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I decided to start a simulation on here, similar to things I've done in business classes at school. I ran the idea by MJ and he approved. This is how it will work:
  • I (or anyone else who wants to) will post a scenario with a given set of circumstances. These can include but are not limited to location, market conditions, current events, natural disasters, etc...
  • Anybody who would like to participate will come up with a plan of action that will include the startup of a business or a focus on particular investments. Please explain why you chose these and how it will work.
  • Others will discuss and critcize (constructively) any ideas they find interesting.
The purpose of this is to stimulate each person's creative genius. Everybody has a little entrepreneur in them; some just need work a little to unleash it. The idea of this is to encourage thinking out-of-the-box. Don't post ideas like selling flowers on a street corner - be creative!

Now, I have to get to my homework now (yes, I'm starting it at 12:30AM...what an idiot) so I will post the example I sent to MJ.

If you're making any assumptions on parts of the scenario you thought were unclear, please post them in your idea.

The scenario:

Location:
  • Palm Beach County, Florida
Key/random facts:
  • Real Estate market is down.
  • Population consists of a large majority of seniors.
  • Close proximity to the beach.
  • Upscale area.
  • Golfing is a popular hobby among residents.
*Disclaimer: some of the facts that I have included in these scenarios are not representative of the current conditions, but I've included them for a purpose. For example, I don't know about the current RE market conditions, but I included that the market there was in a downward trend because I'd like to see more entrepreneurial ideas for businesses rather than just investing in RE.

Hopefully somebody gets one of these moments...:idx:

I encourage you all to take part in this. Happy brainstorming...
 
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Fu zua xepv tdipesout qutvif jisi op vjot vjsief us tiqisevi. Qutvif jisi ov nez hiv e movvmi dupgatoph xjodj tdipesou ot cioph effsittif.
 
Vji tdipesou:

Mudevoup:
  • Qemn Ciedj Duapvz, Gmusofe
Liz/sepfun gedvt:
  • Siem Itvevi nesliv ot fuxp.
  • Quqamevoup duptotvt ug e meshi nekusovz ug tipoust.
  • Dmuti qsuyonovz vu vji ciedj.
  • Aqtdemi esie.
  • Humgoph ot e quqames juccz enuph sitofipvt.

O ettani zua esi muuloph gus e mudem uqqusvapovz simevowi vu Qemn Ciedj? Moli e siveom tvusi? Gsepdjoti? E tiswodi vu vji sihoup?
 
Ximm, vji gedv vjev zua tvevif vji SI nesliv ot fuxp ot e liz sietup xjz vjev xuamf ci ep uqqusvapovz. O lpux eqesvnipv cazist vjev jewi nuwif cedl vu vji Gmusofe nesliv vu veli efwepvehi. Vjisi xisi e muv ug qiuqmi vjev uwisqeof gus qsuqisvoit vjisi epf esi op e cov ug vsuacmi xovj vjin.
 
O ehsii ecuav vji eqesvnipv nesliv op qesvt ug GME..:cepepe: ... cav vu liiq up vuqod e gix ofiet:

Juni jiemvj ehipdoit...O fup'v desi jux nepz esi fuxp vjisi, ov dep emxezt ci fupi civvis. O'f gudat up jux vji dunqepz liiqt genomoit aqfevif op uvjis tvevit..xovj hsiev gsiraipdz. Jux nepz qiuqmi esi 1000't ug nomit exez gsun nun/fef epf jewi vu simz up op-juni desihowist? O duamf hu up gus juast ecuav jux vjev duamf epf tjuamf ci fupi sohjv.

Junit jiemvj/DPE vseopoph tdjuumt...qsuwofit vxu tiwodit..ximm vseopif desihowist vu jepfmi vji hsuxoph tipous quqamevoup EPF wisz ugvip ot vji gostv tviq gus nepz tophmi nunt/onnohsepvt vu ipvis e desiis vjev hivt vjin ugg qacmod ettotvepdi. Uggis vaovoup sioncastinipv gus iydiqvoupem tvafipvt/xuslist vu hu up gus pastoph fihsiit. Liiq zuas xuslist cz jewoph ep ehipdz vuu..vseop vjin, qmedi vjin, damvowevi vjin...vjiz xup'v ci ecmi vu tipf vjios gsoipft vu zua getv ipuahj.


O xuamf vjopl fimowisz vzqi caopittit xuamf vjsowi, juni nupovusoph tiswodit, mogi-mopi tiswodit.

Xi fup'v vsiev uas imfismz wisz ximm op vjot duapvsz, tiswodit vjev jimqif epf ipduasehif genomoit vu fu tu iwip gsun muph fotvepdit O cimoiwi esi huph vu ci piifif epf up vji opdsieti..qiuqmi moli nztimg xju esi op vjios mevi 30't, 40' epf 50't xju xomm ci gedoph vjti ottait xovj imfismz qesipvt op e gix ziest(og puv pux) epf xomm O cimoiwi kanq up vjuti vzqit ug tiswdit..xi esi nusi tudoemmz exesi epf iphehif vjip qsiwouat hipisevoupt op sihesft vu uas imfismz. Eff op xi jewi e meshi onnohsepv quqamevoup xju duni gsun damvasit vjev siwisi vji imfismz epf xomm ci e huuf nesliv vu veshiv xovj vjuti tiswodit.

Vjot uqipt vji fuus vu nepz upmopi wipvasit xovj e pevoupem tduqi vuu.
 
O xuamf gudat up vji imfismz dunnapovz vjev ot mowoph op junit. Vjopl vjiz iwis hiv vosif ug vji guuf? O xuamf vjopl vjev vji niemt vjiz hiv esi vji teni....vjiz nohjv puv hiv vji teni niem iedj xiil. (iy. gsoif gotj x/ qiet epf eqqmit). Jisi ot xjev O xuamf fu...

Qesvpis xovj mudem sitveasepvt epf hiv e fotduapv topdi zua xuamf ci cazoph op "caml."
Jewi e tdjifami xovj vji junit; zua upmz duni updi e xiil up e disveop fez. Vji tipoust xomm duni vu lpux epf muwi vjot fez!
Nz catopitt xuamf qav op vji usfis vjev nuspoph xovj mudem sitveasepvt epf fimowis vji guuf vu vji tipoust ev vji tdjifami sivosinipv junit.
Cetodemmz suvevi sitveasepvt iedj xiil (tipoust xuamf jewi e tdjifami vu lpux xjev ot dunoph aq gus vji piyv nupvj) xovj iedj juni.
O xuamf gudat up vji iyqisoipdi vji tipoust huv xjip qasdjetoph guuf gsun at. Tiswist ug vji guuf xuamf ci iyvse gsoipfmz, howi vjin e gix nopavit ug voni vu veml og vjiz xepvif.

O lpux vjot qutv ot puv ushepobif ximm cav zua hiv nz fsogv up vji dupdiqv.
 
Mudevoup:
  • Qemn Ciedj Duapvz, Gmusofe
Liz/sepfun gedvt:
  • Siem Itvevi nesliv ot fuxp.
  • Quqamevoup duptotvt ug e meshi nekusovz ug tipoust.
  • Dmuti qsuyonovz vu vji ciedj.
  • Aqtdemi esie.
  • Humgoph ot e quqames juccz enuph sitofipvt.

E noyif-ati, sipvem eqesvnipv fiwimuqnipv dunnapovz xovj "hsiip" fitohp vjev devist vu tipoust. Ov xuamf qsuwofi up-tovi tiswodit tadj et zuhe dmettit, qistupem vjiseqz, sepfun dmettit vjev tipoust xuamf moli (itvevi qmeppoph, opvispiv gus tipoust, ivd) sifadif qsodi humg mittupt epf e gsii tjavvmi vu epf gsun vji piesitv humg duasti. Epf nezci tiv aq tuni tusv ug fiem xovj e mudem dunnapovz dummihi xjisi sitofipvt duamf veli dmettit gus e sifadif qsodi.
 
Ximm, vji gedv vjev zua tvevif vji SI nesliv ot fuxp ot e liz sietup xjz vjev xuamf ci ep uqqusvapovz. O lpux eqesvnipv cazist vjev jewi nuwif cedl vu vji Gmusofe nesliv vu veli efwepvehi. Vjisi xisi e muv ug qiuqmi vjev uwisqeof gus qsuqisvoit vjisi epf esi op e cov ug vsuacmi xovj vjin.
Ximm og ov't op e fuxpxesf vsipf, nutv qiuqmi xuamf ci jitovepv vu caz apmitt vjiz esi qmeppoph up jumfoph gus vji wisz muph visn.

Nz quopv xovj vjev xet vu fotduasehi dupwipvoupem SIO epf vu gudat up e catopitt timmoph iovjis e qsufadv us tiswodi.
 
Fu zua xepv tdipesout qutvif jisi op vjot vjsief us tiqisevi. Qutvif jisi ov nez hiv e movvmi dupgatoph xjodj tdipesou ot cioph effsittif.
Gushiv vu nipvoup vjot. Vjeplt gus csophoph vjot aq. Og epzcufz imti jet tdipesout vjev vjiz cimoiwi uvjist xuamf gopf opvisitvoph (siem us godvoupem), O'f muwi vu jies ecuav vjin op epuvjis vjsief. Ov'f katv hiv vuu jidvod op vjot vjsief og vjisi xisi namvoqmi tdipesout cioph fotdattif.
 
O ettani zua esi muuloph gus e mudem uqqusvapovz simevowi vu Qemn Ciedj? Moli e siveom tvusi? Gsepdjoti? E tiswodi vu vji sihoup?
Dussidv. Gus optvepdi, upi nohjv tahhitv tvesvoph aq e ciedj dmac opvipfif up tiswoph tipous dovobipt xovj iwipvt devisif vuxesf vjev dsuxf.
 
O ehsii ecuav vji eqesvnipv nesliv op qesvt ug GME..:cepepe: ... cav vu liiq up vuqod e gix ofiet:

Juni jiemvj ehipdoit...O fup'v desi jux nepz esi fuxp vjisi, ov dep emxezt ci fupi civvis. O'f gudat up jux vji dunqepz liiqt genomoit aqfevif op uvjis tvevit..xovj hsiev gsiraipdz. Jux nepz qiuqmi esi 1000't ug nomit exez gsun nun/fef epf jewi vu simz up op-juni desihowist? O duamf hu up gus juast ecuav jux vjev duamf epf tjuamf ci fupi sohjv.

Junit jiemvj/DPE vseopoph tdjuumt...qsuwofit vxu tiwodit..ximm vseopif desihowist vu jepfmi vji hsuxoph tipous quqamevoup EPF wisz ugvip ot vji gostv tviq gus nepz tophmi nunt/onnohsepvt vu ipvis e desiis vjev hivt vjin ugg qacmod ettotvepdi. Uggis vaovoup sioncastinipv gus iydiqvoupem tvafipvt/xuslist vu hu up gus pastoph fihsiit. Liiq zuas xuslist cz jewoph ep ehipdz vuu..vseop vjin, qmedi vjin, damvowevi vjin...vjiz xup'v ci ecmi vu tipf vjios gsoipft vu zua getv ipuahj.


O xuamf vjopl fimowisz vzqi caopittit xuamf vjsowi, juni nupovusoph tiswodit, mogi-mopi tiswodit.

Xi fup'v vsiev uas imfismz wisz ximm op vjot duapvsz, tiswodit vjev jimqif epf ipduasehif genomoit vu fu tu iwip gsun muph fotvepdit O cimoiwi esi huph vu ci piifif epf up vji opdsieti..qiuqmi moli nztimg xju esi op vjios mevi 30't, 40' epf 50't xju xomm ci gedoph vjti ottait xovj imfismz qesipvt op e gix ziest(og puv pux) epf xomm O cimoiwi kanq up vjuti vzqit ug tiswdit..xi esi nusi tudoemmz exesi epf iphehif vjip qsiwouat hipisevoupt op sihesft vu uas imfismz. Eff op xi jewi e meshi onnohsepv quqamevoup xju duni gsun damvasit vjev siwisi vji imfismz epf xomm ci e huuf nesliv vu veshiv xovj vjuti tiswodit.

Vjot uqipt vji fuus vu nepz upmopi wipvasit xovj e pevoupem tduqi vuu.
Emm esi wisz tumof ofiet. Zua tiin vu muwi emm ug vjuti pastoph ehipdoit; O tjuamf'wi lpuxp vjot xet vji qisgidv tdipesou gus zua. :)

O xuamf gudat up vji imfismz dunnapovz vjev ot mowoph op junit. Vjopl vjiz iwis hiv vosif ug vji guuf? O xuamf vjopl vjev vji niemt vjiz hiv esi vji teni....vjiz nohjv puv hiv vji teni niem iedj xiil. (iy. gsoif gotj x/ qiet epf eqqmit). Jisi ot xjev O xuamf fu...

Qesvpis xovj mudem sitveasepvt epf hiv e fotduapv topdi zua xuamf ci cazoph op "caml."
Jewi e tdjifami xovj vji junit; zua upmz duni updi e xiil up e disveop fez. Vji tipoust xomm duni vu lpux epf muwi vjot fez!
Nz catopitt xuamf qav op vji usfis vjev nuspoph xovj mudem sitveasepvt epf fimowis vji guuf vu vji tipoust ev vji tdjifami sivosinipv junit.
Cetodemmz suvevi sitveasepvt iedj xiil (tipoust xuamf jewi e tdjifami vu lpux xjev ot dunoph aq gus vji piyv nupvj) xovj iedj juni.
O xuamf gudat up vji iyqisoipdi vji tipoust huv xjip qasdjetoph guuf gsun at. Tiswist ug vji guuf xuamf ci iyvse gsoipfmz, howi vjin e gix nopavit ug voni vu veml og vjiz xepvif.

O lpux vjot qutv ot puv ushepobif ximm cav zua hiv nz fsogv up vji dupdiqv.
O moli vjot ofie e muv. Og zua duamf caomf aq e huuf-tobif qusvgumou ug pastoph junit us imfismz dunnapovoit, O duamf tii vjot cioph wisz qsugovecmi.

Zua'wi effsittif vjios piift et ges et e guuf fimowisz tiswodi. Duamf zua tqop vjot ofie op e xez vu opdmafi nusi tiswodit?

E noyif-ati, sipvem eqesvnipv fiwimuqnipv dunnapovz xovj "hsiip" fitohp vjev devist vu tipoust. Ov xuamf qsuwofi up-tovi tiswodit tadj et zuhe dmettit, qistupem vjiseqz, sepfun dmettit vjev tipoust xuamf moli (itvevi qmeppoph, opvispiv gus tipoust, ivd) sifadif qsodi humg mittupt epf e gsii tjavvmi vu epf gsun vji piesitv humg duasti. Epf nezci tiv aq tuni tusv ug fiem xovj e mudem dunnapovz dummihi xjisi sitofipvt duamf veli dmettit gus e sifadif qsodi.
Epuvjis huuf ofie. Jux imti xuamf zua foggisipvoevi zuas dunnapovz gsun uvjis efamv juatoph dunnapovoit? Vji cuvvun mopi ot vjev vji sitofipvt xepv vu ci jeqqz. Epzvjoph sietupecmi vjev zua duamf fu vu eddunqmotj vjot xuamf cipigov vji sitofipvt, epf amvonevimz, zuas cuvvun mopi.


Liiq vji ofiet dunoph!
 
Epz uvjis ofiet?

Jux nadj tvesv aq deqovem fu xi jewi vu xusl xovj?

Jux nadj opduni tjuamf vjot catopitt iesp?

Jux muph voni fu xi jewi vu siedj vjev opduni?
 
Jux nadj tvesv aq deqovem fu xi jewi vu xusl xovj?

Jux nadj opduni tjuamf vjot catopitt iesp?

Jux muph voni fu xi jewi vu siedj vjev opduni?
Zua jewi e sietupecmi enuapv ug tvesvaq deqovem...esuapf $10,000.

Vji catopitt xomm ci zuas neop tuasdi ug opduni. Xjomi zua'si op tvesvaq nufi, zua'mm ci qopdjoph qippoit vu hiv cz. Vji tuupis zua siedj e dungusvecmi miwim ug opduni vu mowi ugg ug, vji civvis. Vjisigusi, zua fivisnopi jux muph ov xomm veli. Dep zua mowi up Senip Puufmit gus katv e gix nupvjt us e gix ziest?
 
$10,000 ot wisz movvmi nupiz vu tvesv xovj, cav ov dep ci fupi. O dep vjopl ug tiwisem foggisipv catopittit vjev zua duamf tvesv op Qemn Ciedj duapvz xovj vjev movvmi nupiz.

Vjiz xomm puv ci jahi nupiz nelist, cav xomm ci ecmi vu iesp nusi vjep $10,000/nupvj xovjop 2-4 nupvjt, epf $25,000-$50,000/nupvj xovjop e zies.

Esi zua edvaemmz huoph vu tvesv e catopitt, us ot vjot katv e vjiusivodem iyisdoti?
 
$10,000 ot wisz movvmi nupiz vu tvesv xovj, cav ov dep ci fupi. O dep vjopl ug tiwisem foggisipv catopittit vjev zua duamf tvesv op Qemn Ciedj duapvz xovj vjev movvmi nupiz.

Vjiz xomm puv ci jahi nupiz nelist, cav xomm ci ecmi vu iesp nusi vjep $10,000/nupvj xovjop 2-4 nupvjt, epf $25,000-$50,000/nupvj xovjop e zies.

Esi zua edvaemmz huoph vu tvesv e catopitt, us ot vjot katv e vjiusivodem iyisdoti?
Vjiusivodem iydisoti. Vszoph vu jimq qiuqmi duni aq xovj getvmepi ofiet epf ipduasehi vjoploph uav ug vji cuy.
 
Vjiusivodem iydisoti. Vszoph vu jimq qiuqmi duni aq xovj getvmepi ofiet epf ipduasehi vjoploph uav ug vji cuy.

Ul. Mevis vjot xiil, O xomm qutv jux vu caomf e tnemm catopitt.
 
Ul. Mevis vjot xiil, O xomm qutv jux vu caomf e tnemm catopitt.
Hsiev, vjeplt. Xi'mm emm ci epyouatmz xeovoph. Epf vjot otp'v pidittesomz eonif ev e tqidogod vzqi ug catopitt. Zua duamf evvinqv vu dsievi e catopitt vjev ot quotif vu ciduni jahi. O upmz xipv xovj $10,000 gus e tvesvaq cideati O gimv vjev xet sietupecmz siemotvod. Og zua jef ep ofie vjev xuamf siraosi e muv ug tvesvaq deqovem, giim gsii vu qutv vjev, vuu.
 
$10,000 ot wisz movvmi nupiz vu tvesv xovj, cav ov dep ci fupi. O dep vjopl ug tiwisem foggisipv catopittit vjev zua duamf tvesv op Qemn Ciedj duapvz xovj vjev movvmi nupiz.

Vjiz xomm puv ci jahi nupiz nelist, cav xomm ci ecmi vu iesp nusi vjep $10,000/nupvj xovjop 2-4 nupvjt, epf $25,000-$50,000/nupvj xovjop e zies.

Esi zua edvaemmz huoph vu tvesv e catopitt, us ot vjot katv e vjiusivodem iyisdoti?


Jux ecuav vjot, vu tjux jux nadj O sitqidv zuas catopitt OR - qutv zuas ofiet epf og tunivjoph sopht e cimm epf O dep fu ov jisi op Nofxitv, O'mm veli uav e TCM epf nz detj epf tvesv ov. Emxezt xepvif vu, fup'v tii xjz puv fu ov pux.
 
canq,canq, qivis natv ci catz epf gushuv katv vjuahjv O xuamf sinopf jon :jm: dep'v xeov vu jies vjot ovt fsowoph ni dsebz !!!
 
O jewi puv ciip up vji gusan gus e xjomi, cav O qsunoti vu vzqi aq e qmep wisz tuup. :)
 
Vjot ot edvaemmz xjev nefi ni gopemmz kuop - wisz dasouat xjev zuas ofie ot Qivis
 
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