Because Junior graduates from college and needs a place to live so he rents a home. Because Sally's job at the factory is going so well she wants...
Since I buy and hold income producing real estate, I really hope that trickles over here to my neck of the woods. There are a bunch of folks like...
If you're at the bottom, it is implied that sales, planning, and spending just plunged. You also have to factor in the age of the data. Folks...
I might have agreed with you when oil was creeping up and the economy was sputtering. Higher oil costs would increase the cost of manufacturing...
Last I read, Oil was up on news that OPEC did not agree to cut supplies, but they may do so in February. Just wanted to say that the fact that...
Hey, I don't trade for a living, but wish I could and this place is great for economics. But, I do have an MBA, so I thought I'd share my...
Toll Sees Glimmers of Hope for Housing Source: Business Week Publication date: December 6, 2006 Toll Brothers (TOL) Dec. 5 said its...
It is 7 quads in one area forming an apartment complex. I'm (hopefully) buying each quad for $200K. Rents from each quad will range from $2000...
This is a little off-topic, and this question will eventually get buried under an avalanche of arguments about how dire the housing bust is, so I...
I gotcha now. Sounds like you're talking about brand equity or good will of the U.S. ...that stuff can go negative too... SM
No one? Anywhere?
Oh man, I like your posts Hydroblunt, but a lack of cash flow doesn't equal bankruptcy when you have vast assets. Otherwise, I'd be bankrupt. :)...
It is interesting. And the dollar is plummeting. Hey, for fun, I ran a sensitivity analysis on interest rates vs housing prices. If interest...
Well...the latest housing report showed the prices dropped a little bit, but sales were up, meaning that the backlog of unsold houses decreased....
Cool post. Thanks for the history lesson. A couple of follow up questions: 1. What is your perspective on buying and holding income...
I'd buy gold if I could leverage it ten to 1, let someone else pay the interest on the leveraged portion so I could hold it indefinitely, have my...
Scaredy cats run too early.
Since I'm so vocal, I'll play. I have mortgages on my home and several rental properties. I would like to move up to a bigger more expensive...
The value of the dollar fell out from under it, so the cost of commodities and labor to build the house went way up. For the national averages...
Gotta agree. Nationally, we've bottomed. That isn't a "tough call" when you consider how many times the national average has declined. It...
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