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Inventory is absolutely terrible. Haven't found anything after two years of searching. It's relatively low pressure for me to find a place. I'm not going to "just buy" something I know I'm going to end up hating. Still, would be nice to find a home.


As far as investing in real estate. I've recently started leaning towards going through Fundrise. I still see the commercial market being a huge question with so many companies and governments switching to remote work but I figured to start out with them and see what happens.

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Inventory is absolutely terrible. Haven't found anything after two years of searching. It's relatively low pressure for me to find a place. I'm not going to "just buy" something I know I'm going to end up hating. Still, would be nice to find a home.


As far as investing in real estate. I've recently started leaning towards going through Fundrise. I still see the commercial market being a huge question with so many companies and governments switching to remote work but I figured to start out with them and see what happens.

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You looking in Boston, or the Boston area? Jeez! has to be terribly expensive. We in Louisiana don't fully appreciate just how affordable real estate is here. Well, until you start comparing to other regions. Then you go, Thank Gawd! I live here.

Good luck.

I did look around here and still do from time to time, but anything decent starts at $500k. So, at this point, I'm looking everywhere except Hawaii and Alaska. There's not many good choices out there. The few there are - which, I can count on one hand in two years of searching - get snapped up within a week. I can't compete against corporations and cash-flush rich people.

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You looking in Boston, or the Boston area? Jeez! has to be terribly expensive. We in Louisiana don't fully appreciate just how affordable real estate is here. Well, until you start comparing to other regions. Then you go, Thank Gawd! I live here.

Good luck.

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Hoping to sell here in Frisco soon and move back to North Lincoln Parish on family land.. Hunt, fish, raise my own chickens, beef, plant a garden.. can't wait..

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Hoping to sell here in Frisco soon and move back to North Lincoln Parish on family land.. Hunt, fish, raise my own chickens, beef, plant a garden.. can't wait..

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That's great! But you'll have to change your forum name.

Anyone have a read on the status/future of Intel (INTC)? Some pundits say it is a BUY! BUY! BUY! and others say it is a mature company whose best days are behind them. There is some serious competition for the microchip market and plenty of strong players, like AMD, Nvidia, TSM, ASML, QCOM, Broadcom, and several others. Most stock gurus don't include Intel in their top 8-10 such stocks to buy.

Intel is investing a bundle in new manufacturing facilities in Ohio, and I think Arizona as well.

Not surprisingly the market is getting pummeled today. Watching a bunch of stocks for buy points (triggers). Also, this morning my gold and O&G stocks went green, but even they have given some back.

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That's great! But you'll have to change your forum name.

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Why? DFM didn't! (Actually, I can guess you can say he was FROM Minden).

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Anyone have a read on the status/future of Intel (INTC)? Some pundits say it is a BUY! BUY! BUY! and others say it is a mature company whose best days are behind them. There is some serious competition for the microchip market and plenty of strong players, like AMD, Nvidia, TSM, ASML, QCOM, Broadcom, and several others. Most stock gurus don't include Intel in their top 8-10 such stocks to buy.

Intel is investing a bundle in new manufacturing facilities in Ohio, and I think Arizona as well.

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I am slowly establishing a position in it. I figure it's going to be a long slog before I can make any money, but it has a 3+% dividend I can collect in the mean time (assuming they don't cut it after saying they will be cash flow negative next year).

Purely speculative.

AMD does chip design, but makes nothing. TSM is also building a plant here in the US (Arizona). I am assuming that more and more chips will be needed in the future, because I think I read that automobiles have up to 2000 chips in them and electric automobiles have 3000. Hopefully that part of the supply chain can be brought home and Intel can reap the benefits. I believe Intel is getting subsidies to help them build these plants.

They are being punished because they missed the boat on improving their smartphone chips and have been passed by AMD for data center chips (or so I've heard). Investing in them is kind of a turn around story, and some analysts buy it and some don't.

It's like Biden has been running them for the last 5 or so years and they are paying the price.

Microchips and tech in general are areas I don't have a lot of knowledge of. I once held QCOM but sold it all for a nice profit many years ago. Held a stock called Atmel too, but I don't think it even exists anymore. The only "tech" I hold are VZ and T. I guess they are considered tech.

I am interested in Intel and hope they can survive and thrive for no other reason than we need such high-tech manufacturing in the USA. I have done DD on TSM and like them but am concerned what will happen if the Chicoms invade and take over Taiwan. If they are smart their US location will be a stand-alone subsidiary capable of surviving the collapse of Taiwan itself.

I have Intel on my watch list.

It's the old Blue Light special at K Mart this morning. Or, it was. The market has stabilized some for the day. I was able to pick up some bargains this morning. Thanks Joe!

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It's the old Blue Light special at K Mart this morning. Or, it was. The market has stabilized some for the day. I was able to pick up some bargains this morning. Thanks Joe!

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Same!

It was a "Russian BEAR" market!

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I am slowly establishing a position in it. I figure it's going to be a long slog before I can make any money, but it has a 3+% dividend I can collect in the mean time (assuming they don't cut it after saying they will be cash flow negative next year).

Purely speculative.

AMD does chip design, but makes nothing. TSM is also building a plant here in the US (Arizona). I am assuming that more and more chips will be needed in the future, because I think I read that automobiles have up to 2000 chips in them and electric automobiles have 3000. Hopefully that part of the supply chain can be brought home and Intel can reap the benefits. I believe Intel is getting subsidies to help them build these plants.

They are being punished because they missed the boat on improving their smartphone chips and have been passed by AMD for data center chips (or so I've heard). Investing in them is kind of a turn around story, and some analysts buy it and some don't.

It's like Biden has been running them for the last 5 or so years and they are paying the price.

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Margins are much higher for the elite chip designers (AMD/NVDA) than the fabs.

I now own AMD through their acquisition of Xinlinx.

Speaking of Elon Musk…Within a few hours of receiving a request from the Ukrainians, he had Starlink terminals en route to the Ukraine. They have arrived now.