re: Everyone seems to be talking about a recession.

I mean you can always invest half in something that is gonna generate income like preferred stock. You need to lay out your goals. Do you want to deal with property? Are you going to be a landlord or pay someone to manage it. Do you want to truly dive into the real estate business or do you just want to be an investor. Maybe you could open Qdoba in Starkvegas. I'll eat there and support it.

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It isn't a bad thing to have a little cash on hand to take advantage of an opportunity, but you also want something now that is gonna generate cashflow you just don't have to put all your chips in.