• @[email protected]
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    2 days ago

    “Sold it for a much higher price without ever using or modifying it.” Proper upkeep over several years counts as “modifying it” in this context IMHO.

    • zea
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      11 day ago

      Don’t buy something meant to be used and insist you must make a profit for not using it. Rent it out at least.

      • @[email protected]
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        118 hours ago

        Yea, absolutely, hence the approximated 4-6% return on investment - some years more, some years negative.

        There is this apartment that I’ve been eyeing for a while, and I’ve seriously considered becoming one of those loathed landlords myself. Feels like trying to do right by the apartment and by a tenant would be putting out more good to the world than a passive stock fund, you know? So been reading up on it quite a bit lately.

    • @bunchberry
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      42 days ago

      You can indeed make money by selling it at a higher price without ever using or modifying it, and even if you do use or modify it, profits from the sale still come directly from not using or modifying it.