Gulp...$2 Billion to Clean Up Detroit
Monday, June 02
Anyone with a passing familiarity with the issue of Detroit blight knew that the price tag to clean it up would be hefty. Exactly how hefty became apparent with the recent report released by the Detroit Blight Removal Task force – about two billion dollars over the next five years. That i...
Bloodied by the Institutional Investors?
Monday, June 02
We’re not silly enough to claim that income property investing will ever be easy, but current market conditions have changed enough that the big institutional investors are dialing down their presence. Why? In particular, fewer foreclosures are now available and not as many fill the pipelin...
Try an Hour Without Technology - If You Can
Friday, May 02
Granted, more and more of us either earn a living online or make heavy use of technology throughout the business day. But can you turn it off at night for even an hour? If we knew the percentage of people that literally start to convulse if they aren’t able to update their Facebook status every...
Goodbye Democracy - Hello Oligarchy!
Wednesday, April 23
For those who don’t have perfect recollection of high school or college U.S. History class, let’s review the difference between a democracy and an oligarchy. In simple terms, a democratic form of government institutes societal rules that reflect the will of the majority of the populace. O...
To Buy or Not to Buy Detroit
Friday, April 04
According to a recent report released by RealtyTrac, income property investors should sell everything they’ve got and sink it into Wayne County, Michigan, real estate. Just kidding. The article didn’t actually say that. And while Wayne County is a beautiful place, and Detroit almost sing...
Defining the Dialogue Media
Monday, January 13
Talkers Magazine is out with its Heavy Hundred 2013 list and, once again, the result is heavily tilted towards the dialogue media. In fact, dialoguers occupy the first five spots and seven out of the top ten. In case you were wondering, that’s what you call total domination, and this patt...