All Forum Posts by: Raymond Ebbeler

Well done reaching $500,000 members imagine now sharing $1.00 from every member as an investment to create a syndicated operation of pro-members  for everone to "tap"into as a vetted fund -- a financial reserve to do single-family, multi-family, commercial properties-- since there is strength in numbers as a cooperative AKA as a pooled investment for even more growth in doing real estate transactions for years 2016 to 2030.

This would eliminate private lenders, hard money lenders, angel investors or banks (I so dispise banks and their non-best practices) the reality is similar to an "acre of diamonds" where wealth is in your back yard (see my post in innovative strategies) to convert non-members into pro members...just saying

Here is something that I heard about...if I told I would have to kill you...(NOT)

I like that...

By now you know I like this area; and I am opening myself to new and innovative approaches to investing. Diversification is the key to spreading risk and I believe that. As I am an investor in gold and silver; I still work at a job though...

My job is as a mental and medical health counselor. In Florida we  do not have a shortage of elderly just a shortage of healthcare facilities which is commercial real estate. My aha moment!!!

So I work with this population group. However,  I have background in research and I have always held a high regard for psychographics and demographics... call it legal profiling...and rightly so. 

I am now considering investing hard money into tangible assets that indirectly are targeted for seniors which is a real problem...with a real solution... since as real estate investment patterned after mutual funds REITS are attractive as income producing capital for long-term growth. I will be one of them (60 years and counting...but not to fast and not too loud, LOL)

So my renewed interest is not only practical,.. I live in Florida and work with the elderly, but the shortage of  healthcare facilities for this group constitutes a demand. 

Father Sarducci from Saturday Night Life fame said it best with his Italian accent "all you really need to know about business is 'supply and demand' and  to think I invested good money to get an education to earn my MBA. I would like to think (and grow rich) that that translates as Major Bank Account (heard that at a Guru Seminar on options LOL. 

I am looking at different strategies and REITS maybe one area for long-term growth. All I know is that it is still passive income...and I like that. I am open to any feedback and why I should NOT pursue this or Why I should pursue this specialization ... and why it has been around since its inception in 1960 enacted y congress...but know one seems talk about! Here I went straight to the horses mouth...the government 

The rate at which American Seniors are retiring is truly staggering. The number of Americans 65 and older will increase from 47.8 million in 2015 to 79.2 million by 2035, due to the emergence of Baby Boomers into the age of retirement. Such a vast increase only creates a greater demand for Senior Living Facilities. Is there finanical growth here?

As the elderly population grows, the rate of senior housing new construction is not keeping pace. Units under construction began a significant decline in 2008 and continued to fall through 2011 with only modest growth through 2014. When these two dynamics are married, the need that is left unaddressed is the growing market for newer and better facilities/communities tailored to emerging retirees.

Now that tells me something about supply and demand...

I remember reading the book "Acres of Diamonds" but rather than talk about this pearl of wisdom here is the url for everyone to read (at their leisure) -- Lord knows we do enough reading on real estate alone...

https://www.reit.com/investing/investor-research/reit-directories/searchable-directory. Just to let you know I joined for free and intend to research this area of investments.

If everything were easy than the answer to the question what is  "life, the universe, and everything would be 42" ala the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... well then as a real estate investor are there "loopholes" in real estate industry that an armchair millionaire wannabee can have to his / her advantage. 

I mean the blood sweat and tears that come with real state proper...I observed a loophole as I am a member of the Outsider Club an online investor's portal.

As an outsider I was made privy to something that impacts on real estate...as I am only a member to receive "hidden information" and subscribe to other financial strategies this discussion is for forward thinkers. 

I have excerpted a "piece of information" that I believe has relevance...keep an open mind I am simply the messenger.

 "....this “Internet Royalties” stock is actually a Real Estate Investment Trust (abbreviated REIT), and it will probably trade like a REIT during times of interest rate upheaval, so we may see better buying opportunities as the Fed shakes the tree for investors in REITs and other income-focused investments. What follows has not been updated or revised since September, 2014 but I have added an excerpt from my recent note on this stock at the end (that note is from when they raised the dividend in December, the price was right around current levels then) to give you an idea of my current position if you’re curious.

— from 9/12/14 —

This of course this was followed up with the following elevator pitch ala an ad copy to get me to buy something. Whatever it is? I had to read on...

Here’s the pitch:

So the idea of “Internet Royalties” struck a chord and prompted me to present this as a discussion in this section since it addresses innovative strategies. I of course would like to know what are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS). Is this real estate stock? I heard that term at a Guru seminar...is this for the rich and famous ($1,000,000 accredited investor) ??? From my notes highlighted I wrote:

          **REITs are strong income vehicles because REITs must pay out at least 90 percent                of their taxable income as dividends to share holders**

As a real estate investor is there a loophole called Internet Royalties as such??? Obviously the elevator pitch caught my eye; what do other's think..? My first question is what is a REIT? I am sure some savvy pro BP member can enlighten me on this area of real estate (sounds lucrative).

Quitting your job probably meant that it is time to leave your comfort zone. I was down sized in executive sales...what i call legalized lying. After losing my home i took half of my savings and purchased an RV to be mobile and work on call and still have glex times to do real estate. All i know is my hat is off to you because you took action that some people are in fear of doing.

Also as a pro member (you should be one); I am looking for individuals who know the value of time and money and how gold has stood the test of time...where cash has not. So "cash IS trash" in the sense that it has lost its value over time. 

Regarding real estate transactions currency is needed and value of time and money would be executed as "buy and hold" but with the equity and interest income converted into precious metals as a tax hedge. There is a method to capitalizing on currency - to - gold and other precious metals in the form of paper -- gold, silver, palladium, and platinum mines. It IS what It IS...

So I will hold onto my gold and use paper currency only to derive profit from the acquisition of real estate deals...and only as a choice I will convert that currency into gold bullion as another means for diversification. 

Hopefully the profit is sufficient enough to also purchase palladium and platinum...and even silver. Diversification is the key to spreading risk should there be an economic collapse as predicted by Peter Schiff and other leading economists on May 28, 2016.

I would like to know if the currency in my bank will not be wiped out...I already have withdrawn most of my assets from my bank. The gold assets are protected from government confiscation...I like that.

You are right, gold would need to be converted back to "real" money not "cash" to purchase real estate. The reason for Robert Kiyosaki's statement "cash IS trash" IS because of the Federal Reserve (not a governmental institution) printing money to compensate for our over-the-trillion dollar deficit regarding the gross domestic product (GDV). 

Consider when water becomes ice; the process can be reversed back to water without loss of value. Perhaps gold would need to be converted back to "paper" as a gold IRA.? At closing IS where we as real estate investors desire profit in cash...but like water to ice (not wine or whine)...I am not a miracle worker...the cash (the devalued dollar) can be converted back to gold ( a choice not an obligation). Here is where you can diversify your portfolio (I desire 75% precious metals; 25% non-precious metals -- which could be money or some other financial investment that can covert into money such as diamonds). The section is on innovative strategies which my discussion is on...there is NO right or wrong simply that there IS...I like to listen to multimillionaires who have a pulse on the economy...