How to buy for Zero Interest
Monday, February 29
I will be writing about the time value of money over the next few posts. My partner went out on a property call that we received. The people were planning on moving to Wisconsin where they grew up. The property was paid for and comprised of three units in an average location. They wanted $155,...
Election year!!!!
Sunday, February 21
As I listen to the news at night, I find that I get very mad and upset over the crap that spews forth from our candidates mouths. I also get upset about the hysteria on Global Climate Change. I get upset about "Fracking", the new "F" word and then I get to listen to the economist. I think tha...
Delete Negative Thinking
Tuesday, February 16
Three Phrases to Delete for Success Writing on a computer offers two special tools to take out the unnecessary words – the backspace key and the delete key.The backspace key allows us to “do over” mistyped words. And the delete key helps us to edit the words that aren’t necessary. These are pow...
Bar Stool Economics: Taxes
Monday, February 15
Taxes: Bar Stool EconomicsI've seen this before, but I keep receiving it in my email. If you have yet to see this, it's 100% dead-on:BAR STOOL ECONOMICS Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it wou...
The First Deal's a Bitch
Monday, January 25
If you ever ask a multi-millionaire how hard was it to make all that money, he’ll tell you that the first million was a bitch! If you ask a real estate investor how he did all those deals I promise you he’ll tell you that the first one was a bitch. That’s just how it is out there in the real wor...
The Abilene Paradox - Jerry B. Harvey
Tuesday, January 12
On a hot afternoon visiting in Coleman, Texas, the family is comfortably playing dominoes on a porch, until the father-in-law suggests that they take a trip to Abilene [53 miles north] for dinner. The wife says, "Sounds like a great idea." The husband, despite having reservations because the driv...