
4 November 2014 | 42 replies
If it was purely just rates it would be an easy equation mark.

5 May 2014 | 38 replies
$15,000That's funny (ironic funny, not haha funny) -- my BEST investment from a pure ROI standpoint was books-a-million.

9 March 2014 | 5 replies
I include management costs so as to be able to compare it as a pure investment rather than an investment + a part time job.
4 April 2014 | 25 replies
Large corporate holdings can make sense of ratio analysis due to the size of pools held, mom and pop do it for fun to wear out batteries in their calculator.Ratios then become relevant as historic measurements not so much as a projection for a buy decision. :)

28 October 2016 | 241 replies
I know many are chasing cash flow, perhaps a regular business is what pure cash flow plays should look like ie Subways etc...I have to wonder how valuable a loss at exit investment is really worth?

27 February 2023 | 14 replies
I would think about it more like this: these people want to be purely passive investors.

23 May 2023 | 9 replies
Every knowledgeable CPA I've discussed this with has said you can't split up depreciation in that way for purely tax-related reasons.

9 April 2019 | 37 replies
Purely looking for buy and hold traditional investments

5 August 2020 | 97 replies
I mostly blame my naiveness in humanity and eagerness to get the project going.. here are many of the items (not all):All 3 HVAC units went out in the first 3 monthsBoth "high end" endless water heaters died within 6 monthsThe 1918 LEAD pipe entering the home burstSome lighting was found to be battery operated instead of electricUnfortunately a rock from DC water entered the piping which resulted in multiple cancelations and major repairsNo insulation between the upper and lower unit resulting in numerous noise complaintsPitch incorrect in back yard which results in floodingPlumbing piping incorrectly sized throughout homeAll gas lines removed and everything replaced with electric to pass city inspection easier (only house on the st without gas)Oh yeah, furnishing a two units that can sleep a total of 16 people is not easy nor cheap (especially with a puppy).

20 December 2020 | 83 replies
We eventually had to move when our landlord realized that his property which included his house and our cottage (purchased in the 70s for $230k) was now worth close to $2 million, purely for the land value.