The third quarter of 2016 has been a good one. The fourth quarter could be a blow-out good one! We will see. The biggest factors - the presidential race is finally over and a winner has been chosen. That by itself with no indication as to which one was the victor would give solace to any investor - stability will be coming. Investors like stability - you can plan beyond tomorrow and that is a good thing. The University of Georgia beating 8th ranked Auburn for their 4th SEC win and securing a bowl bid - well that is just more icing on the cake showing planning and stability for 2017!
Trump won, and nobody saw it coming - except 75% of the American people. The keys President-elect Trump has in his platform always included lower corporate taxes - investment encouraging tax positions. So guess what - if you haven't already bought that property, it is time to get off the grass and buy! When buying gets competitive prices rock upward quickly as there will only be a limited amount of quality dirt available for you to buy. Growth is happening NOW!
As an astute investor, there are always your own guides as to what to buy in hopes of a reasonable return on investment. Look no further than our own Federal government. Georgia is a good example - but don't try to jump in where it is obvious, you are already behind the times. Look beyond the obvious. Savannah is getting $650,000,000 to improve the harbor there. When they are finished, more and larger ships carrying more and more freight will be able to enter and unload in Savannah. Savannah will be 100% competitive with other Southeastern ports - Charleston and Jacksonville for example. What is another advantage will Savannah have?
Charleston brings in cargo offloading to be shipped up I-95 and I-26 and from I-26 to I-77 or I-81. Columbia, Greenville-Spartanburg, Charlotte, Asheville, all can benefit from shipments right from the port. Ask Boeing, BMW, Michelin if having a thriving port is important. But those companies have done something else in South Carolina - the lobbied for and received inland ports. Places that count as a point of entry for goods as if they were just off-loaded from the boat - and these are in Greer, Anderson, along I-85 in the upstate taking pressure off the roads.
Jacksonville - yes they too have I-95 all the way down and across the I-4 corridor where other goods are coming in from Tampa. But I-95 goes to I-10 and you can reach back across the state to compete with goods coming from Mobile in Alabama.
Savannah's infrastructure is just maturing. Guess who would be a perfect candidate for an inland rail system? Maybe in a rural setting like Franklin County, Georgia with I-85 running right through - servicing back to Atlanta and Mercedes or North to BMW. Or maybe just up Hwy 17 to US 441 - the heaviest traveled non-restricted interstate in the East. Now you can reach Knoxville, Chattanooga, and beyond, all from Savannah. Boy, if there were just an inland port in Lavonia, Georgia...oh, full disclosure, I do have some listings for you on or off the rail just off I-85 on the 4-lane Hwy 17. Just call. Ed
