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If you are buying shares, you would normally want to have an analyst to tell you which shares will give you the best return. Better still, you would like to know which shares your stock broker is buying. “Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like[…]
This series on #howtogetthebestdeals will have several parts. I will aspire to be as comprehensive as possible to give you value for your time. I truly appreciate that you keep reading and sharing these articles. I also appreciate our blog sponsors Tajicakes and our newest sponsors White Guava Event Planners and[…]
I will be doing a series of articles about #WhereToInvest. I will start with future cities* (Master-planned cities) because this is where the future is. I have been to these cities and i’m convinced that you should also visit and experience how the future looks like. 5 years from now,[…]
With the new normal and reality that Covid 19 has introduced, we need to be versatile and not act “normarrry” even when it comes to spending the little money that’s still circulating in the economy. We all know of a person or family that has had to move out of[…]
At various stages in life, there are certain things that you consider as a “rite of passage”. Let’s take a few examples When you are in high school, you want to finish and go to the university. When you are in the university, you want to graduate and get[…]
“Hedonic” literally suggests that the buying of the target property, and hence living in it, is a source of “pleasure“. The better (and hence more expensive) the property, the higher this specific notion of real estate pleasure, stemming from property characteristics leading to such sensations: a nice view, proximity to[…]
This Covid19 season has taught us that only the versatile survive. Nothing is certain but death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin 1789 Versatile will have the meaning of multipurpose or adaptable. What does versatile look like in real estate? Residential house If you are planning on building a residential house,[…]
Let us define the two scenarios Consumer good Looking at home ownership as a means of satisfying an immediate need, e.g., I want to be close to a certain school, or a certain office etc Buying or building a property that will NOT appreciate in value. Read how stand alone[…]
A few weeks ago, I learned of a young man (let’s call him Peter) who had lost his job because their organization had shut down it’s operations and sent everyone home due to COVID 19. I can imagine the confusion and pain of not being able to provide for his[…]
Today we look at stand alone houses. Recently we saw how apartments depreciate in value. Read more about that here Scenario 1 John* builds a stand alone residential house in an uncontrolled area with the following neighbors. Single rooms made of iron sheets on one side A hostel with 6[…]