rwallace comments on Misleading the witness - Less Wrong

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Comment author: rwallace 10 August 2009 03:09:24PM 0 points [-]

Given a million-dollar windfall, buying a house at today's depressed prices would be one of the best investments you could make. (An additional benefit would be to make the money less liquid, thereby cutting down the temptation to spend it frivolously.)

Comment author: Alicorn 10 August 2009 03:42:10PM 3 points [-]

Perhaps, but owning a house would be a terrible time investment for me the way my life is working. I suppose I could hire a property manager and rent it out, though.

Comment author: matt 10 August 2009 10:36:43PM 2 points [-]

How sure are you that you know more than the market on this one? What information do you have that (still) rich property speculators don't have?

Comment author: MichaelVassar 11 August 2009 05:51:21AM 1 point [-]

Housing markets aren't even theoretically efficient. Too big, diffuse, illiquid, etc.

Comment author: MichaelBishop 15 August 2009 09:36:49PM 1 point [-]

ok, but are you arguing that Matt's skepticism is unwarranted? are you heavily invested in realestate?

Comment author: MichaelBishop 15 August 2009 09:37:29PM 0 points [-]