Brutus_buckeye

I heard something about regulation coming to the crypto's. Don't have a link but wondering if you had any insight on that Ken?

There is a bridge over 275 already. There are a ton of houses being built along the 275/74 split right now

Who is the current company? The biggest problem with 11 units is that is may be too small for the larger companies to handle cost effectively. The first person I would probably recommend reaching out to is Jim Shapiro. He handles property management for a lot of smaller rental properties and single family houses owned by independent owners. He could possibly assist you because this is probably within his scope and wheelhouse. He is well known amongst real estate investors in Cincy and is on the REIA board. There is a realtor that does commercial property management and bank turn arounds who may be interested or open to this size project named Corey Dolan. Not sure if he would be interested but could be cost effective. I think Towne, Sundance, Balanced and Grandin would do a good job but not cost effective for the size of your project. If you are interested in their info, I am happy to PM you their contact info.

How big is your HOA, where is the neighborhood located? I know quite a few people in the area of various sizes.

^ did you do this all with a drone?

My only concern is that will it compete directly with Riverbend for the same acts and people. This would have an out of town owner whereas Riverbend is owned by the CSO so there is a much bigger tangible benefit to having acts at that venue as opposed to the Banks since the money from Riverbend directly supports local arts.

^ most likely one of the 30 year bonds in 1992 that they are paying on would have matured or a number of smaller bonds for infrastructure would have matured by then and they no longer have to make the debt service payments on them.

But that is the clarity they need to make a decision

^ I bet nothing will happen until February until they get clarity with the Miami situation.

Patents are only 17 years because the theory behind that is that we do not like monopolies and like to have competition. At the same time, there is a balancing act to reward the innovator and prevent bigger, more capitalized companies from stifling the innovator and putting them out of business when they are just getting started. The 17 year patent gives the innovator a head start to try and capitalize on their innovation before the rest of the world does.

^ The theory behind the copyright is that after a while they should be returned to the public domain for the general public to use. The copyright is supposed to benefit the creator and even his immediate descendants or heirs. Once you get to the 3rd or 4th generation, those heirs do not have the same connection to the work in question so the theory is why should they benefit. It is similar to the estate tax in a way but based on slightly different theory

^ Do people think Trump has sucked so much air out of the room that it is hard to get excited for the governors race, the candidates are just non polarizing, or state races in general are rather boring. I remember in 2006 & 2010 and to a limited extent 2014 there seemed to be passion on both sides. Everyone on the left was energized for Strickland and hated Blackwell. The right loved Kasich in 2010 and he was fairly polarizing in 2014 Also, has Dewine moved toward the center or has the Trump effected pulled everyone way more right?

It may be early but the interesting thing so far is that there really is not a candidate for either party that garners the passion of really anyone on this board, either love or hate. Now, I don't expect anyone to garner the passion that Trump has but the passion level around everyone is pretty meh. (I.e. Dewine would be fine, don't love him or hate him; Cordray is highly intelligent and qualified, but not all that up to going for a rally for him) For example, In state politics, Mandel really is a figure who excites his base and angers his opponents base. Just not seeing that in the governors race so far. It is interesting

He definitely will be formidable competition and the best Democrat that has run in Ohio in a long time. However, given Ohio's recent shift to the right, he will have his work cut out for him. Personally, I thought Jerry Springer would have been very competitive in Ohio given the current political climate.

Dewine would not be bad. Cordray may be too cerebral to win now a days. He is a very smart educated man but may not have the personality to carry himself in blue collar Ohio.

Kucinich couldn't win Ohio 40 years ago, his chances are even worse now. It is either going to be Dewine, Cordray or Renacci

Don't know if there will be strong competition. Headwinds are not in GOP favor, Mandel lost 6 years ago. To do so again is political suicide and he would be finished. He is going to sit back and wait for another opportunity to run for a different seat. Maybe a viable challenger will surface with less to lose politically than Mandel, but he did this as a calculated political move so he could have a future.

I have said this to a number of people in my office who bought this. This is the nail on the head. Not to say you cant successful investing now based on your risk profile and goals, but probably best to keep things short term, day trading, etc. I would not consider betting the house on this yet or placing retirement money in it until the market works itself out.

I thought you were Mr. Free Market? The value is what the market says it is. The market is always a rational user of resources, right? BTW, the total market cap of all of these bitcoins is nearly $1 trillion -- all for a technology that has barely scratched the surface of its potential utility. Go back and read articles from five years ago about Bitcoin nearing the bubble. They're as laughable as the articles about crypto bubble(s) today. I fully expect Bitcoin to hold steady pricewise as more alt coins challenge it -- unless new transaction technologies now in testing realize their promise and increase the utilization of crypto for more of its potential applications. Eventually, the transaction technology will catch up to blockchain technology. When it does, watch that market cap find a new bubble, er, ceiling. I am free market. And your right, the market is what it says it is, however, as an investor, I like more traditional models where I can understand the underlying asset value behind it. I don't see that with Crypto currencies and to be honest, they have not stoked my interest enough at this time to learn about it for investment purposes. That being said, Ken, if you know what you are doing, then by all means, it is a good investment for you, because you have market knowledge that I do not possess at this point. For someone like me and millions of other Americans, buying Bitcoin is about the same is playing $1000 on Powerball. For someone like you, who is much more educated on the subject, it is investing.

Probably because you don't understand the technology or how it's being used and can be used. Blockchain...it's not just a currency replacement anymore. I am not an expert on it which is why I don't invest in it. If you want to be successful in investing, invest in what you know, except foreign currencies because that is just gambling. If you like crypto currencies, by all means invest if you know what you are doing. Many people who do invest know nothing of the matter though which is dangerous. However, from a financial valuation standpoint, there is not a rational valuation for the value of Bitcoin, but that does not mean it cannot be a good investment if you know what you are doing.

^ Stock market is efficient. You can find a lot of inefficiencies in real estate investing where paying a premium for someone else's pile of coal may actually yield a few diamonds.

I have a lot of friends caught up in the Bitcoin craze. Nothing you can do to convince them there are no fundamentals behind the rise.

Not a big enough footprint for HQ2

My guess is 84.51 will take over the space as they grow. Hopefully a residential tower or hotel gets built on top of it and we forget that Macy's was even there to begin with.

I remember going to the Howl at the Moon when it was at Covington Landing years ago. They were only open Wed-Sun and outside of Friday and Saturday the crowds were sparse. It was such a high rent district for them with a ton of overhead that probably hurt things. At least when it was at Cov Landing, their parent company essentially owned the building it was in, which would have helped. It is a shame because I loved the concept, and it was fun after games and such. I could see it working if there was a better arena down there too. Otherwise, I could see the concept working in the Fountain Sq area or somewhere with slightly lower rents.