Hot, Muggy, Nasty Weather and Some Catch Up
The weather here has been really shitty lately. Hot and humid day and night for days now. I really hate it when its this muggy. Something about it really sucks the life out of me and I feel like veg-ing out all day long. I thought I would play some catch up here on the blog. I had a great week and made a few new contacts that will benefit me greatly in the near future.
One of the many things I dabble in is investment real estate. I like to buy a house here or there and do a little work to it and then either rent it out or resell it at a profit. Lately I have been staying away from that because of the real estate and financing markets. Property values are in decline and financing is harder to come by so I figured I would wait a while until things turned around a little. Well, I think it is almost time to get that ball rolling again. The finance companies are relaxing their terms a little more and getting a little more flexible in their offerings. The issue is still with the values though. If I were to buy a house now, what will it be worth in a few months? It is hard to say. And will I be able to find a buyer quickly enough to make a house flip profitable? I am not so sure. I am not quite comfortable enough to jump back in yet, but I think it will be soon.
Another thing I have been looking into is the stock market and Forex trading. In the past, I was much more aggressive with my investments and used to do some playing in the Forex markets as well. I did about average in forex trading despite being new at it. I haven’t done it in a while because I have been focusing on other things that keep me away from my desk more. I miss it and would like ot start doing more investing again soon too. Of course the market sucks right now too for the most part so I may just wait.
I am really going to try and keep this blog updated too, not that anyone reads it. I want to do it for me. I used to be very good at keeping a journal so maybe I will just put it right here online. What the hell, right? That’s all for today. Going to hit the treadmill and take a shower.
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