing stock is plentiful and the land to build that housing stock is even cheaper.  

He talks about making friends with people who own companies (a great insight on how he values friendship) and asking them when they are buying or selling company stock, then following what they are doing.

Well, at least my ROI is much greater than investing in the stock market (and more in my control).

If you're speaking mainly to people wanting to sell and get out now, maybe your images are more of you and your wife out working, talking to people and shaking hands, deal-making stock imagery.

The cabinets having to be built instead of  using stock were the major delay in finishing the work.

Stocks continue to rise because central banks and companies are buying stock to raise the price.

This investment has nothing to do with stock market.

I saw how the Bonds/Stocks rules did not work any more TWICE in my life time.