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Vitor Pamplona
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Many of my friends have been preferring to own an S&P index and rent as opposed to owning a house. I find myself in that understanding as well.

Flimsy US Houses depreciate too much, too fast, and require too much regulatory upkeep (taxes, licenses, reviews, approvals to modify, insurance, not as liquid, etc) to be worth the hassle.

If this is true for the rest of the US, my main concern is decentralization. It doesn't make much sense to have the entire population owning your most valuable 500 companies as their main asset. It's a lot easier to shape/control 500 companies than millions of houses.

But maybe I am overthinking this. Is this a valid concern?
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Bass · 126w
We bought our house cash 13 years ago, and today it's up 4x. Had we known about and thrown it all into bitcoin, and just rented, we'd be in great shape. Another thing we can currently do, that i haven't convinced the wife on yet is to pull an equity line and use it to buy bitcoin. She isn't sold o...
Ben's BTC stories · 126w
Sounds like betting on the horse that is not going to win the race. Unless you need a place to live, there is only one place to store value, and that's with Bitcoin.
BTCFalk · 126w
Yust a couple years back I was thinking i could make some $$$$ with BTC and buy a Flat/House (with mortgagee), even if the prices are super high, "because it give's cashflow and they'll go up forever" Over time that changed from "Yes of course I'll buy a house/flat" to "Why would I buy realestate (o...
Mnm · 126w
I think so. That's why I'm thinking in buying indidual stocks, but the problem is the same: you don't own stocks, stocks are owned by trusted third parties. Then I remember that's why one should also have hard money.
Igno⚡ · 126w
Ni con Fiat ni con dólares 💲ni con Títulos de propiedad de bienes raíces 🏘️ ni con acciones de S&P puedes exiliarte en algún país que pueda ser amigable con Bitcoin, sin pasar antes por la Casilla del Gobierno, Y por otro lado Bitcoin desde 2012 cada 4 años establece pisos al Precio ...
⚡ Dee Kay ⚡ · 126w
Central European Metropolitan properties bought in early 2000 were a decent investment. Especially at 0.5% fixed mortgages. Now it's very risky due to changing working patterns but mainly due to inflated money supply.
Flobee · 126w
IMO owning your house isn't about its value or investment, its about security. Especially true if you can own it outright or have a plan to do so in the short term. Securities are held by DTC, renters can be rugged anytime, but if you own the house and custody the deed... well that's about as se...
NaturalNerd · 125w
I like the idea of owning land, not a fiat house. I would prefer someplace that does not have any building codes or where I could hide a small house. Perhaps investing the energy into a house that could last a very long time and provide some heating and cooling like an earthship. I want to invest m...