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As far as actual land goes; Id say getting far away from the cities in a low tax area with a lot of armed self reliant neighbors looks better every day...
Precious metals and industrial metals are the best investment against obama's ruination of the dollar.
They have too much downside for commodities to interest me.. With certain real estate, the income is pretty much guaranteed and the properties appreciate in value based upon the lease terms..
Real estate is pretty good now. The normal return may be lower than some expect. generally from 4%-15%.
The best investment I know of is a specific oil investment that provides tax credits up to 85% and yields from 15-45% and has had situations where it exceeded 75%. While I think RE is great and all, nothing I know beats that consistently.
Commercial RE seems to be decent but still 10% is good in that realm.
For RE I like multi units, storage properties, car washes, and mobile home parks ( particularly if poorly managed)
I don't think REITs that invest in U.S. malls, commercial properties and apartment buildings are going to do well. The only U.S. real estate that will hold its value is land. Of course if you don't own a house, buying one for shelter (without expecting it to appreciate in value) is a good idea.
Other than that REITs that invest in the BRIC countries would do great I would expect.
They have too much downside for commodities to interest me.. With certain real estate, the income is pretty much guaranteed and the properties appreciate in value based upon the lease terms..
To each his/her own.
I guess that when the crap REALLY hits the fan, you could always strip the copper pipes and wiring out of your home.
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