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I'm with Nathan too. I was just surprised how forgiving a property purchase could be if you timed a buy at the worst possible moment. Actually, a quick question for Nathan: How do you get a property for $50K below market value? Is it forced sales, fantastic negotiating skills? Or just your...

Hi Nathan. The idea was to see how things panned out given a fairly bearish scenario. The short conclusion is that if interest rates and inflation remain about what they are right now, then even a really bad buy will work out over a period of 25 to 30 years. I'd agree that buying CF+ at...

I took a look at the numbers today with some pessimistic, but I think realistic, assumptions: IP worth $500,000. Mortgage rate of 7%, fixed for the duration, for the whole value of the IP. Initial rental yield of 5%. Rents rise in line with inflation, which I've taken to be constantly at...

Yes and no. Google the Herengracht Index. The Herengracht is one of the canals in Amsterdam and has been a highly desirable address for nearly four centuries. So prices have remained at a constant level relative to the Dutch property market for the whole time, and that's the critical...