They give these reasons like statistics because it’s succinct and clear and sounds like the smart thing to say.

Of course be smart (i.e. be cognizant of where and asset type) and follow macro demographic tail winds whenever possible. 

I am a customer of Super Smart for the last 6 years.

I live in New Orleans  you are talking to the wrong bank. you need to find a local credit union, small bank and a smart guy in charge of business development. sit down talk ...and you should soon release 110K in the form of equity line of credit. you pay interest only when you draw, otherwise the loan sits dormant and money is always available. ohhh in case you get sued on lose ..record of deeds show almost no equity in the house ;-) since the credit line is recorded as a mortgage. 

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I think he's been getting some good tutoring lately...and he was a smart CPA to begin with :)Dude - time to get a CPA.

If the tenant is smart (I would do this), they will look up the owner at the auditor’s office or online so I wouldn’t want my name to be showing when they do (ignoring the fact that you would be the previous owner of record potentially).

I hear a lot of left wing people say that we invaded Iraq for the oil. admittedly I'm not a smart man.

It does not make sense.Specific example - the tax on Medical Device manufacturers included in the Health Care Reform bill.How does imposing a tax on a manufacturer (or anywhere along the supply chain increase the supply of anything at a lower price?

I've updated my contract that there's a deductible for each instance of 20 dollars, but I'm not sure that's smart?