I've been around real estate for some time - I've bought and sold a handful of houses - but my real passion is IT and technology.

These fools in Iran that are supporting Hamas owe Israel one hell of a huge THANK YOU that Saddam Hussein didn't have nuclear technology during the 1980s.

Brandon GadishLandlord Technology

I'm constantly learning about new technologies and products.

Yeah...I'm talking PhDs...like the one we have as our Technology Director.

What I don't get is we have the technology now to deal with oil well leaks on the surface of the land.

Technology is the future. period.

I wouldn't touch a Starbucks with a ten foot pole.They are contracting heavily nationwide and repositioning.When they were growing they had no competition.Now every restaurant chain practically has some kind of fancy coffee or frapaccino.Many now instead of a 4 dollar drink at Starbucks can go to Mcdonalds and get similar for a 1.00.I know it's not the same but people will trade quality for big savings for OK taste to get a fix.I know about the restaurant industry and was in it for 10 years before getting into real estate.Same goes for Blockbusters.They are getting crushed by Netflix and Redbox DVD.They are fixing to go into bankrupcty and go under.As lifestyles and technology changes some business will flourish and others will expire.This is why it's important to know what is growing and what is contracting so you aren't left with an empty space and no cash flow.

Requires free registration.Interesting quote from article"“I think everybody overestimated the borrower’s desire to do a short sale versus living for free until a foreclosure date,†said Christopher Saitta, the chief executive of Equator, a Los Angeles company that has created technology for servicers to process short sales through the government’s Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program.There are only a handful of plausible explanations for why higher-value properties are going the short-sale route.

We fought them with what we had a decade ago and we are slowly retooling to fight them with new technology.