“WEATHERING THE STORM” - GLOBAL REI SURVIVAL MANUAL CHAOS REIGNS ZIV MAGEN
3) EVERY MARKET HAS INHERENT, UNIQUE FEATURES THAT ARE INDEPENDENT OF TRENDS
AND CAN BE CAPITALIZED UPON
US citizens believe everybody should own their own home. This is unlikely to change in the long term, even if
the country is hit with a sub-prime crisis every five years. As a result, it may occur to you the country's a great
place for foreclosure/fixer-flippers/short-sale investors, and will most likely remain so, whatever tomorrow may
bring.
Japanese people aren't having babies. Families are small. People are often loners, childless or have only two
children at most. This is unlikely to change in the long term, even if the country suddenly decides to allow
migration to increase. As a result, it may occur to you the country's a great place for investing in small condo
units, and will most likely remain so, whatever tomorrow may bring.
Australia's main income comes from minerals
mining and its derived industries. This is
unlikely to change in the long term, even if the
country
suddenly
decides
to
become
a
technological and high-tech services hub. As a
result, it may occur to you the country's a great
place for investing in mining towns, industrial
blue-collar
hubs,
temporary/weekly/mobile
housing etc. and will most likely remain so,
whatever tomorrow may bring.
You get the picture.
WEATHER-RESISTANT FUNDAMENTALS
If you base your portfolio on the principles above, you may not be immune to the tides and ebbs of global
economies, but you sure as hell will be able to weather the storms better than most, guaranteed. And if you
hedge and diversify to the best of your ability so that you are able to capitalize on those tides and ebbs and
pounce on any opportunity as it presents itself, you'll most likely be well on your way to making a tidy profit,
too.
Best of luck out there - wish I could say "smooth sailing", but I'd be lying. Surf's up, as it's never been up
before. These are exciting times we're living in but hell, this life and this moment are all we've got.