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i had trouble finding prices in line with my valuation criteria. lets face it, few assets appreciate as nicely as a great real estate investment - plus you have control; no Enron, no arthur a, no mine shaft collapse, etc. but having said that, ive seen a number of kinda junky apt projects...

ADRs of foreign cos. particularly Canadian in energy sector. get exposure to natural resource/"real assets" and dollar hedge. oldtrader - well, im on the front lines everyday - have been for 20 years. the investment market here in Southern California remains strong - the prices in other...

i appraised an apt project in long beach last month and i inspected 2 more yesterday. long beach is on fire. BTW, i have at least 2 more inspections next week.this is as busy as its ever been, and there are a lot of new appraisers in the biz. buyers are becoming more price-sensitive, but there...

actually CPI only considers rent and not home PRICES... i think its like 42% of the total. so lower rates increase home ownership and prices skyrocket, but rents decline or remain static - there you go, no "housing" inflation

real estate is a long-duration asset with high transaction costs. this lady has no business speculating in anything, particularly not out-of-state SFRs. now all she needs is an adjustable rate mortgage:p

dave, yeah, it costs Big $$$$ to live in a good areas in most major metropolitan areas. some posts here, however, imply that the opportunity cost of daytrading is $1M/year, so if you make $240,000; you just blew $760,000 in opp cost. its like gee, if this guy wasnt making a measily $1k a...

look dude, everything changes... whatever biz you start in today, there is no guarantee that there will be demand for your services in a year or decade into the future. NONE! so you might lose your edge, does that mean you dont attempt trading? poll the people here and ask them if they...

first of all, you can get experience from whatever you do... if nothing else, trading teaches money management, risk analysis and patience and discipline. those skills are transferable. its all change. guys that do residential appraisals are being replaced by AVMs, call centers being...

a good trader trades his system well. over time, his system improves, as his system imprves, so does he. saying someone isnt a good trader becuase he doesnt make $1M/year is horseshit. maybe someone does $10,000/month with very high reward/risk - and stays within his comfort zone - just...

check out some of the convertible bond financing he has provided in the past. i think it was GS that he got like a 9% yield and made a fortune on the conversion. when i say opportunist, i mean it as a compliment.

but its sadly so true.

good advice... i'd look to diversify "passive" income sources, but you see mto have an approach that works for you. im almost at point where i can go PT on my biz and trade FT. im trying to get to a point where i dont have to trade for income, but i grew-up poor and i dont want to be in that...

ah dude, that too harsh. no she owns a doughnut shop in o.c..... :D

murray, have you skied in chile?

i have a buddy who mariied a thai chick. he;s retiring there - he says with a reasonable amount of scratch, you can buy ANYTHING in thailand.

im a complete computer idiot.... i have no major problems with QT and when ive had questions, the tech support has gotten right back to me. QT has the best tech support - period.

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if i was moving anywhere, id rent for awhile before buying. im thinking of selling out and renting, but ill keep one place (so i can always come back here if i want to). if you rent, you can see if you like living in a la jolla condo, or $600,000 20-year tract home in vista. honestly, i dont...

mr subliminal - i dont post that often. i may have been cocky (ignorant), things were certainly rolling pretty well there - and ive been successful in other pursuits - crashing and burning was a humbling experience. i should have mentioned that if i move things around, i have probably have...

my fear right now is cutting back on my biz vs. never giving FT trading a chance. the commercial real estate appraisal biz is really strong and there is plenty of work. i traded and worked FT about 2-4 years ago and got totally burnt out - i mean crispy. i was channel/range trading on swing...