http://blog.luxuryrealestate.com/articles/2008/11/11/luxury-institutes-wealth-and-luxury-trends-2009-and-beyond.rss en-us 40 Blog contributions are provided exclusively from Luxury Real Estate members throughout the world. Most people think that the path to success in real estate is to buy a luxury properties, lease them out for 30 years, and then retire rich with millions in equity and a healthy cash flow to sustain you the rest of your life. Well, in a way that's true; in 30 years the mortgages on the properties will be paid off, the properties will have at least doubled in value and the rents will be substantially higher than they are today. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:55:35 -0400 urn:uuid:cd5d30bb-1b82-412d-bb1a-6b604ef44ff3 http://blog.luxuryrealestate.com/articles/2008/11/11/luxury-institutes-wealth-and-luxury-trends-2009-and-beyond#comment-13086