Please let me brag about this, the one single big real estate appreciation I've ever had and ever will have:
My $4,000 lot, next to my house, could now sell for $95,000. We bought the lot 25 years ago. Now vacant land across the street is selling at high prices new construction. Two verified sales took place, one for $89,000 and one for $95,000.
No piece of real estate I've ever had has come close to that rate of appreciation. In fact, I lose money on real estate. My own house has --maybe--doubled in that time, not very impressive.
Now I just have to sell it to realize the profit, haha, But I won't because that's where my flower garden is. But it's fund to think about, thanks for your indulgence.