From the material point of view, there is nothing on this earth that
leads to so much success, security, and social standing as the ownership
of land.
By owning land you become a landlord, and you gain that opportunity by
thrift and economy.
Land is the soundest investment in the world, and it has always been one
of the great objects and hopes of the people of the earth to own a small
slice of its surface.
If you own land, you acquire a sense of responsibility to the community
where it is located. You are invested with a dignity which you can not
obtain in any other way. You possess a sense of security and
independence that nothing else will give you.
All over the world it is land which is considered first security. In
this country, the courts refuse money or jewels for bail, insisting upon
land as the requirement of the bond.
The reason is because land is a fixture; means security that can not be
carried away or be lost, it is always there when it is wanted.
Buy land, therefore, if only a small portion. If you can not get forty
acres, get twenty, or ten, or one, but get some land, and you will be
surprised to find how fast your acre will become two, etc.
There are always opportunities to buy land on time, so that you do not
have to wait until you have a large sum of money, but you can pay in
small amounts on long time.
It is a good business that of real estate. You buy land, then subdivide
it, sell a part to pay for the whole, and own the rest. It is a common,
every day transaction, and is successful, but you must keep your eyes
open.