When Michael Dell started assembling computers in his dorm room in 1984, his timing couldn’t have been better. When Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in 1994, his timing couldn’t have been better too– although it took some time for that to play out. When I...
The pundits write and speak about investing in real estate as a good inflation hedge, but rarely does anyone demonstrate that with hard numbers. Since most assets other than real estate depreciate over time rather than appreciate, I understood the logic of the general...
I have a lot of interest in real estate investing, so I read a lot about trends and opportunities across the country. One of the odd things I see is the labelling distinction between types of investment properties. Single family homes, or SFH’s, are clearly labelled...
Back in August of last year I raised the question of real estate as a viable investment alternative to all the not so good options available today. Even with the prospect of increasing interest rates that is certain to manifest in the months ahead, we’re a long way...
If you’ve not been living in a cave for the past couple years, you’ve heard about the rapid climb in home prices across the country – and much of the developed world as well. Inventory is in short supply, buyers are snapping up their first home, or their next one, or...
