Hi Penny
Questions such as this are good to contemplate from time to time.
It is necessary to ask 'where have I come from, where am I, and where am I going'.
Doesn't matter whether the question relates to future fortune, number of properties, whatever.
For me, property is partly the 'thrill of the chase', and all the altruistic reasons - nice places for other people to live, work for my local community, making the money go round - but it is also because My House Has Many Rooms - and as Freud connected the dream exploration of houses is the dream exploration of ourselves, well, perhaps I see the accumulation of houses as a sign of self respect.
As I get older it is not just my waist line which is growing, but my persona as well. Will I ever get to fill the space which the Universe has allocated me? Well, I don't know. I don't see the houses as gross or net or anything much, they are just an extension of me (no wise cracks about extensions not being worth the money spent on them!). Working on the houses gives me the greatest pleasure, perhaps as Michelangelo felt when working in cramped conditions producing a beautiful ceiling.
How many properties? Well, I'm eyeing off an arcade at the moment, can I afford it? Can I achieve it? Who knows, but I'm having fun having a crack at it.
How many are enough? I'll let you know when I get there. How many would I like? There are no limits. I hope I never lose my interest in property and that there is always one more deal to do.
All together now ....
And there's one more river, there's one more river to cross ...
Hehehe
Kristine
Gosh! on rereading this it's a bit maudlin, isn't it? No, I'm not calling Dial a Chiron quite yet! But perhaps how many houses is like saying how old do you want to be, or other completion type questions.
and I guess I'd rather design and build a bridge over the River Styx than simply cross it, even in a chauffeur poled boat.
Now, will I toll the bridge?
Cheers