Here's the problem with all of this from my point of view. First of all, Since the 1950s the STock market has gone up 5000%. So, if you didn't or don't own stock you simply cannot keep up with inflation. Though property is also an asset unless it is completely paid for it is not really considered an asset because you (even though you could borrow money against it in something like a 2nd mortgage based upon how much it is worth in ratio to how much you owe in your mortgage (if you have a mortgage).
So, until your home or homes are completely paid for most people don't consider that home to be an asset but rather a liability because like if you lost your job you also might lose your house because you might not be able to pay your monthly mortgage and then it would be gone.
During the 1970s many of us "Back to the Land" people were college kids who realized that land was important to own so we bought land out in the country and built our own homes. My father had also built his retirement home up on Yucca Mesa on 2 1/2 acres between Yucca Valley and Landers. So, I had a precedent for this. So, my goal was to never have a mortgage and instead to buy beautiful but remote forest land in Mt. Shasta which I did and built my own A-Frame. I suppose you could do this today but it would be much harder because remote land is now more valuable because of Solar power and how inexpensive it is relative to how relatively expensive it was in 1980.
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