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    • Nov 2003
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    #1

    Do you treat your domains or websites like Real Estate investments?

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  • Martina Warren
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2004
    • 1206

    #2
    I doubt you could flip a domain as quick as you can flip a house Profit wise anyways
    MARTINA WARREN : FORMER PENTHOUSE PET OF THE YEAR FOR 2005

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    • TheJimmy
      ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0
      • Jan 2001
      • 10747

      #3
      ABbbb so lutely...

      I have some I need to get some curb-appeal worked on this week...

      Investor with 5m - 15m USD to invest. Do you have a site or network of sites earning 50k - 200k a month income? Email your contact and preliminary data to: domain.cashventures (at) gmail.com....Please...no tire kickers...serious offers and inquiries only.

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      • Adam_M
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2006
        • 3800

        #4
        My Answer would be NO

        Domain name = 1% of what makes a great web site

        Location = 90% of what makes a great real estate site
        Last edited by Adam_M; 07-11-2006, 01:47 AM.
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        • themanager
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          • Apr 2006
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          #5
          Yap, of course. Why not.

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          • beemk
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            • Jan 2002
            • 20829

            #6
            in what aspect? as far as buying i can look at a house in 10 minutes in the areas i know and know how much i want to offer for it, buying websites you have to be way more careful.
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              • Nov 2003
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              #7
              Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
              My Answer would be NO

              Domain name = 1% of what makes a great web site

              Location = 90% of what makes a great real estate site
              I said "domains or websites" not just domains. Good point though but domains can provide "good locations" too if they are typeins or provide SEO benefits.

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              • slavdogg
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                • Jan 2001
                • 3570

                #8
                Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
                My Answer would be NO

                Domain name = 1% of what makes a great web site

                Location = 90% of what makes a great real estate site
                depands what you're selling
                yahoo.com, google.com vs cars.com , rent.com

                your domain name (brand name) is just as important as your real estate location.
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                • Adam_M
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                  • Mar 2006
                  • 3800

                  #9
                  My point is that I know some total morons that have made millions of dollars from well located Real Estate.

                  It is the people behind a Domain or Website that makes it what it is or what it will return in income.
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                  • Webby
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 14956

                    #10
                    Not really $5 - sure ongoing revenue from a domain is nice, but it's not exactly an appreciating asset similar to real estate (tho may have increased value in future years simply because of the lack of domain names).

                    If anything, it's prob similar to property rentals - ie.. produces a revenue, but have costs of maintenance. The major difference is, least on average, there is little or no capital appreciation in websites/domain names.
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                    • Alky
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                      • Apr 2002
                      • 5651

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
                      My point is that I know some total morons that have made millions of dollars from well located Real Estate.

                      It is the people behind a Domain or Website that makes it what it is or what it will return in income.
                      so the people who bought cars.com turned it into what it is all on their own?

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                      • slavdogg
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                        • Jan 2001
                        • 3570

                        #12
                        anyone got any good non adult domains for sale ??
                        we'll pay 6 years revenue for them
                        email me domain offers [email protected]
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                        • polish_aristocrat
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 40377

                          #13
                          the majority of my assets = domain names...

                          oh and GFY postcount... ;)
                          Last edited by polish_aristocrat; 07-11-2006, 02:07 AM.
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                          • Adam_M
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                            • Mar 2006
                            • 3800

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Alky
                            so the people who bought cars.com turned it into what it is all on their own?

                            I see your point!!
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                            • Webby
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                              • Oct 2002
                              • 14956

                              #15
                              Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                              the majority of my assets = domain names...
                              Get some real estate pa and spread your assets

                              Ya can earn serious money with little of no work - and it has a capital appreciation
                              XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.

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                              • V_RocKs
                                Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                • Nov 2003
                                • 32451

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Martina Warren
                                I doubt you could flip a domain as quick as you can flip a house Profit wise anyways
                                You must not have tried to do it before...

                                You can...

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                                • slavdogg
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                                  • Jan 2001
                                  • 3570

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Martina Warren
                                  I doubt you could flip a domain as quick as you can flip a house Profit wise anyways
                                  for the most part domains are a lot more liquid that real estate
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                                  • crockett
                                    in a van by the river
                                    • May 2003
                                    • 76818

                                    #18
                                    I think that's the only way to treat them but it's still not the same.. With a house you can't move it to get a better view you are for the most part stuck with what you have however you can make it look better.

                                    With domains sure the pricey nice looking ones may get a nice view right off the bat but there is nothing stopping you from developing your domains land to get a better view even if it had shitty view to start with. So with domains the name can be imporant for the looks, but the view can always be changed.
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                                    • slapass
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                                      • Nov 2002
                                      • 14625

                                      #19
                                      I think of the domains and websites as riskier then Real Estate. But that is just not true. I can buy a crappy website and make as much as I would with a million dollar peice of real estate. I pay less for the website. I do not have any debt on the website. Overall the risk is way lower with the website. I just cannot seem to scale it up to the point I can make large investments into income producing websites.

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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by TheJimmy
                                        ABbbb so lutely...

                                        I have some I need to get some curb-appeal worked on this week...

                                        Right on. Right on!

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                                        • ProjectNaked
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                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 4309

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
                                          My Answer would be NO

                                          Domain name = 1% of what makes a great web site

                                          Location = 90% of what makes a great real estate site
                                          how about domain = location

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                                          • detoxed
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                                            • Jan 2003
                                            • 17798

                                            #22
                                            I've never sold a name for less than $50, and rarely pay more than $9

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                                            • Doctor Dre
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 51692

                                              #23
                                              Not really . I have some good domains... but I never really took care of them. I even forgot to renew one of them that was pretty good lol
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                                              • triumph
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                                                • Dec 2002
                                                • 3433

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Martina Warren
                                                I doubt you could flip a domain as quick as you can flip a house Profit wise anyways

                                                Oh you would be surprised. Alot of domainers have bought domains for a few thousand a sold it overnight for 10 times the price they paid.

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                                                • Taboo
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                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                  • 3700

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Martina Warren
                                                  I doubt you could flip a domain as quick as you can flip a house Profit wise anyways
                                                  that's debatable.

                                                  how long does it take you to flip a house?

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                                                  • triumph
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                                                    • Dec 2002
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by slavdogg
                                                    depands what you're selling
                                                    yahoo.com, google.com vs cars.com , rent.com

                                                    your domain name (brand name) is just as important as your real estate location.

                                                    Listen to this guy, he knows what he is talking about!

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                                                    • Taboo
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                                                      • Jul 2004
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
                                                      My Answer would be NO

                                                      Domain name = 1% of what makes a great web site

                                                      Location = 90% of what makes a great real estate site

                                                      hmmm... once again. debatable. I've seen the most beautiful entertaining websites die a horrible lonely death, and seen the remnant of those sites sell for pennies. then, I've seen said site placed on quality domain name (location, location, location) and seen traffic & revenue immediately grow exponentially (by XXX% to XXXX%)

                                                      of course YMMV.

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                                                      • Egomancer
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                                                        • Dec 2005
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                                                        #28
                                                        Well,

                                                        when you buy a domain you think at the potential too, not only at the site that is there or not!


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                                                        • Phil
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                                                          • Jan 2004
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                                                          #29
                                                          some do some not.. any more one line questions?
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                                                          • bdld
                                                            $100,000
                                                            • Dec 2001
                                                            • 11452

                                                            #30
                                                            not really, since i dont buy+sell, i just buy+use.

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                                                            • CamsLord
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                                                              • Jun 2006
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                                                              #31
                                                              well obviously, its my main source of income right now
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by bdld
                                                                not really, since i dont buy+sell, i just buy+use.
                                                                Ever thought about buy, build, brand, and sell?

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                                                                • Kimo
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                                                                  • Jan 2006
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  yes and no, but i do look at my domains as assets (most of them anyway)
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