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Its awkward, but it needs to be said....
The FACTS about our economy (GDP, unemployment, workforce participation, etc...) have no bearing on asset prices!
I'm not an economist, I'm just a curious young man. There w...
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Hi everyone, I’m 26 and I’ve been investing in commercial real estate and retail businesses for the last 5-6 years. I got into my field through my family, specifically my dad. Over the last 30 years my dad has accumul...
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My wife and I started learning about real estate in January of 2019.
In June of 2019 we purchased our first primary residence and converted the basement into an 2 bed/1 bath apartment which we started renting out in ...
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Like any other prudent real estate investor, I am constantly monitoring and forecasting as best I can the health of the economy. I have to admit, my heart drops a little every time I see a blog or social media post to...
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This market is on overdrive. Who is taking chips off the table?
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Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...