Scoring property at a low price isn't all that bad. Interest rates are @ about 5.5%. (I was going to wait for the baby boom to bust - which seems to be right around the corner - if not now!) And my retired neighbor lives off of CD's. What are they now - 5%? It's very safe and much better than tanking especially if there's plenty of loot involved.
Gold? It's never been valued at zero. It may have been good to buy around the $350 mark. To see it go much higher from the current $975? I dunno. It may be another way to go.
If inflation returns, it's a bad deal..IMHO.
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