I would've put every penny in stocks and crypto and then sold everything off in early fall 2021.From a pure real estate perspective, I would've house hacked for a few years and bought a primary residence a year a year or two earlier than when I got it in 2016.

So it’s really hard to think of mutual funds as much of a “value driven hedge”...you probably don’t want to hide gold bars under your bed...bonds don’t pay squat...good luck with crypto...etc.

The opposite side of that coin, however is that Colorado is a strong market for appreciation.

Good luckTrue, but unfortunately there has been asset inflation on all real estate investment alternatives also… the stock market, crypto, etc.  

Coin toss success rate.

Hello BP,I crunched the numbers on this 4 unit that I'm looking at and just wondering if I got it right.A little background on the property:C Class property in Dayton OH, by a well-known hospitalListed at 150000, owner willing to finance with 20% down at 7% interest for 5 years then balloon paymentThe place is fully occupied with long term tenantsHere are the numbersTotal monthly rent:     2150 + 200 (coin operated laundry)Total monthly income:     2350ExpensesMortgage: 798.39Taxes: 190.77Insurance: 100Electricity (for the laundry, tenants pay their own with separate meters): 85Water/Sewer/Garbage: 110Vacancy, Repairs, CapEx, Property manager @ 10% of rent each : 215 x 4 = 860Total Expenses: 2144.13Cash flow: 205.78I did do the numbers on a much conservative side.

Absolutely does, and the point was to illicit your thoughts from the other side of the coin.

The current Owner works the biz maybe 5 hours/week, mainly to collect coins/cash etc.

Any landlords out there accepting gold coins?

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