Buying forest land, implementing solar

[swbluto]

The point wasn't the song, it was being around people, period. Maybe you'd stop telling yourself everyone is trying to kill you.

Haha... yes, that reminds me, she was trying to kill me. She almost succeeded too, if I didn't stop the heart attack in time by beating the shit out of a pillow.

She saw me flee from the mindless chattering mob (After all familiars... my friends... had left), and decided to antagonize me over it. And, she apparently succeeded in some limited capacity, based on the ensuing attack.

So, being around other people, trying to kill me.

She had that effect, yes.

Another girl had a very similar effect. Making you feel so lonely, leading to well, heart events. Cut that person out IMMEDIATELY and... no more problems.

 

[swbluto]

Looks like IXIC has become noticeably more volatile since late september. You know what that means, fear is starting to settle in. The fear that happens right before a panic. I'd noticed that volatility almost always precedes a crash, but get the sense there's historically been a delay of a year or 2 or so.

 

[swbluto]

Think I figured out the fed's scheme.

Low interest rates so that housing prices would increase, so that banks could profitably foreclose on all those "zombie mortgages". Now that the vast swath of foreclosed properties are drying up, the feds are starting to jack up rates again back to normal.

Don't believe the hype what they do is for the little people. Owned by the big banks, for the big banks.

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It'd almost seem ironic I'd be taking on the role of "All you do is play video games!" in a relationship with the gamer girl, lol.

Ironic, because... doesn't that seem like a woman's complaint more than anything?

[youtube]cE6wxDqdOV0[/youtube]

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@the horticulturistic.

Yeah, you're right, cutting down the trees without burning them to ashes so you can enrich the soil for the fruit trees is real evil. Thanks for noting that.

I haven't actually cut down any trees on the new property, because there's too many things they could land on. I fancy the idea of pulling them down with sheer force and using the tree's leverage against it.

 

[Dauntless]

The Fed has a game alright. Instead of $100 billion or more in interest each month, the national debt is probably still under $20 billion in interest each month. That is what the low interest rate is for as well as the reason the government mewls at talk of raising them to a level that is good for a healthy economy.

How would this foreclosure on zombie mortgages work?

 

[swbluto]

The Fed has a game alright. Instead of $100 billion or more in interest each month, the national debt is probably still under $20 in interest was h month. That is what the low interest rate is for, as well as the reason the government mewls at talk of raising them to a level that is good for a healthy economy.

How would thisass foreclosure on zombie mortgages work?

Oh yeah, it's usually for the benefit of both. It's designed as a quasi bank-government agency, with tons of big bank interest. The "openness of information" doesn't apply to "The Federal Reserve" because it's above the law. Big banks not being under the scope of law... Who would've thought...

Know who else doesn't think the law applies to them? Criminals. Except it's sanctioned for the big banks!

 

[Dauntless]

I don't get what you're getting at. Nationally there's barely 1% of homes before or after foreclosure. Zombie mortgages we're largely becomg resolved around 2015 from what I remember. I don't see what you think would go on. I'd love to find an anxious shortseller around me, it probably wouldn't matter I don't have the money in this market, I'm sure I could get it sold again if need be. Nice enough house I might move in and sell mine.

 

[swbluto]

I've read that construction people were chasing the high end market because the middle of the range was flooded with great recession foreclosures, supressing the "middle range" price. I take it that's not true anymore? As of 2015?

I WILL BELIEVE it's not true as of late 2018, with all the millenials scooping up the zero down mortgages that came out as of 2017, and no doubt they picked up the rest of the great recession foreclosures.

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just heard a YT ad. Does UpNest do houston? What about redfin.

For selling houses.

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Cool, looks like I could buy a brand new 2019 chevy malibu with just cash. And it took my parents how long to "achieve" that goal of theirs? In their 50s... lol.

Just kidding, they /probably/ could've achieved it a lot earlier if they could withdraw from retirement. But, 501k rules, I believe. Or something. They really reined in their expenses and started accruing the dough after reading Anita Bell's books.

Wow, looks like I could get a polaris slingshot for 10-something. I'd entertain it if they got 70 mpg.

And elia motors is still taking reservations, 9 years after being founded. Can't believe how many are falling for that scam.

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Hard telling if it's all this cash, or all the female attention, that's making me hornier than normal. Seems like nature is working as intended.

Wearing the "Hunter's pride" body language, the girls start catching your attention, you start getting hornier...

man, where's this supposed to go...

lol.

Someone in town in a car honked at me. Didn't know who it was, hard to believe they actually knew me, so I could only surmise it was some girl.

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With her comment suggesting she "wasn't available"... I started to think... she's mine?

My voice got real low after that inference.

 

[Dauntless]

Polaris Slingshot has no roof, no top to put up, I would assume no AC come next summer. No trunk for all the supplies you'd need if you really were making all these mail order products at home as you claim. As long as you have something else to drive it could work out. Dang, wish I had one.

Developers want to build the higher end houses because there's more money. Same with apartment buildings. In New York they make them build cheap units on the bottom. There's an entrance on the opposite side of the building from the expensive floors.

Hey, the land isn't getting any cheaper. The house next door to me has something like 3 different families living there. I haven't gotten them to explain, it might be the parents rented the house and have their kids families there. Well, I grew up in a home where a number of my older sisters would get divorced and move back in with their kids, the oldest of which are around my age and more like brothers and sisters than all those old geezers ever were. I came rather late.

Oh, those people have some big get together going in the backyard on this 50 degree or lower night. Dang.

When they honked at you, was it 'Honk at Homeless Derelict' day?

 

[swbluto]

It's interesting to note, she deleted her "vicious" image of hers, that was tipping me off. LOL. Was she reacting to my reaction?

I was thinking it implied her underlying intentions, since it seemed she was anticipating meeting me. And such an intention would mirror that of others in the overall theme of my life, lol. Just imagining what kind of vulnerabilities such a person could possibly exploit, had me thinking best interests weren't present.

I know this implies my cynicism, but I suspect cynicism is a logical characteristic of "Being the abused", and they are one and the same.

I had her smiling, though, something that she doesn't seem to do often. Think maybe I was giving her good vibes. I do have that history, making /some/ girls excited and oh so happy. (Usually when they "fall in love")

They when they think you gots money, that makes them horny.

Yes, there is a difference between a girl in love and a horny girl. It's possible to be neither, either one or both.

Probably because baby deliveries cost 10 grand a pop, on average, lol.

I think when guys got money, it makes him horny. When a girl thinks a guy gots money, makes them horny. They in turn start catching the attention of the guy. Making him hornier.

Then when a guy actually has money, and it both makes him and the girl horny...

Well, I have a suspicion as to where that might lead.

I think it's DEFINITELY WORTH for a guy to GO FOR THE MONEY. The emotional benefits are outstanding.

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Think my posture has changed since revising the house resell plans.

Think it was that moreso than the cash I have.

I need a better cost model.

Suspect a better model is something like...

cost = x*sqft+numbaths*y+kitchencost+septic/sewer+electrichookup+driveway+garage+waterconnectionfee

I figured it'd cost $3000 to finish off the house, but then I think it's actually probably more like $4000, and then add in the septic (Another $2000)...

The septic is particular to this unit, so it's appropriate to add it. And maybe add in water connection fee, half it since it'll be shared ($1250)

My $7000 current development becomes $14500 total to finish off.

14500/400= 36.25

To find x... we just need to do...

cost - (numbaths*y+kitchencost+septic/sewer+electrichookup+driveway+garage+waterconnectionfee)

/

sqft

That'd give us a more accurate model for projecting cost.

That's important because it'll tell me how much I can afford to build to finish off a house. If I don't project accurately, I could run out of money and have an unfinished house. While that isn't necessarily critical when it comes to ME living there, it could be critical for prospective renters or house buyers.

 

[Dauntless]

Here's one for ya. There's the Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: there's two sets of questions, the second takes you out of your comfort zone, ooooh vulnerability. There's also 4 minutes of looking into a stranger's eyes.

The original experiment saw one could wind up married, with the other 70 couples invited to the wedding. Think of it, you'd have a 1 in 71 chance if it were you in that group. Have you ever had such good odds? With any luck you wouldn't even decide it was time to start shooting.

When guys have money. Define when guys have money. I don't walk around looking rich, but I mention my house a lot. I get the feeling of the occasional woman with the cash register going off in her head. So a guy will blow a few bucks here and there. Convenient for her but not impressive. I can't imagine you'll convince anyone you're in the fast track.

 

[swbluto]

Really depends on age and generation, dude. It doesn't take much to impress millenials, lol. Remember the millenial edition monpoly game...

And then 20-something girls, still doesn't take much. And they tend to be the horniest subset of girls, yes indeed.

Anyway, another approach to the house is expanding the current house and selling it an enlarged size. Doing it that way, I could possibly make it at least 1000 sq.ft.

Big problem with that approach is that the first model has small imperfections. I figure the second one I build will not have those problems, because I know what to do better. As far as level wall frames, interlocking floor osb, leveling the blocks, consistently sized trusses, etc.

As as for "proving myself to others", that's the funny thing about being wealthy, suddenly you don't feel like you have an urgency in "proving anything", and girls like that. Called feeling secure.


I figure the cost for house development is like...

fixed costs + (variable costs per sqft)*sqft

Seems like the fixed costs for this house was... septic, water, kitchen(only one kitchen per house), bathrooms.

I figure that totals about $6000.

seems like the variable costs is closer to $9000. (The current figure of $7000 plus $2000 for siding, insulation, drywall and flooring, and piping that still needs installing. That might be an underestimate)

So, seems like the cost for a house is equal to 6000+(9000/400)*sqft = 6000 + 22.5*sqft.

So what's the cost for a 700 sqft. $21750

And 800 sqft. $24000

And for curiosity sake, 1000 sqft. $28500

If I removed the water (Already purchased), it'd be $2000 less.

Think I might just go ahead and get a 700 sqft 2 bedroom done, and just neglect the development of this guy, and live in this one, until I get funds to finish it off. Feel reasonably confident I can rent out a 2 bedroom 700 sqft. house. Make the rooms apartment sized, 11x12. Will make the 700 sqft possible to expand upto 1000 sqft for resale, if I find that's what it takes to sell.

What does my roman villa dream project predictably cost?

6000+22.5*3500 = $84750. Woah, that exceeds my $70000 original estimate, but get the feeling it's more realistic.

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WOW, didn't think those stop losses were really THAT ineffective.

Had a stoploss at 13.00, sold at 12.62. Lost $50.

Wtf....

Does the open price fudging take a huge hump from the closing price or something? I wasn't aware that's how it worked, I thought there was a nice continuous curve. It looks like a nice continuous curve throughout the day, anyway.

If I was aware of that risk, I would've sold YESTERDAY and bagged $200, lol.

Well, lost $50 off of $5000, really shouldn't be feeling too bad about it. lol

Lost 1%. Seems like many lose far more than that. And, that's about the extent of my trading in the stock market, so not going to be going to be on a losing streak anytime soon.

 

[swbluto]

Looks like I've been too busy to eat and my gums are unreceding, lol. Funny.

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After thinking about her comment suggesting she wasn't available... I /eventually/ started thinking... wait, she's mine?

My voice got real low after that. I still think it's questionable, since she's been addressing WHOMEVER via her public facebook feed. I'd think it could be me... but... could be someone else...

 

[Dauntless]

After thinking about her comment suggesting she wasn't available... I /eventually/ started thinking... wait, she's mine?

My voice got real low after that. I still think it's questionable, since she's been addressing WHOMEVER via her public facebook feed. I'd think it could be me... but... could be someone else...

Maybe it's Manti Te'o's old girlfriend.

 

[swbluto]

Hmmm... I supposed that the material cost of this 20x20 was $7000 so far.

I figured that's where my money mostly went after spending 5500 on the land.

But then I tallied up the recorded costs (Which seems pretty complete), and came out to 4500.

If I assume another 2500 for siding, insulation, plumbing and drywall, that implies my total "variable sqft" costs are 7000.

7000/400 = $17.5/sqft

So, the cost calculation should be...

fixed + 17.5*sqft.

I surmised a fixed of 6000.

So, new cost figures.

700sqft = $18250
800 = $20000
1000 = $23500

Looks like I could go build another house and complete this one too and attempt resale.

Just have a harder time imagining the bedroom layout of a 20 foot wide house, if the bedrooms are supposed to be 11x12. Easy peasy for 24 feet wide, both sides of the middle hall, and 10ft width bedrooms.

Think I figured it out. Make one side the laundry rooms / bath/ pantry/closet (Doesn't have to be 10 feet wide), the other side the 11x12 bedrooms. Think that should work for 20 foot width.

And wood looks like it's near the cheapest this time of year. 2x4x8, 2.25, nearly 3.91 back in August.

Definitely going to load up on the wood, just probably won't have storage facilities erected by the time I get them. Want to make the purchase before 2019 for tax deduction off this year's earnings (Otherwise, I'll probably owe more taxes and student loan people will want some too). Being a resale property, it's fully tax deductible, uh huh.

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It's funny I was thinking, "this girl is like a little whore, isn't she", when I eventually realized she might've have itended it for me, lol. Still doesn't change my opinion much, though, since it's public.

This girl ain't my mom, that's for damn sure. Then again, I /eventually/ had the same doubts about the heb chick, lol.

 

[swbluto]

My pops lost everything in the last recession. His house, his retirement, his job ... He's still working now for his retirement because he can't do anything else and he's trying his best to build it up a little again before he can't work at all, but he still hasn't managed to break 30k, even while living in a 1 bedroom slum and eating poorly to conserve every dime of his $17 an hour pay. If another recession happens in the next few years and wipes his 401k, I don't think his heart will take it.

That's how much I make in a christmas. And that's this guy's entire retirement? Dang...

And, lol, recessions actually reduce heart deaths. Which of course implies... work kills some people... maybe not all...

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haha, seeing this "When girls have no standards" video, and this visibly pregnant girl making a pass on a guy.

THAT REMINDS ME...

That young pretty pregnant girl I saw in Krogers, which she noticed and then bent straight over presenting her rumpus.

Yeah, no standards girl was she, lol.

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So supposing that $20 per sqft, then $20,000/year would net me 1000 sqft per year. Hypothetically, I'd hit 4000 sqft within 4 years. And, that's apparently "luxury market" size.

Should get a detailed quote on the new design. Might be considerably cheaper with this winter's wood prices, implying I could possibly afford a larger size but just how large... The closer I get to 1000, the more marketable it'd be, I'd think.

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And the electric bill was $14 last month, despite all the heater usage and whatnot. Wow, it costs practically nothing to run the space heater in this room, and it certainly is appreciated, lol.

 

[Dauntless]

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/stop-spending-so-much-time-in-your-head-1381441550

 

[Dauntless]

You have to read this whole article to get it. You also have to understand that Japan is in an ongoing deflationary cycle which the government has made worse which typically stupid economic policy, so if you buy a house it will be be worth.less than you paid for it, right?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/asia/japan-vacant-akiya-ghost-homes/index.html

 

[swbluto]

As big money keeps getting printed by mortgages and student loans (And the QEs), America still has a bit of inflation to go!

What might be limiting japan might be limited mortgage expansion, underlied by limited population growth (Currently at NEGATIVE 0.2% per year). The rate of new money created by mortgages is outpaced by the cumulative interest on existing mortgages.

 

[swbluto]

Going to do some quick estimates on a house cost. Assuming 1000 sqft.

24x40

Floor beams...

Length wise; 4x 10foot 4x6s per line. In 24foot width, there are 4 lines.
Width wise; 2x 12foot 4x6s per end. There are two ends.

16x 10foot 4x6
4x 12foot 4x6

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Floor joists.

With 24 inch spacing, there's 21 8foot 2x6 joists per section. There are 3 sections.

63x 8ft 2x6

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blocking.

There are 20 blocks per section. (Totals upto 40feet) There are 3 sections.

120 feet of 2x6. Implies 15x 8ft 2x6

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subfloor

23/32" interlocking osb.

There are (40x24)/32sqftper4x8 = 30x 23/32" interlocking osb 4x8s.
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Exterior wall studs.

Each 8 foot section gets 5 studs, plus 1 bottom plate and 2 top plates. Implies each 8 feet gets 8 of them. (Just approximation)

So, 40x2+24x2 = 128 feet implies 128 studs.

Throw in 12 more studs and 2x 8ft. 4x6s for window and door framing.

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exterior wall sheathing.

128 feet needs upto (128/4) = 32x 7/16" 4x8 osb.

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roof osb, basically the same area as floor except about 1.2x more. so 1.2*24*40 = 1152 sqft

(1152/32) = 36x 7/16" 4x8 osb.

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assume trusses will be $2000.

20 24ft trusses at $100 each.
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drywall.

Assuming double the exterior wall drywall, for all the interior wall drywall.

128 feet/4 = 32x 4x8 drywall sheets.

So, total of 64x 4x8 sheets.

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interior wall studs

assume as many as exterior wall. 128 studs. And 2x more 8 ft 4x6s.

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electrical and plumbing.

???

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insulation

???
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siding

128 lineal feet * 8 ft high = 1024sqft.

$1/sqft = $1200.

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Then fixed cost of $6000 for kitchen cabinets and drawers, appliances, bathroom,septic,driveway, water connect fee. Probably should up that to $7000.

totals.

studs = 280x * 2.25 = $630
8 ft. 2x6 = 78x * 3.60 = $280
8 ft 4x6 = 4x * 13.27 = $53
10ft 4x6 = 16x ... doesn't exist
Then 12ft4x6 = 12x and 4x 8 ft = 21.27*12+2*13.27 = $281.78

12ft 4x6 = 4x * 21.27 = $85
30x 23/32 interlocking osb = 30*18.98 = $570
68x 7/16" osb (roof, exterior wall, and 6 more for gable) = 74*7.79 = $577

64 4x8 drywall sheets. 64x10 = $640

siding = $1200+200 for gables = $1400
flooring = 1000sqft*$1sq/ft = $1000
electrical = $200
plumbing = $400
insulation = $1500
foundation = $1000
shingles and roof underlayment= $700
windows = $1000
doors = $700 (exterior front, exterior back, and 5-6 internal doors)
screws, nails,etc = $400
trim = $100
electrical box and wiring = $300


Current total = 630+280+53+281.78+85+570+577+640+1400+1000+200+400+1500+100+700+1000+700+400+100+300 = $10916

Plus $7000 fixed.

$18000 total.

Now just what am I missing? What did my 6000+17.5*sqft formula predict... 6000+17.5*960 = $22800.

Oh yeah, trusses. $2000.

Can't forget roof ladders, rain guards and flashing and this and that. $500

So, $20,500 predicted total.

I think maybe I should just go with the formula to be on the safe side, lol.

The formula was derived from data from a 16" spaced build, so a 24" build would be predictably somewhat cheaper. looks like 10% cheaper.

So a revised formula, for a 24" build, of .9*(7000+17.5*sqft).

That'd suggest $22000 for 1000sqft, which seems to be what my detailed calculations are suggesting.

Should I aim for 1000 sqft, or scale back to 700 to conserve funds and finish off both houses, and complete upto 1000 possibly later to finish.

I'd think 2 finished houses, 400 and 700, would be more marketable than 1000 finished and 400 unfinished. And the goal is ASAP resell, since lost development time (Waiting to finish to resell, possibly another year.) is lots of money on the table.1 extra year of development time is probably worth way more than an extra 300 sqft would get me.

Would banks allow a mortgage for 700 sq.ft. home in Houston?

What the mortgage companies would approve is what concerns me more.

I'd probably with, in actual, a 24x32. Looks more rectangular/house-ish than 24x28.

The formula would predict .9*(7000+17.5*768) = $18,396. In actuality, it might somewhat lower. $17500 based on this winter's prices.

So now the fun part... design a layout for 24x32. Since 3 bedrooms looks possible ( 3 bedrooms with 400 sqft left over), let's try. 2 bedrooms definitely looks doable with a more generous living room.

Whatever the room layout. Need to put one bedroom on the opposite side of the house from all the other bedrooms. Keep the noisy people as far away from the "quiet room" (i.e., my room) as possible.

https://www.trulia.com/voices/Home_Selling/How_much_faster_does_a_bedroom_house_sell_than_a_-266528

This place definitely thinks 3 br are easier to sell than 2 br, so good reason to try.

 

[DAND214]

No way in hell would you sell a house with 2x6 floor joists. When they inspect the home for a mortgage and the inspector sees 24" spacing, 2x6 joists and the rest of the short cuts you propose, it won't pass!

Also no way would I use 7/16 for a roof. You wish you could build a house for that money as per code to pass the inspection. Or should I say, that you can build a house.... All we see is talk with no action. YOU talk about the shack you call a house, it might be a home since there are many homeless that would consider a shack as a home.

You still haven't finished the shack. No water, no plumbing (toilet) what else isn't done? Roof, septic, water, electricity PROPERLY not to mention the walls.

No way in hell a $14 electric bill. They charge that much for just being a customer, not to mention the taxes. OH I forgot, YOU don't pay taxes. If you are real, I'm sure the IRS will find you, might take time, but they will.

It's fun to follow your post. If it isn't a 70k a year income, all the chicks that are chasing you, the fantasy that you build houses and flip them, OH the great dog! That is the best part of it, The DOG. If I was your neighbor and saw how you treat the dog, I would be another one shooting my guns in your direction.

Still believe you all talk and no action, maybe just. We still haven't seen any PICs that you have taken of the property with a house that YOU have built.
I do like how you do the math and how much it costs to build a shack since I do need one in the corner of the back yard near the pool.

dan

 

[swbluto]

Think I'm going to wait out the market. I might need the money by Dec 30 anyway. I feel more confident going triple long than going triple short because

-Volatility makes it hard to tell when a 10% drop means it's the beginning of a crash, or just another caprice of volatility. And, volatility almost always precedes a crash AND it historically can last upto 1-2 years. Or it could happen right away.

-With value decay with the triple short etfs, your window of opportunity to take a position is relatively short. I'd suggest something like 3-6 months before losses become significant. Now a classical short is a much better position to take, and I'd prefer taking that if I could, because I could wait that out for 2 years if needed, but only certain brokerages handle those (Notably, the fee brokerages).

Going long at the nadir has several advantages.

-Your window of opportunity is relatively clear, usually a certain time after the last major peak and ensuing crash. It should be obvious if a market has crashed.

-Your window of opportunity is relatively long. I'd think something like 1 to 2 years after market bottom.

-Value losses turn into value gains with triple longs, amplifying returns, usually double over the nominal. Your returns aren't being eroded away by time, they're being substantially boosted, especially over multiple years.

If I were to take a classical short on nasdaq, which would I do.

Probably make a basket of relatively new small cap stocks that look like "vapor companies". The unicorns. Those would probably crash harder than google,facebook and twitter and those precisely arose out of the recent techmania wave, so the most vulnerable.

Wonder if there's a small cap nasdaq etf I could take a short on.

 

[swbluto]

Lots of hoopla in these parts wanting to see the George Bush train rolling by. Lots of houston spectators lining up along the railroad intersections waiting to see it pass. I'm curious, but don't have much time, so figure I'll just google it and find pictures.

Figure I'll finish the new house, neglect this one to the "bare minimum" (Will finish exterior for the sake of the neighborhood), and commit remaining funds to income opps. Once income is achieved to finish the first house, it'll be finished and sold. Otherwise, seems like saving cash and increasing income would be wise in the face of a probable recession.

Will finish the new house because this winter's wood prices are not getting that much cheaper, more than likely, and in the face of low monthly income throughout the year, would appreciate my student loan payments not getting jacked up. So intend to write the purchases off of taxes. Will need to complete tax papers early (Say, dec 20) to see what I'll need to spend before Dec 31.

Finishing off both houses will likely diminish savings to the bare minimum, not leaving much leeway for income opps. And declining income seems like a strong risk if I do nothing.'

In Magnolia, one spectator said she turned out because of the civility George H.W. Bush represented. She said that civility is sorely lacking in America as of late.

Hahaha, let's pick something/someone to blame. I have trump, internet and the great recession.

Hmmm... I think she might be implying Trump since she's talking about former presidents, lol.

I wonder if the SAT called this "reading comprehension". Not necessarily the ability to read, but more the understanding of intention.

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The good thing about constructing houses, is that I gain another key skill. Renovation. And that's another market, a house flipper.

 

[Dauntless]

Civility was bad under Obama, many public moments the press ignored.

What will happen under the next president? I guess you say that if you see a candidate seeming to be inspiring a lot of behavior, you see a potential winner.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/investing/stock-market-today-dow-jones-huawei/index.html

 

[Dauntless]

Maybe you should bury a bunch of whiskey to be found in the next century. Might help secure your place in history.

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/pre-prohibition-whiskey-collecting/index.html

 

[swbluto]

No way in hell would you sell a house with 2x6 floor joists. When they inspect the home for a mortgage and the inspector sees 24" spacing, 2x6 joists and the rest of the short cuts you propose, it won't pass!

According to a website, a yellow pine 2x6 is good for upto 8' 3" span with 24" OC. So, I think 8 foot 2x6s would work fine, and in fact would be shortened to 7' 10" or so to make the overall floor width exactly 24 feet.

I was told by older people, "Don't go cheap on the floor", in essence. (The fact all their "cheap floors" ended up failing)

So, maybe I should do 16" spacing.

Also no way would I use 7/16 for a roof. You wish you could build a house for that money as per code to pass the inspection. Or should I say, that you can build a house.... All we see is talk with no action. YOU talk about the shack you call a house, it might be a home since there are many homeless that would consider a shack as a home.

I used 7/16 on my 16" spaced trusses just fine. I was told on the 24" spaced roofs, to use h-clips. That I can do. Houston doesn't have a snow load.

You still haven't finished the shack. No water, no plumbing (toilet) what else isn't done? Roof, septic, water, electricity PROPERLY not to mention the walls.

I have to empty the premises to continue working on it, and that requires building a 300sqft. shed to house all my crap. So, yeah, finishing it off will take time and IN FACT, it's getting pushed back to prioritize funding for the new build.

No way in hell a $14 electric bill. They charge that much for just being a customer, not to mention the taxes. OH I forgot, YOU don't pay taxes. If you are real, I'm sure the IRS will find you, might take time, but they will.

Yeah, I was just referring to the actual electricity I used. Not the extremely variable "membership rate". Entergy is $7, mine is $30.

IRS has no reason to find me. I'm current on my taxes.

It's fun to follow your post. If it isn't a 70k a year income, all the chicks that are chasing you, the fantasy that you build houses and flip them, OH the great dog! That is the best part of it, The DOG. If I was your neighbor and saw how you treat the dog, I would be another one shooting my guns in your direction.

Still believe you all talk and no action, maybe just. We still haven't seen any PICs that you have taken of the property with a house that YOU have built.
I do like how you do the math and how much it costs to build a shack since I do need one in the corner of the back yard near the pool.

dan

Yes, she was carrying a mistletoe in her right hand and looking at the viewer so seductively, with such a provocative pose. Yeah, if I still had a crush on her, that would be a dream.

Such an arousing approach does raise my guard, not unlike a hoe's approach. Tends to make me think she's looking for something and using manipulation to get it.

Since she's suggesting some osculation, made me think of this song. A girl telling the guy, "Just kiss me".

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