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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don Green who wrote (14708)	10/29/2003 5:03:50 PM
From: Tradelite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Northern Virginia suburbs of Wash DC

To: Don Green who wrote (14708)	10/30/2003 1:22:28 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 306849

I've made money over the years just as Tradelite has described, but on a smaller scale. I would move out of my previous residence, let it appreciate while a renter paid the mortgage for a few years, then sell it later for a considerable capital gain. I let a management company deal with the landlord hassle, for 10%. I've often thought if I had 10 properties appreciating, I could retire. The money I've made this way has outperformed my stock portfolio.( but then, so would just keeping it in the mattress! ) Of course, if we are in a real estate bubble, this strategy would be a disaster.