So far I'm in it for $31 ($4 was shipping the printed materials).

And of course , the price of oil which dictates a lot of inflationary costs due to shipping is fairly low despite two wars going on.

Why did the US Postal Service acquiesce its role in being a shipping hub?

The rising tide of a 10 year bull market has raised all the ships but that doesn’t mean those ships will stay afloat when the tide goes out.

When the tide rises, all ships go up with it.

Does anyone have any experience on turning shipping containers into homes or multi-family homes?

I’m a dock worker for my 9-5 and I’d like to protect myself against possible automation taking over my job by investing in real estate.

sounds like you want to be the Capitan of your own ship,, You may want to layer these dollars like a pyramid.base is ultra low risk then middle is medium risk and top is aggressive risk growth.Notes done right can be very good and passive.. there are any number of good syndicators out there.. suggest ones that have worked through a crash or been at it a decade or more. 

I need to explore the city more - once my car is shipped that will help. 

Second they work with houses that fit their criteria such that they can get volume deals on materials, which they warehouse locally, and they are working towards implementing streamlining procedures for picking and shipping for maintenance and rehab jobs.