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Astors
2 Books2 Highlights11 Themes
Astors appears across 2 books, with 2 highlights.
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Recurring themes
Debt as Offensive Leverage Not Burden, Bridge Disparate Needs Into One Deal, Emotions Disguised as Logic
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Generally there are three categories of real-estate investors—those who borrow nothing, those who borrow the maximum, and those who borrow conservatively. The nonborrowers, such as the Astors, who owned all their proper…
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"Generally there are three categories of real-estate investors—those who borrow nothing, those who borrow the maximum, and those who borrow conservatively. The nonborrowers, such as the Astors, who owned all their properties free and clear, could ride through almost any storm. Predictably, those speculators who borrowed the absolute maximum on their projects were among the very first to get wiped out. And yet, it was the conservative investors who ultimately suffered the most."
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"Generally there are three categories of real-estate investors—those who borrow nothing, those who borrow the maximum, and those who borrow conservatively. The nonborrowers, such as the Astors, who owned all their properties free and clear, could ride through almost any storm. Predictably, those speculators who borrowed the absolute maximum on their projects were among the very first to get wiped out. And yet, it was the conservative investors who ultimately suffered the most."
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Themes
Debt as Offensive Leverage Not BurdenBridge Disparate Needs Into One DealEmotions Disguised as LogicRescue Into OwnershipConservative Borrowers Suffer MostSlice the Same Building Five Ways for CashBorrow Credit When Cash Runs DryBold Front as Survival WeaponStreet-Level Intelligence NetworkCreated Value Over Cost BasisMove Before the Puzzle Is Complete