I'm sure there are agents and investors with deeper insights, but for most of us, a consistent, long-term approach—similar to dollar-cost averaging when investing in index funds—seems like the most practical strategy.That being said, I am also interested to hear what others have to say though, so thank you for the post!

I always even when we could do BAC on the listing put the commission in terms of dollars never %.

I would like to house hack a property in the city or perhaps just outside the city instead of paying thousands of dollars paying rent with nothing to show for at the end of the year.That being said, is house hacking possible in New York City, and if so, do you have any advice on how to go about the process?

On top of your general inspection, this will be the best few hundred dollars you will spend when buying your home....

Investing in real estate with after-tax dollars provides flexibility, leveraging, and tax benefits like depreciation, but involves an upfront tax hit if cashing out a 401(k).

Imagine what our grandparents paid for TVs relative to their income, for a 12" BW box inside a cabinet that weighed 300 pounds, especially in today dollars . .. . 

So for the dollar amount, returns, and additional risk I decided to just focus more on my day job.

WE took 16 40 yard dumpters off of that house property and various vehicles etc etc. there was also a live boa constrictor that scared the heck out of one of the workers it got away ( of course) and the police wanted me to walk to all the neighbors and warn them to watch out for their cats:)WE demo's the house and I built a 1.5 mil dollar spec on it.

Yen vs the Dollar...or Canadian Dollar vs the Dollar. 

I received an unsolicited offer -- several tens of thousands of dollars - to grant a perpetual billboard easement on some of my commercial land.