I Said No Before I Said Yes.
Saturday, September 20
I am on a few local mailing lists. That means I often see many proposals come across my computer screen. There may be weeks when there is little that interests me followed by a day when three or four intriguing situations present. It was on one of those busy days when I received an e-mail from ...
I Fail to Plan.
Wednesday, August 27
You’ve seen it plastered all over facebook, probably with a picture of a grumpy cat: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail! Ridiculous. Most people who fail to plan absolutely believe they will succeed. Some do, some don’t, but most who fail don’t plan to fail. There are many peopl...
Do Something You Have Never Done Before!
Saturday, August 16
I have discussed much of my prior real estate activities in prior blogs and do not wish to give another retelling. My story is not typical, I don’t think anyone’s story is really typical, but it is not unusual either. I didn’t dream about becoming a real estate entrepreneur, didn’t really ...
Jump in. You Can’t Imagine Where it May Lead.
Tuesday, July 22
I am not a big time investor doing lots of deals and making a fortune.My real estate activities are actually fairly modest but since my life style is also simple I no longer have to work in the profession I was trained for (pharmacist) unless a situation arises that interests me. I got here...
It’s Easy but it is a Test
Wednesday, May 21
Folks, I don’t mind taking a look at your deal when I have the time to do so. I am more inclined to do so if we have had some kind of interaction beforehand. (Maybe you reached out to me here on Bigger Pockets or on my Facebook page: “Damn the Recession”.) I am even more inclined to ...
A great result which will be rare due to Dodd-Frankenstein.
Saturday, April 26
Toward the end of 2012 I received a call from a man I had met previously at a local REIA. He was losing his home to foreclosure. The home had been in his family for more than a generation and he wanted to know if I could help. He was forthright about his situation and the sheriff sale...