The government is talking about stimulating the economy with One Trillion dollars ($1,000,000,000,000). Does that number even exist? Yes, it is actually a number. The question is how much is it and how will it affect real estate. So, here it is:

What does one TRILLION dollars look like?

All this talk about "stimulus packages" and "bailouts"...

A billion dollars...

A hundred billion dollars...

Eight hundred billion dollars...

One TRILLION dollars...

Let's try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.

We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the

largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen
them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends
wherever they go

A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains
$10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is a real restate agent's
decent commission on a sale.

Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100
packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk
around with it. Watch for abandoned bags next time you are out and about
you never know what may be in it  . . .

While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a
little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet...

And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...

Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that
number we've been hearing so much about. What is a trillion dollars?
Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one
followed by 12 zeros.

You ready for this? It's pretty surprising.

Go ahead... Scroll down...

Notice those pallets are double stacked.
...and remember those are $100 bills.

So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.