Not exact matches
It takes effort to see the
bigger picture, but it's an effort well worth making, if only
so we don't become like most
investors (
other than Buffett) who freak out and sell when the market is on the way down, or fear missing out and buy when the market is nearing its peak.
Already, the Chinese market has reigned as the
biggest property
investors in Australia, the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and many
other countries,
so if you work in the property industry, then a China strategy is absolutely essential.
They prefer mature companies like Apple to pay regular dividends,
so that even if the shares aren't screaming higher — Apple shares have risen 48 % this year — a dividend gives
big institutional
investors and
others a reason to buy and hold the stock.
At the
other end, but never
so close, there are the mechanics typical of a classic gameplay,
so familiar yet forgotten reminiscence of a past that the
big publishers and
investors are determined not to recover.
Also the
biggest mistakes
investors make is by reading Grahams early works then trying to invest that way even though those types of stocks and the saftey that went with them no longer exist...
So they just buy falling stocks or some really really low pe stocks in cyclic industries or
other things and it has been very painful for many.
Investors are attracted to the
biggest funds for these reasons, and the fact that it's easier to trust mutual funds that
so many
others have placed their trust in.
In
other words, a
big reason that Welltower's current 5.0 % yield looks
so good to
so many
investors is largely because the 10 - and 30 - year Treasury yield is a pathetic 1.7 %, and 2.5 %, respectively.
I know one
big hurdle upfront is understanding how much to budget for expenses, rehabs, etc.,
so make sure you're networking with lots of
other investors, property managers, contractors, etc. in your area and asking them about the numbers.