Well its a bummer that my opinions aren't controversial enough to call me out by name. I think I'd rather leave a big wake behind than no wake at...
Steve, I hope you know that my statement about a gold bubble was facetious. I don't believe the "real" price of homes have changed much in the...
Old Trader, Love your posts. I have a quick question for you thats a little off-topic. I don't know any REIs who were investing back when...
FWIW, if you compare the dollar to gold, and the Euro to gold, you'll see some interesting stuff. During the benchmark date for the Euro, our...
OK, I have the answer to my own question. I went to this wonderful site for my data: http://www.usagold.com/gold-price.html Anyway, give...
Hey I have a question that I do not know the answer to, so I'll throw it out there. And this question is not about California. Those guys won't...
Not exactly. I am saying that for those who did buy houses (and there are a lot of them) who locked in on rates, they will have many, many years...
You make some excellent and compelling points. A few points to ponder is that effectively, the low interest rates substituted one hot sector for...
The thing is, controlling the economy through the manipulation of the federal funds rate wasn't done properly until they cranked it way up to...
I did overreact a little. I apologize also.
That is a hoot. Take my wife, pleeez! ba dum da! Is this on? Whats really funny to me is when a guy takes the time to share his...
It was a trick question. I asked how much they lost if they didn't sell their house since buying in it in 1990. The answer is that they didn't...
I'm not good at reading graphs. I'm trying to figure out how much has the guy that is still living in his house which he purchased in 1990 at the...
Well, tell me how you really feel... I do listen to Old Trader and I have learned some things from reading his posts. You're rude, but...
Hmmmm. I wonder what my mortgage broker would say if I asked him about a loan to buy some virtual land! :)
I believe there is another way to play the bubble. It has worked for me so far, and if it continues, I'll be a happy, happy, guy. Basically, if...
One of the great things about Real Estate is the fact that you can use leverage. I don't think any landlord here would advocate paying all cash....
All good points. But the payment numbers I was providing include the escrow of insurance, and tax, and were a little high because they also...
Assume you didn't have enough money to buy a car outright and you wanted to buy one. If you were offered a car now, with the total cost of...
>Hello, So, I am not looking to park this money in the financial markets. I would like to move to a townhouse or condo and pay for nearly...
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