BillyLand.com   >  Billy's Blog  >  Surprise, Surprise!! Read what Billy has to say about investing in Land With more than 30 years of experience, there'll be lots to say! Surprise, Surprise!! Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Well the Stock Market has tanked again... only this time into the trillions. I will never understand why anyone would invest money into stocks. Most of these companies have no hard liquidation assets, and the stocks are way overvalued and oversold. I have seen estimates that some stocks have sold at 10 times their actual worth. Through all this gloom land values have held, and I see no indication that they will not continue to rise. Land is the most pure form of real estate investment. The recent housing downturn was basically caused by the Banks artificially bringing more people into the market that did not belong there in the first place. It was basically a giant Ponzi scheme that finally ran it's course. Since almost all land is sold on a cash basis there is no potential for Bank manipulation of the market, consequently appreciation is real and reliable as history has proved out. In the instances where financing of land is available a buyer gets the best of both worlds, a leveraged investment and true appreciation based on a cash market. The results of our auctions in September indicate that Land Investment is strong and growing in spite of all the Media negativity concerning the economy. In the coming months I expect more and more Investors to move their money into hard asset Land Investments. 211 Parcels are up for Auction at the moment. Next up on the Auction Block is...   10.06 Ac. Of West Texas For Just $13,990.00 Full Price! Ends in: 3 Hours 24 Minutes Current Bid: $350.00   Oregon Land For Sale 2.3 Acres Pines Natural Clearings Ends in: 4 Hours 46 Minutes Current Bid: $202.00   Arizona Land For Sale, 2.3 Acres Level Homes Nearby Ends in: 4 Hours 47 Minutes Current Bid: $169.00   Tennessee Land 3.8 Acres Hardwoods/Power/Phone Ends in: 4 Hours 48 Minutes Current Bid: $198.00   Colorado Residential Prop. 0.25 Ac Mountains/Lake Ends in: 4 Hours 48 Minutes Current Bid: $188.00   California Land for Sale   18 Auctions Colorado Land for Sale   46 Auctions Kentucky Land for Sale   18 Auctions Missouri Land for Sale   30 Auctions Montana Land for Sale   No Auctions Nevada Land for Sale   5 Auctions Oregon Land for Sale   51 Auctions Oklahoma Land for Sale   No Auctions South Carolina Land for Sale   2 Auctions South Dakota Land for Sale   1 Auction Tennessee Land for Sale   16 Auctions Texas Land for Sale   10 Auctions Washington Land for Sale   3 Auctions