Compounding Interest

Real estate investors, or those who fancy themselves to be, sometimes turn for inspiration and gumption to a poem entitled ‘Procrastination’. Penned by an anonymous author in 1918, Procrastination retells the fabled sale of Manhattan Island to Peter Minuet for $26 in 1626. The poem is written from the perspective of the second place bidder who walked away from the deal, deeming it too expensive. He knew the real estate market was over-heated, and determined he would wait for... View Article