I hate to break it to you, but your property taxes won’t go down.
That’s not how it works.

I wonder how you are doing today, five years later. I couldn’t help but think of my parents and the concept of intergenerational households. My dad and stepmother have taken care of their parents for a total of over 100 years between the two of them. No joke. Real numbers. So I thought, why not consider offering to move to your parents’ under one roof to take care of them? Of course, in real life, there are hundreds of reasons why it might not work. Hope things worked out well.

Some numbers on just one of the three parents in total: dad’s mom moved in around 1979 and lived to 110, so that’s 35 years times two for a total of 70 years between dad and step mom. Now add both of her parents, Alzheimer’s disease for the dad for over ten years, that’s another 20+ years. at least 5-15 years for the mom, etc.

And look where he would be after yesterdays events!

You don’t need financial planners to invest in the market – the point is the principle of appreciation. Today we have ETFs, so the principle is even more viable for the everyday person. That aside, I agree with you, as when you buy a house you have the benefits of leverage. Unless you leverage up on investing by the same amount you would borrow for a house, it is not apples to apples.

He shorted HCG Home Capital Group which is down to $24 from a high of $54. So he is winning. And the bubble is ready to burst by the end of this year for the rest of the big 5 banks.