When you look back at your first ten years it makes a difference if you acquired every year 10% of your assets evenly spread out or if you were able to "frontload" and buy more early on - you have more horses in the race for longer, which is key.

Do not put the cart before the horse.

A better investment is starting  a horse boarding business. 

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Its rented out to people who have horses but nothing hardcore like cattle or row crops.

Another month, maybe a chef buddy Edwardo says "hey, I'm ready, I got this amazing food truck idea that I want to build into a B&M shop, I need an investor" and maybe that's the best horse in the gate of the day. 

Ever thought about Karma and how it can catch up to any loser out there that can't get off of his high horse?

I can show the math or show by example the issue in his premise, but it is a case you can lead a horse to water ….I do find it interesting that your average rent growth is slightly higher than the average property appreciation.  

That will make it much easier to change horses mid-stream if the contractor doesn't work out. 2) Scope of Work: Make sure you get a very detailed Scope of Work that details everything that will be done including the exact work and finishes you can expect.

We got so comfy up on that high-horse that we just kicked back chillaxed as the world caught up and in many regards, passed us by.