Re: Balancing Retirement and Non-Retirement Savings

On May 9, 5:05 pm, Paul Michael Brown <p...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Houses are CONSUMPTION, not an investment.

Considering that the appraisal for the house we're building came back
at $150K more than we're paying for the whole project, I have to take
issue with this statement.  I think a nearly-immediate $150K return on
roughly $13K in closing costs is not just an investment, it's a steal.

--Bill

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