Into the Abyss

You know when you go & do something & then you think for a minute, wait, what was I thinking?  I always do that & yesterday was probably the biggest - what was I thinking kind of day!

For a long time I've been thinking about venturing into real estate.  & no, I didn't sign up to become a real estate agent, but I've always want to do that on the side, or be a florist.  Which is actually laughable, as I do not have a creative or artistic bone in my body.  But that's another story in & of itself.

Last night I took the plunge & put an offer in on a house.  I should say revised offer, as I had gone back & forth a bit with the owner.  After looking a few houses in varying parts of the same neighborhood, I settled on one that was a tiny bit over my price range, but still a good deal.  There were two that I thought were a bit better, but one was not in the best neighborhood & the other one was sold as quickly as it came on the market Sheesh!  No luck there.

The risky part is that I am buying this as an investment property.  & along with that comes all the headaches of being someones landlord.  Yeah yeah, I know, say what you want about real estate as an "investment" these days, but you know what?  They're not making any more land, so something tells me that I'm making a sound choice here.  That years from now when I have accumulated (remember I'm a hoarder) some decent properties, I can sell them all & go live in my dream house on the beach!  Hey, a girl has to have a dream, right?

But if you're wondering, this is what I think about when I am running.  All these silly thoughts of what am I going to do for my future, as up until now that has consisted of investing in Gucci, Prada & Manolo.  & while beautiful things do make me happy, they don't really have much of a return on the original investment.  But back to my running, which hasn't been much lately. Twice this week thanks to good old Mother Nature, who has not been very cooperative weather wise.  But it looks like a great weekend coming up & I hope to get outside & get some great runs in, because I know that will help clear my mind of all the anxiety I've been having about emptying my bank account into this new money pit.

Have a great weekend everyone!