"Gerry" <222ggg@spam.really.sucks> wrote in message
news:280820042321379610%222ggg@spam.really.sucks...
> Real estate is also something I'm not an expert in
<...>
> If one is buying any kind of house these days it seems a good
> investment.  Admittedly we're buying a house in Southern California
> where the rise in real estate costs is amazing to watch., particularly
> if you're so invested.

When the rise in real estate prices is "amazing to watch," generally
everybody makes a lot of money except the last person to buy before the
bubble bursts.

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Ryan Ginstrom
ryang@gol.com