What Actually Makes Something an Investment? | SWoN - Ep. 026 - Tape Measures and Survival

Real estate vs. the S&P 500 vs. Bitcoin vs. gold and silver — where would you put $100K? This week on Southwest of Normal, Brad Countryman and Ashton St. Jean ask what actually makes something an investment: cash flow, scarcity, appreciation, or just the belief someone will pay you more for it later? They put real estate up against stocks, Bitcoin, physical gold and silver, Pokemon cards and sports memorabilia — and Ashton has to say where his money goes. Mayor Ghost addresses Houston's relationship with the rain (and the hazard-light offenders), the guys plug Red Rum Fear Park in Richmond plus the Fort Bend County Fair's closing weekend with Pat Green, then it's the Texas Survival Draft: a haunted night at the Hotel Galvez, a Walking Dead run from Houston to El Paso, and one perfectly legal Purge day in Texas. Life & Depth closes it out on real fear — fear of failure, fear of the unknown — and why being courageous isn't the same as being fearless. Chapters: 00:00 Cold Open 01:12 Theme Song 02:08 Rundown 03:36 Mayoral Address 13:45 Real Estate: What Makes a Good Investment? 45:27 The Plug: Red Rum Fear Park 49:59 Double Plug: Fort Bend County Fair & Pat Green 52:25 Game: Texas Survival Draft 1:24:55 Life & Depth: Real Fear 1:43:40 Outro Stay loud. Stay local. Stay Southwest of Normal. #SouthwestOfNormal #Houston #Texas #RealEstate #Investing #Bitcoin #SportsMemorabilia #Halloween #SpookySeason #FortBendCounty