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robb65 · 56-60, M
I can think of a few "best purchases" I've made. In no particular order:
30 acres of farm land. A few years after the purchase a cell tower company wanted to lease it to put a tower on. The lease amount was twice the land payment. After a decade I sold out the lease for twice what I paid for the land. I still own the land but no longer collect rent from the tower that's on it.
Volvo wagon for $1200. I put about 100,000 miles on it over about a decade with very few repairs. It got about 24 mpg and I could haul a lot in it with the seat folded down.
Truck for $1400. Dependable and easy to repair. I've had it for over 10 years and it is now just kept as a spare/ back up. I kinda like it better than my current truck so I may eventually replace the engine and put it back on the road.
30' motor home for $600 which was basically the scrap metal value. Working stove, fridge, shower, water heater. The AC did work when I bought it. It's sitting up on blocks out in the woods and is where I go when I need some alone time. I couldn't have built a small storage shed for that, never mind the appliances. I could live out there if I had to.
30 acres of farm land. A few years after the purchase a cell tower company wanted to lease it to put a tower on. The lease amount was twice the land payment. After a decade I sold out the lease for twice what I paid for the land. I still own the land but no longer collect rent from the tower that's on it.
Volvo wagon for $1200. I put about 100,000 miles on it over about a decade with very few repairs. It got about 24 mpg and I could haul a lot in it with the seat folded down.
Truck for $1400. Dependable and easy to repair. I've had it for over 10 years and it is now just kept as a spare/ back up. I kinda like it better than my current truck so I may eventually replace the engine and put it back on the road.
30' motor home for $600 which was basically the scrap metal value. Working stove, fridge, shower, water heater. The AC did work when I bought it. It's sitting up on blocks out in the woods and is where I go when I need some alone time. I couldn't have built a small storage shed for that, never mind the appliances. I could live out there if I had to.