PropertyInvesting.com | Phil_McRakin | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/phil_mcrakin/activity/ Activity feed for Phil_McRakin. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:54:14 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 f3e9f34312881a8a48737c5912d88375 Phil_McRakin replied to the topic Is property investing really all its cracked up to be? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391500-is-property-investing-really-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/page/6/#post-4577664 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:27:50 +0000 foundation wrote:
My thoughts? Wager only what you can afford to lose on short term movements. Understand the range of possibilities for the long term. Discard any advice that is based on impossible expectations. Invest on knowledge, not hope.

Yeah…ahhh gee. thanks…Sooooooo anyway what are your thoughts-would you sell up/hold/or buy in?

]]> 0bd73fe184158da1a168b86dda6b8d5b Phil_McRakin replied to the topic Is property investing really all its cracked up to be? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391500-is-property-investing-really-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/page/6/#post-4577662 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:08:19 +0000 foundation wrote:

Linar wrote:
At the risk of being a party pooper I'm going to give my thoughts to Phil on the question he originally asked: "Is property investing all it's cracked up to be?" (in case anyone else has forgotten what the topic was)IN MY OPINION, the answer is Hell yes.

Oh don't get me wrong. I'm in the same boat (sort of). The…[Read more]

]]> 2936331b0803c241e8526e119d18d0c6 Phil_McRakin replied to the topic Is property investing really all its cracked up to be? in the forum Linar wrote: Wow I read this https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391500-is-property-investing-really-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/page/6/#post-4577661 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:04:16 +0000 Linar wrote:
WowI read this thread looking for opinions on the actual question Phil asked and holy mackarel, my head hurts just from looking at the graphs without any attempt whatsoever to understand them.At the risk of being a party pooper I'm going to give my thoughts to Phil on the question he originally asked: "Is property investing all it's…[Read more]

]]> a45a346a58c4ec1ee824a4bf9a147cf5 Phil_McRakin replied to the topic Is property investing really all its cracked up to be? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391500-is-property-investing-really-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/page/3/#post-4577605 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:54:19 +0000 Woooahh quite a bit of info to read through here!!! Sorry Im been flat out with work and not the chance to check back. What a great site this is though!!! From a quick glance it seems it has achieved what I was generally asking-it seems that a LOT of people have/are jumping into property investing without even doing the sums!!! Herd mentality at…[Read more]

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