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November 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM #629834November 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM #628755briansd1Guest
Inflation depends on what you buy.
A Toyota Camry is the same price as a few years ago for a better car with more features. So inflation for the item is down.
LCD TVs are much cheaper with more features.
Cell phone minutes are cheaper.
So if you buy a car and a TV this year, you’ve made up for other increases and inflation is down for you. Your bank balance is probably down too, unless you financed the purchases at lower interest rates, in which case, your cash flow might have been improved.
November 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM #628831briansd1GuestInflation depends on what you buy.
A Toyota Camry is the same price as a few years ago for a better car with more features. So inflation for the item is down.
LCD TVs are much cheaper with more features.
Cell phone minutes are cheaper.
So if you buy a car and a TV this year, you’ve made up for other increases and inflation is down for you. Your bank balance is probably down too, unless you financed the purchases at lower interest rates, in which case, your cash flow might have been improved.
November 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM #629405briansd1GuestInflation depends on what you buy.
A Toyota Camry is the same price as a few years ago for a better car with more features. So inflation for the item is down.
LCD TVs are much cheaper with more features.
Cell phone minutes are cheaper.
So if you buy a car and a TV this year, you’ve made up for other increases and inflation is down for you. Your bank balance is probably down too, unless you financed the purchases at lower interest rates, in which case, your cash flow might have been improved.
November 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM #629533briansd1GuestInflation depends on what you buy.
A Toyota Camry is the same price as a few years ago for a better car with more features. So inflation for the item is down.
LCD TVs are much cheaper with more features.
Cell phone minutes are cheaper.
So if you buy a car and a TV this year, you’ve made up for other increases and inflation is down for you. Your bank balance is probably down too, unless you financed the purchases at lower interest rates, in which case, your cash flow might have been improved.
November 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM #629849briansd1GuestInflation depends on what you buy.
A Toyota Camry is the same price as a few years ago for a better car with more features. So inflation for the item is down.
LCD TVs are much cheaper with more features.
Cell phone minutes are cheaper.
So if you buy a car and a TV this year, you’ve made up for other increases and inflation is down for you. Your bank balance is probably down too, unless you financed the purchases at lower interest rates, in which case, your cash flow might have been improved.
November 10, 2010 at 10:06 AM #628760NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1]Inflation depends on what you buy.
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It depends on what you have to sell too. Adam, in your case aren’t your rents and lower carrying costs more than making up for your groceries?Commissions are higher than they “should be” and profits on flips “should be” non-existent.November 10, 2010 at 10:06 AM #628836NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1]Inflation depends on what you buy.
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It depends on what you have to sell too. Adam, in your case aren’t your rents and lower carrying costs more than making up for your groceries?Commissions are higher than they “should be” and profits on flips “should be” non-existent.November 10, 2010 at 10:06 AM #629410NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1]Inflation depends on what you buy.
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It depends on what you have to sell too. Adam, in your case aren’t your rents and lower carrying costs more than making up for your groceries?Commissions are higher than they “should be” and profits on flips “should be” non-existent.November 10, 2010 at 10:06 AM #629538NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1]Inflation depends on what you buy.
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It depends on what you have to sell too. Adam, in your case aren’t your rents and lower carrying costs more than making up for your groceries?Commissions are higher than they “should be” and profits on flips “should be” non-existent.November 10, 2010 at 10:06 AM #629854NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1]Inflation depends on what you buy.
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It depends on what you have to sell too. Adam, in your case aren’t your rents and lower carrying costs more than making up for your groceries?Commissions are higher than they “should be” and profits on flips “should be” non-existent.November 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM #628794SD RealtorParticipantRus I am not sure what you think flipping entails but it takes lots of fuel to drive around and in some cases plenty of building materials. So costs go up for flippers in an environment like this. If you have to hold a property that has an hoa, last I checked hoa fees are rising.
Anyone out there who has an hoa where fees are reduced lately? Hello? Anyone home?
Rents have been stable but certainly not increasing for my particular rentals either. Once more being a landlord usually includes buying material now and then. When your home is vacant you pay utilities. Have utilities gone down at all?
Rus have real estate commissions gone up lately?
November 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM #628871SD RealtorParticipantRus I am not sure what you think flipping entails but it takes lots of fuel to drive around and in some cases plenty of building materials. So costs go up for flippers in an environment like this. If you have to hold a property that has an hoa, last I checked hoa fees are rising.
Anyone out there who has an hoa where fees are reduced lately? Hello? Anyone home?
Rents have been stable but certainly not increasing for my particular rentals either. Once more being a landlord usually includes buying material now and then. When your home is vacant you pay utilities. Have utilities gone down at all?
Rus have real estate commissions gone up lately?
November 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM #629445SD RealtorParticipantRus I am not sure what you think flipping entails but it takes lots of fuel to drive around and in some cases plenty of building materials. So costs go up for flippers in an environment like this. If you have to hold a property that has an hoa, last I checked hoa fees are rising.
Anyone out there who has an hoa where fees are reduced lately? Hello? Anyone home?
Rents have been stable but certainly not increasing for my particular rentals either. Once more being a landlord usually includes buying material now and then. When your home is vacant you pay utilities. Have utilities gone down at all?
Rus have real estate commissions gone up lately?
November 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM #629572SD RealtorParticipantRus I am not sure what you think flipping entails but it takes lots of fuel to drive around and in some cases plenty of building materials. So costs go up for flippers in an environment like this. If you have to hold a property that has an hoa, last I checked hoa fees are rising.
Anyone out there who has an hoa where fees are reduced lately? Hello? Anyone home?
Rents have been stable but certainly not increasing for my particular rentals either. Once more being a landlord usually includes buying material now and then. When your home is vacant you pay utilities. Have utilities gone down at all?
Rus have real estate commissions gone up lately?
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