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re: What to do with cash right now?

Posted on 5/15/21 at 3:52 pm to
Posted by UFownstSECsince1950
Member since Dec 2009
32600 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 3:52 pm to
Cold hard physical cash
Posted by V Bainbridge
Member since Jul 2020
7795 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 3:54 pm to
quote:

Monthly payment with taxes and insurance - $750
Power Bill - $125
Water - $50
Internet - $75
Yard - $50 (basically just weed eating, no yard)
Airbnb items (coffee, etc) - $100

$2,250 Rev

$1,150 expenses


After Airbnb fees I think it will cashflow about $600 - $1,000 a month.

You are missing cleaning costs which will be significant or very time consuming and should account at least 100/mo for random repair costs.

You need to aim for higher occupancy or charge a higher rate or you are going to see a very poor ROI on this property as you have set it out. Not trying to be a debbie downer but those are a couple of big costs you haven't accounted for.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
80761 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 3:57 pm to
There are bitcoin ATMs if you want to do it the inefficient way.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 4:24 pm to
there are no numerous bitcoin ATMs around where i live, but youll pay a premium

Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
37694 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 5:31 pm to
quote:

You are missing cleaning costs which will be significant or very time consuming and should account at least 100/mo for random repair costs.

You need to aim for higher occupancy or charge a higher rate or you are going to see a very poor ROI on this property as you have set it out. Not trying to be a debbie downer but those are a couple of big costs you haven't accounted for.



I was spitballing. I already have two airbnbs and will have 5 by the end of the year.

ROI is insane.
Posted by Fat Bastard
coach, investor, gambler
Member since Mar 2009
72498 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 6:46 pm to
You don’t own any real estate anyway.
Posted by Fat Bastard
coach, investor, gambler
Member since Mar 2009
72498 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 6:47 pm to
YAYO
HKRS
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89480 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 6:55 pm to
If you have some relatively high interest debt, you could retire that.
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24124 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 8:49 pm to
quote:

You don’t own any real estate anyway.


I bought a house less than a year ago

Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82010 posts
Posted on 5/15/21 at 9:11 pm to
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there any way to purchase Bitcoin using actual cash?
I mean, what do you think people are using to buy BTC? Drugs?
Posted by skewbs
Member since Apr 2008
2000 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 9:25 am to
quote:

Cold hard physical cash


Wut...? You mean like walk into a store and hand someone cash?
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36269 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 11:20 am to
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Wut...? You mean like walk into a store and hand someone cash?

Are boomers still doing this?
Posted by Suntiger
BR or somewhere else
Member since Feb 2007
32885 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 11:34 am to
quote:

quote:

Put it in Voyager as USDC and get 9% monthly interest


Really? That seems too good to be true. What's the catch?



Anyone else in this. Seems too good to be real for there not to be a risk somewhere. Just curious as to what’s backing this.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15748 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 2:24 pm to
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Now to research them. Any suggestions on where to start?


I own MAIN.

And HTGC.

They do have risk.

Morningstar might be a place to look at PFF and PGX.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
14160 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 2:59 pm to
I’m trying to figure that out as well.

We sold one of our rentals a year ago for a 50% gain and used that to pay off our other rental...but now have too much cash. Real estate prices are too rich for me right now to reinvest.

I’m looking to park excess cash (above a few.months expenses) in a mix of TIPs, Commodity Index Fund and smaller amounts into phys gold and crypto (BTC/ETH). Maybe a value fund as well.

The goal is to still have cash if a bigger opp presents itself.

I’d love to hear any critiques or ideas. Note this is for cash/purchasing power protection...not retirement.
This post was edited on 5/16/21 at 3:21 pm
Posted by pond water
Jacksonville, FL
Member since Nov 2010
107 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 6:25 pm to
AMC for the swing trade
Posted by wutangfinancial
Treasure Valley
Member since Sep 2015
11075 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 6:47 pm to
quote:


Really? That seems too good to be true. What's the catch?


It's a low volatility instrument much like XIV was if I understand it correctly. It's not risk free and there's massive counter party risk that's being downplayed.

Think EUR/CHF unpegging
This post was edited on 5/16/21 at 6:53 pm
Posted by RedStickBR
Member since Sep 2009
14577 posts
Posted on 5/16/21 at 10:49 pm to
Long value, short growth (worked brilliantly in 2000; didn’t work as well during GFC).

If you think the US is headed for further inflation, could consider a safe haven currency like the CHF.

Puts or, for less risk, bear put spreads.

I also like GBP denominated equity at the moment.
Posted by GREENHEAD22
Member since Nov 2009
19583 posts
Posted on 5/17/21 at 7:44 am to
I have been wanting to put my cash in Celcius but not being FDIC backed makes me worried.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
80761 posts
Posted on 5/17/21 at 8:39 am to
Thats the risk you take for the 10% interest as opposed to <1% for FDIC. Have to make the evaluation to see if it is worth it for you individually. For me personally, it is. Granted I'm not going crazy with it. Just putting some cash that I have to keep in cash that would otherwise not do anything in a savings account.
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