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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by 01100011 on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @09:56PM (#19803834)
I never had to spend tens of thousands of dollars to put a new roof on my gold investments.

I don't need to pay someone 5% of the value to sell my gold investments.

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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by btkramer9 on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @10:14PM (#19803960)
You also can't live in your gold investment
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Re:Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2... by snowwrestler on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @11:27PM (#19804383)
If you rent for long enough, you'll pay for a new roof eventually because buildings eventually need new roofs, and rental property repairs are funded from rent payments.
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