Ohhhhhhh how it has not been going to plan so far.
$152,669 has plummeted down to $146,045
That is a $6,624 loss so far or 4.3%. Wow that is a big drop for a time period of only 28 days in the so called safe investment of real estate.
Also I have paid $229 in interest for my (3%) margin account to borrow the money to invest.
On the bright side I have received $914 in dividends so far from just this play as they are all monthly payers but whats the point really to earn 7.5% in dividends a year when your investment goes down 10% lol.
In Conclusion
So far it has been a bad investment but I am not worried about it just yet. It is early as its only been a month. I will give it a close watch to see how things shape up in the coming months and continue to pay down my margin debt from dividends received. I will make periodic updates on just the REIT play to keep you people informed.
In a splurge purchase I have purchased a new phone which will not be here till mid next month. It is a lot of money for a phone. Sure I could get one subsidized from my carrier but I really dislike contracts as my last provider really took me to the cleaners as I tried to switch. I dont spend much on myself and its an item I use very often. Plus my last iphone 5 lasted me over 2 years now which is the longest I have ever had a phone without upgrading. I am hoping for this new phone to last another 2 years thus the apple care warranty. I am firmly against extended warranties but I feel justified with this one as phones are very accident prone and I will be running this one without a case so it can fit in my pocket still lol. This is the second most expensive phone I have ever owned. WHATTTT u say???? Yes In 1996 I spend over $1600 on a Motorola StarTAC. LOL How far have we come. The StarTac was the leap into the future at the time before texting was a thing and 50 cents a minute was the going rate for a phone plan.
Other News
I have been playing with about 100k in my US margin account. I have been selling Apple puts for a few dollars below market price and the 300 shares of Apple I do have I have been selling covered Calls for a few dollar above. Overall I am bullish on Apple and have been playing the stock to take advantage of it.
I still hold 600 shares in my retirement account I am not touching or playing options with. My max 100k play is to see what kind of money I can make options trading writing aggressive options.
In my coming posts in a few days I will give a Grandma Olga ETF update LINK
Also a project debt Ali update LINK
So how have your guys plays , buy,sells and options been? Also what is the most you have spent on a phone and what has been your favorite. I think my old time favorite was my Motorola black MicroTac elite phone. Was great with slim detachable batteries and looked very classy at the time.
