We are richer when house prices go down

[patientlywaiting]

Investing in RE might yield a modicum of a return right now if you assume that the real estate will not lose value. But it does. Is that fact taken into the ROI calculation?

[Navydoc]

Bought a CD in Dec, 4.8%. No hassles with tenants either. By the way, I’m not slamming him at all. If he’s able to make it work that’s fine. People with lots of cash did fine in the Great Depression if they played their cards right.

[Navydoc]

Bought a CD in Dec, 4.8%. No hassles with tenants either. By the way, I’m not slamming him at all. If he’s able to make it work that’s fine. People with lots of cash did fine in the Great Depression if they played their cards right.

[Navydoc]

Bought a CD in Dec, 4.8%. No hassles with tenants either. By the way, I’m not slamming him at all. If he’s able to make it work that’s fine. People with lots of cash did fine in the Great Depression if they played their cards right.

[Navydoc]

Bought a CD in Dec, 4.8%. No hassles with tenants either. By the way, I’m not slamming him at all. If he’s able to make it work that’s fine. People with lots of cash did fine in the Great Depression if they played their cards right.

[Navydoc]

Bought a CD in Dec, 4.8%. No hassles with tenants either. By the way, I’m not slamming him at all. If he’s able to make it work that’s fine. People with lots of cash did fine in the Great Depression if they played their cards right.

[JWM in SD]

Raybyrnes,

You just don’t get it do you?

[JWM in SD]

Raybyrnes,

You just don’t get it do you?

[JWM in SD]

Raybyrnes,

You just don’t get it do you?

[JWM in SD]

Raybyrnes,

You just don’t get it do you?

[JWM in SD]

Raybyrnes,

You just don’t get it do you?

[Raybyrnes]

I get it. His situation is different than mine. He says that he has an investment that he is comfortable with that is going to provide a steady stream of cash flow. He has lots of cash and this is just one addiotnal hedge agains the broader market.

Your situation is different than his. You don’t have job stability at the moment and you wife is still paying her dues. You don’t have the same luxury that a high net worth individual has with respect to asset allocation. Long term real estate is a hedge against inflation. I would have suggested precious metals as an alternative asset class but they have had a pretty good run already.

I do agree that that the probability of making a profit on real estate in the short term is small but if someone wants to roll the dice than so be it.

Additonally I will go one step further. My brother n law has an allowance for corporate housing that he has to use. If I knew he his budget is 3800 and it is a 3 year assignement then if I reasonably knew if was a sure thing he would be there for the 3 years and I could cash flow out at 400 a month on money that would ahve been sitting in taxable, low yielding MMA then it might look more attrative.
There are a lot of variables. You need to start thinking outside the box and get off the bully pulpit.

[Raybyrnes]

I get it. His situation is different than mine. He says that he has an investment that he is comfortable with that is going to provide a steady stream of cash flow. He has lots of cash and this is just one addiotnal hedge agains the broader market.

Your situation is different than his. You don’t have job stability at the moment and you wife is still paying her dues. You don’t have the same luxury that a high net worth individual has with respect to asset allocation. Long term real estate is a hedge against inflation. I would have suggested precious metals as an alternative asset class but they have had a pretty good run already.

I do agree that that the probability of making a profit on real estate in the short term is small but if someone wants to roll the dice than so be it.

Additonally I will go one step further. My brother n law has an allowance for corporate housing that he has to use. If I knew he his budget is 3800 and it is a 3 year assignement then if I reasonably knew if was a sure thing he would be there for the 3 years and I could cash flow out at 400 a month on money that would ahve been sitting in taxable, low yielding MMA then it might look more attrative.
There are a lot of variables. You need to start thinking outside the box and get off the bully pulpit.

[Raybyrnes]

I get it. His situation is different than mine. He says that he has an investment that he is comfortable with that is going to provide a steady stream of cash flow. He has lots of cash and this is just one addiotnal hedge agains the broader market.

Your situation is different than his. You don’t have job stability at the moment and you wife is still paying her dues. You don’t have the same luxury that a high net worth individual has with respect to asset allocation. Long term real estate is a hedge against inflation. I would have suggested precious metals as an alternative asset class but they have had a pretty good run already.

I do agree that that the probability of making a profit on real estate in the short term is small but if someone wants to roll the dice than so be it.

Additonally I will go one step further. My brother n law has an allowance for corporate housing that he has to use. If I knew he his budget is 3800 and it is a 3 year assignement then if I reasonably knew if was a sure thing he would be there for the 3 years and I could cash flow out at 400 a month on money that would ahve been sitting in taxable, low yielding MMA then it might look more attrative.
There are a lot of variables. You need to start thinking outside the box and get off the bully pulpit.

[Raybyrnes]

I get it. His situation is different than mine. He says that he has an investment that he is comfortable with that is going to provide a steady stream of cash flow. He has lots of cash and this is just one addiotnal hedge agains the broader market.

Your situation is different than his. You don’t have job stability at the moment and you wife is still paying her dues. You don’t have the same luxury that a high net worth individual has with respect to asset allocation. Long term real estate is a hedge against inflation. I would have suggested precious metals as an alternative asset class but they have had a pretty good run already.

I do agree that that the probability of making a profit on real estate in the short term is small but if someone wants to roll the dice than so be it.

Additonally I will go one step further. My brother n law has an allowance for corporate housing that he has to use. If I knew he his budget is 3800 and it is a 3 year assignement then if I reasonably knew if was a sure thing he would be there for the 3 years and I could cash flow out at 400 a month on money that would ahve been sitting in taxable, low yielding MMA then it might look more attrative.
There are a lot of variables. You need to start thinking outside the box and get off the bully pulpit.

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