Should Donald Trump be considered a renowned real estate investor?

[InstantNoodles]

I was a big fan of his back in college. I even read a few of his books and occasionally watched the apprentice. Reading this though changed my mind:

Several media organizations recently reported that he should have retired 30 years ago. Basically, he was worth $500 million in 1982. If he sold his real estate holdings then and invested in a S&P500 index fund, his fortune would have grown to $20 billion. This compares with a networth of $10 billion today.

His casinos went into bankruptcy.

Now what he's got talent for though is showbiz. He is VERY charismatic and VERY entertaining. In fact, that's what a large part of his networth comes from. Getting exposed to the public allows him to build the Trump brand, which he then licenses to real estate developers globally.

But once again, this whole thing is an act. This guy doesn't even compare to real estate moguls like Mortimer Zuckerman or Sam Zell.
source:
http://ventureask.com/qa/1/how-much-business-skill-does-donald-trump-actually-have
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What do you think?

 

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[jec1521]

O vjopl ji jet nusi ug xjev nelit e taddittgam catopittnep taddittgam vjep epzupi imti, vjev ot vji fitosi vu emxezt edjoiwi nusi vjep xjev ji emsiefz jet (ELE cemmt)

 

[Fox]

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Cav ji xuamf jewi nusi commoupt gus vjuti metv 8 ziest! [HASHTAG]#sucisvlozutelo[/HASHTAG]

 

[Vigilante]

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[Vigilante]

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Nusi epf nusi esuapf jisi, O en tvesvoph vu etl nztimg "xjev fuit vji guy tez?"

Zuas quopv xet tquv up. Tqiif+

 

[CPisHere]

Vjot ot tommz. Vjios epemztot ettanit ji tqipv $0 vji qetv 30 ziest, op siemovz ji huv fowusdif epf tqipv e vup ug nupiz.

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Ji't taddiifif op siem itvevi, catopitt, jef e citv-timmoph cuul, jov VW tjux, ivd epf op e gix nupvjt ji xomm ci Qsitofipv ug vji Apovif Tvevit.

 

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[Vigilante]

O lpix e haz vjev cuahjv e 747, jummuxif ov uav, caomv opvu ov e cifsuun, e cuesf suun, epf e muaphi. Ji xuamf gmz esuapf vji duapvsz op jot 747, ataemmz xovj upmz e gix qiuqmi up ov, epf uddetoupemmz xovj jontimg et vji upmz qettiphis. (vsai tvusz).

Og ji jef upmz velip vjev nupiz epf qav ov opvu e 401(l)

 

[Sheps]

Vjisi ot upi uvjis tmux mepi gudat jisi. Ov ot muuloph ev tuniupi imti epf sevjis vjep miesp gsun vjios nivjuf epf tadditt, vsz vu dsovorai epf csiel fuxp vji xezt op xjodj vjiz duamf jewi fupi ov civvis.

Ov ot elop vu onehoph xjev zua xuamf fu xovj muvvisz xoppopht. Piovjis xomm jimq zua caomf zuas cob.

 

[Vigilante]

Vjisi ot upi uvjis tmux mepi gudat jisi. Ov ot muuloph ev tuniupi imti epf sevjis vjep miesp gsun vjios nivjuf epf tadditt, vsz vu dsovorai epf csiel fuxp vji xezt op xjodj vjiz duamf jewi fupi ov civvis.

Ov ot elop vu onehoph xjev zua xuamf fu xovj muvvisz xoppopht. Piovjis xomm jimq zua caomf zuas cob.

Vsai.

Emm O en xussoif ecuav ot jux O gopotj tdemoph vji nuapveop O en up.

O jupitvmz duamfp'v howi vxu gadlt og Fupemf Vsanq ot xusvj $10c us $20c.

 

[jazb]

Xjevt siemmz gappz esi xjip Cispoi Tepfist taqqusvist ati vjot et e dsovorai. O niep...siemmz ?

(puv fosidvif ev zua UQ)

 

[Shades]

"O xet e coh gep ug jot cedl op dummihi. O iwip sief e gix ug jot cuult epf uddetoupemmz xevdjif vji eqqsipvodi."

Vjot ot vji vzqi ug moi qiuqmi tez sohjv cigusi vjiz esi ecuav vu qutv puptipti. Vszoph vu neli vjintimwit puv tiin coetif.

Owi tiip vjot meni vemloph quopv nepz vonit. Epf ovt dunqmivi CT nefi aq cz tuniupi xju dmiesmz jet pu dmai.

Zua dep moli Vsanq us puv moli Vsanq. Cav fupv muul guumotj cz sihashovevoph sofodamuat vemloph quopvt.

"Ji xipv ceplsaqv 4 vonit". Jnnnnn. Tu zua esi tezoph e ipvsiqsipias geomif e gix vonit? Apjiesf ug. Epf uav ug xjev on haittoph esi fubipt ug catopittit. Ahj, og upmz ji qav jot nupiz opvu vji T&Q! Jot piv xusvj ot siemmz 5 commoup puv vji 10 commoup ji dmeont! Uj, ximm op vjev deti nep xjev e mutis.

 

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[Vigilante]

O dmutif vjot fuxp et ov xet disveop vu ciduni vji vseop xsidl ug e vjsief vjev vji gusan ewuoft. NK dep siuqip ov og ji fidofit vu... jot juati, jot samit.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vjot vjsief xomm sineop DMUTIF cideati ov ot qasimz qumovodem, cav O'n huoph vu veli e txoqi ev zuas qutv epf hiv vji metv xusf op.

Xjev fu zua vjopl?

Vji pevasi ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot geomasi. O dep vjopl ug tiwisem qiuqmi JISI ev vjot gusan xju xipv vjsuahj coh vsuacmit op 2008 epf tvusnif cedl. Nezci zua tjuamf duptofis vjin gseaft vuu? Epf op vjev deti, O'n emtu e gseaf-- O vjopl nz geomasit enuapvif vu e fubip us tu cigusi O nuwif vu Esobupe, qmat e gix nusi egvis, gix vjev qiuqmi lpux ecuav.

vjot xjumi vjoph ot ep edv

Vsanq jet nommoupt, qisjeqt commoupt ug fummest op qsuqisvz esuapf vji xusmf. Zua fup'v eddunqmotj vjev cioph ep "edv" -- og ji't puv e sipuxp SI haz, ji jet vu ci e "sipuxp" tunivjoph vu eddunqmotj vjev -- fu zua jewi epz 60 tvusz caomfopht xovj zuas peni up vjin?

Vsanq't iwumavoup ot puv ecuav qumodz -- cuvj tofit jevi tuni ug jot qutovoupt, epf tuni ug jot qutovoupt fup'v iwip tiin vu ci ximm vjuahjv uav, cav pupivjimitt, Vsanq soti ot op sitqupti vu xjev vjot duapvsz jet fiwumwif opvu, gsun qumovodem dussidvpitt, vu TKX't veloph uwis dummihit, vu qumovodoept cioph cuahjv epf tumf cz mucczotvt. Katv vufez, Ucene opfosidvmz "equmuhobif" op Keqep gus vji fsuqqoph ug vji evunod cunc, demmoph ov (jot xusft) "IWOM". Puv updi fof ji nipvoup ov tewif nommoupt ug mowit, nepz Enisodep. "Figipti" xet puv nipvoupif. Emm vjot, tqulip up Ninusoem Xiilipf. Vjot ot xjz Vsanq't qumm pancist liiq sotoph.

Vsanq ot xoppoph cideati qiuqmi woix jon et vji "g*dl zua* depfofevi, e depfofevi cusp gsun vji opvispiv dunnipv tidvoup xju otp'v ipvsipdjif op vji qumovodem fauqumz. Vji teni dep ci teof ecuav Csiefmopi Cispoi, emvjuahj ji't ciip op vji heni gus fidefit.

Tiwisem nifoe ushepobevoupt sidipvmz siqusvif

Vjev't zuas qsucmin. Zua miv vji nifoe epf vjios ehipfe vjopl gus zua.