Category Archives: Real Estate

What it’s like to live on the Las Vegas Strip

Posted on 2014/07/04 by richardykuo

Now that I own property in Las Vegas, I’ve made week long stays there several times.  While I’m not a full time resident, I think I’ve gotten enough of a feel to comment on what life on the Strip is … Continue reading →

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Fundamental vs relative (or positional) value in real estate

Posted on 2014/06/15 by richardykuo

Two useful concepts to understand in real estate (or indeed, in any business) are the concepts of fundamental and relative or positional value. Fundamental value is best thought of as “cost plus”or “cost savings”.  As in, if the land costs x, … Continue reading →

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The NYTimes Rent vs Buy calculator

Posted on 2014/06/05 by richardykuo

One of the often pointed to resources when deciding whether to buy a home is the New York Times Rent vs Buy calculator.  This is a fully interactive web page that takes in many assumptions and spits out how many … Continue reading →

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