Not exact matches
Instead, artworks are
assets that will hopefully
appreciate in value, like real estate.
Donating stock
instead of cash gives you more tax relief, since there is no capital gains on
appreciated assets given to a nonprofit.
Donate securities and
assets that have
appreciated in value
instead of cash.
So
instead of putting $ 20,000 into a REIT, you could use it as a down payment and obtain $ 80,000 in financing for a $ 100,000 investment property and reap the gains of the entire
asset appreciating in value over time.
Instead I like to look at a mortgage as: • A necessary non-speculative purchase (you have to live somewhere) • A fixed
asset that should
appreciate approximately 2 % -4 % per year • An
asset to be utilized in a -LSB-...]
Valuing REITs is not the same as valuing more traditional stocks since the company's primary real estate
assets do not typically depreciate in value and
instead appreciate.
Instead of paying an exorbitant amount for rent, I pay a few hundred dollars a month for mortgage on an
appreciating asset.
Instead of spending it on some red, shiny thing that honks and drops like a rock in value the day you buy it, you invest this money in an
appreciating capital
asset that yields 12 % per year over thirty years.