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#18 OP You may be a good man but from the posts, I feel that you have treated your wife, a working woman, like the tins that come rolling behind the just married vehicle. The posts are all about your mom, your MBA, your business, no mention about in- laws, wife's job and such. Well it is your family ...

#5, #8, whether right or wrong, you must find yourself lucky to have such relatives. Some of ours would like to enjoy a piece of it or let it scatter rather than have it invested in our name.
Few such experiences in the past, now we have learnt a lesson!

#3, yes, the appreciation has been good in certain locations but mediocre elsewhere. When the prices go north, true, it seems to be the right thing to do, rather than invest the money in a swinging equity or just-for-inflation CD. The fear is in investing in one country, one State, one currency, one ...

Have come up with one reason why not just real estate (land) but other assets: Apart from the well known diversification, the need for income producing assets requires investment in FDs, dividend stocks or other liquid assets. (unless one has the option to sell a portion of the land and live out of ...

Have browsed many threads in this forum and a few others, and do believe in diversification. Understand the principles but do not have the right implementation. With the growth potential of the Indian real estate (in the current economy), do not find a strong reason to convince spouse to diversify ...