If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting you; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:... If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), Rewards and Fairies (1910).
9 comments:
What a nice clip to begin my visit to your site Robert! I confess to not knowing much about Kipling although the passage is familiar.
Was Kipling in a position to pronounce to his listener/son, what a Man was? Will all his female listeners be put off at being excluded?
Guidance can at times be heavy-handed, but maybe for some situations this is exactly the kind of hands you need.
All the best to you in the New Year.
calmo
calmo,
Always welcome. More welcome if you take the opportunity to slap me upside my head when I screw up. Good time to to restate the purpose of this blog.
One, toxic dumping ground for my dangerous thoughts. As such little effort at style is expended.
Two, spread the truth of the urban planning movement and its' societal consequences and what to do about it.
Three, a place to take discussions when other blogs move too fast to allow considered contemplation. It also really pisses me off when somebody on Ben's Blog (housing bubble) or Hit'n'Run posts unrelated ephemera and sidetracks the whole discussion.
Four, as you notice, Quotes O'Note a semi-regular feature. Associated with the shameless self promotion of my "gift" for acronym.
Five, bitchin' 'bout Kalifornia and Illegals. Actually I don't really bitch about either, I bitch about their victimization but just try and make that distinction with my enemies. Oh yes, I have enemies but no more for now.
Yes, ask away here or email me.
The area is known as "The Avenue." One of the oldest, poorest neighborhoods in the region. It is nowhere near Pierpoint. The Avenue has been "on the upswing" for at least 20 years. Pierpoint is very upscale and "fully priced" if you get my drift. $660 for a 4plex still sounds like a doable deal. Assuming you'll drop $100k into the deal your nut is going to be $2900 mort, $600tx, $300misc. $3800/mo and with 4 units pulling $3200/mo as long as you don't get hit with AMT on your 1040a it looks like cash neutral upfront.
The market is very strong. Prices are way too high in my opinion but population pressures and growth controls hold up the floor against the lowering of prices or rents. Sales prices are definitely headed lower and The Avenue probably moreso than most places because of the desireablity factor. I own a primary in VenCo and I own rental property. My wife's father was born in VenCo in 1913. I wouldn't do this deal for three reasons. Location. The neighborhood is still compares poorly by most measures. Politics. The City of San Buenaventura is embarking on a path of Santa Monica style socialism that may sweep you up in an urban renwal zone. I've also heard the code phrase "rent stabilzation" mentioned out loud. Shudder. Third, even though I'm not mathematically uncomfortable with the price I'm sure it isn't going to get any appreciation and more likely substantial depreciation. The opportunity to add units isn't really there. The city is a stickler for small buildings having parking, setbacks, high fees, etc.
The fundamentals are sound. The economy is diversified and population pressures persist. There's an unbelievable amount of wealth and not just in housing. Unfortunately for you that doesn't factor into your decision. The last time I did this it was for a 6plex plus manager in North Oxnard but that was 6 years ago. Rents doubled and price tripled since then so claerly the decision would be different today. Think about why people are selling. $660,000 in thbank after expenses and taxes is $580k roughly. At 5.5% safe in the bank $32,000 per year.
20% dp on 640k would get you near cash neutral with a 6.2%, 30 yr. note.
I'm in Santa Barbara and know little about the neighborhood you inquire of.
Pro: There is potential to increase income from the property.
Con: Prices are at or near peak.
Cheers.
Based on Robert's knowledge of local conditions, the "pro" I mentioned may not exist, and the "con"'s appear to be numerous, including potential rent control.
Anon,
You may be right about the potential for increasing rents. Oxnard has already made the list of the highest rent/income ratios in the nation. Like I said, raw population pressures are keeping demand high. Also as a SB resident I'm sure you've haerd all about people living in Ven and working in SB because of the house price differential.
LA_IG,
Sometimes it's like Texas Hold'em. There's no shame in waiting out a hand to see what everyone else is doing. Let's not do anything rash like starting to work for a living. A 1031 exchange in California probably won't work out for the seller long term. The higher taxable basis eats into returns and I fully expect that capital gains are as low as they'll ever get right now. The toughest investment strategy to stick with is patience. A Burger King in Tennesee sounds reasonable but I just don't know enough and hoestly don't want to clutter my brain with enough facts to know enough. A very good friend owns several McDs in the Long Beach area but we are talking about a family inheiretence and working 2 managers shifts in the early years to make it work.
There's just no way you are going to "miss" any opprtunities by waiting. They are still asking 20x rent.
I love VenCo. I literally chose it as my personal choice from everyplace else in the country. Interesting trivia; 40 years ago it was virtually impossible to tell Ventura and Orange Counties apart. Population, agriculture, people, everything. Look how they've diverged since. One really big opportunity may be in Thousand Oaks. Countrywide is going to cut waaay back IMO and a lot of homes may need to sell fast. At the same time Amgen is going strong and will continue to grow. They are forced to pay way over market for decent housing for employee retention and recruiting purposes. Just a thought.
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