>>>>Since I'll never be in their place, it's hard to guess how it would be different. But I will say that when I fantasize about having a large chunk of money fall into my lap, my general thought process is that after setting up small trusts for my kids and nieces and nephews, the rest would go into a foundation to do some kind of good works in the world.
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>>>>One of the basic philosophies with which I was raised is "leave it better than you found it." I see myself following that in all kinds of small and large ways in my life.
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>>>Like refusing to fund exploitation of human beings in China?
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>>>>>How many homes dis your husband build in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s?
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>>>>>Did he think about what building more homes cheaper would do to the market where everyone was putting money?
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>>>>I don't know how many the company built.
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>>>Ask him.
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>>>How many in total did he build in 1985. How about 1995? How about 2005.
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>>>Get the right numbers. Get the average selling price.
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>>>Find out how much those homes from that era are generally worth now.
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>>>You'll see the problem.
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>>With the exception of houses sold just before the crash, virtually all the houses his company built are worth more than the original owners paid for them.
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>Gee wilikers. You don't say?
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>And is the rate of construction (units built) the same in 1985 as 1995 as 2005?

Yes, it was. They were a medium-sized company, and almost never had more than three projects going at a time. So, the rate varied with the economy, but maxed out fairly low.

And it just occurred to me to check the company website. 4000 houses in total from the early 70's to around 2009, when they stopped building. That's serving the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys--total population around 7 million.

Tamar