I've done a little shopping myself, a nice Wüsthof knife block with 6 Classic IKON knives and kitchen scissors.
In sheer spending amount I might end up doing way more. Maybe $100k more. :) The apartment below mine is probably coming up for sale and I may buy, making me the sole freeholder for the building. I'd also be able to grant myself free lease extensions on both, from the current 65 or so years to whatever I want. The place needs a lot of work but I can handle paying for that. I'll live in one, the other for letting.
One nice thing is that I paid attention to my own investment guidance for others and already had enough uninvested cash around to buy without initially using a mortgage, then refurbish and mortgage for more. No need for me to sell any investments during a bad selling time.
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In sheer spending amount I might end up doing way more. Maybe $100k more. :) The apartment below mine is probably coming up for sale and I may buy, making me the sole freeholder for the building. I'd also be able to grant myself free lease extensions on both, from the current 65 or so years to whatever I want. The place needs a lot of work but I can handle paying for that. I'll live in one, the other for letting.
One nice thing is that I paid attention to my own investment guidance for others and already had enough uninvested cash around to buy without initially using a mortgage, then refurbish and mortgage for more. No need for me to sell any investments during a bad selling time.