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Sometimes It?s Just Fun To Play With Them Like a Cat With a Toy.
2007-11-08 10:05:00 Yesterday, I got a call on my cell phone… Me: Hello, this is Tim. Caller: Hi! I am a personal mortgage broker and I’d like to see if I can help you save money. Me: (Annoyed) I already have all of the funding sources I need. Caller: Are you sure? What if this call was opportunity knocking and you ... More About: Play , Mentoring
Sometimes It?s Just Fun To Play With Them Like a Cat With a Toy.
2007-11-08 10:05:00 Yesterday, I got a call on my cell phone… Me: Hello, this is Tim. Caller: Hi! I am a personal mortgage broker and I’d like to see if I can help you save money. Me: (Annoyed) I already have all of the funding sources I need. Caller: Are you sure? What if this call was opportunity knocking and you ... More About: Play , Mentoring , Some
This is a GREAT Time to be an Investor?
2007-11-02 09:50:00 and an awful time to be a speculator. Do you know the difference? More importantly, do you know which one you are? Hint: It is all in the risk levels and how they are managed. And yes, I still believe the recession has started. The reason investors are loving the current turmoil in all of the equity markets ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Time , Great , Casey Serin , Investor
This is a GREAT Time to be an Investor?
2007-11-02 09:50:00 and an awful time to be a speculator. Do you know the difference? More importantly, do you know which one you are? Hint: It is all in the risk levels and how they are managed. And yes, I still believe the recession has started. The reason investors are loving the current turmoil in all of the equity markets ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Time , Great , Casey Serin , Investor
Cutting the Rate is the Absolutely WRONG Thing to do; Which, is Why They Wi
2007-10-30 10:47:00 I’ve pretty much resigned myself to a rate cut from the Fed tomorrow. But, it is the wrong thing to do for the economy. Yes, I know the bond market wants it, the stock market wants it and just about everyone out there is clamoring for it. But… Lower rates will push the dollar further down drive foreign investors OUT ... More About: Politics , Inflation , Wrong , Thing , Rate
Cutting the Rate is the Absolutely WRONG Thing to do; Which, is Why They Wi
2007-10-30 10:47:00 I’ve pretty much resigned myself to a rate cut from the Fed tomorrow. But, it is the wrong thing to do for the economy. Yes, I know the bond market wants it, the stock market wants it and just about everyone out there is clamoring for it. But… Lower rates will push the dollar further down drive foreign investors OUT ... More About: Politics , Inflation , Wrong , Thing , Rate
We Are Already In A Recession, We Just Don?t Know It Yet.
2007-10-24 18:32:00 I’m going out on a limb here but I really do think when the dust settles and the hindsight clears this quarter will mark the start of the recession. I had hopes it could be averted and I still have hopes it can be minimized but I am a realist. When the Fed dropped the rates 50 ... More About: Real Estate Investing , General , Inflation , Interest Rates , Housing
We Are Already In A Recession, We Just Don?t Know It Yet.
2007-10-24 18:32:00 I’m going out on a limb here but I really do think when the dust settles and the hindsight clears this quarter will mark the start of the recession. I had hopes it could be averted and I still have hopes it can be minimized but I am a realist. When the Fed dropped the rates 50 ... More About: Real Estate Investing , General , Inflation , Interest Rates , Housing
Will Institutional Money Freeze Out the Small Investor?
2007-10-22 12:36:00 Cash is King and the best deals will always be had by those with the means to act quickly and decisively. There are some media reports talking about some very well funded groups taking advantage of the housing market problems, especially in Florida. Many of these reports try to portray these groups as predatory and swooping ... More About: Money , Real Estate Investing , Small , Investor , Institutional
Will Institutional Money Freeze Out the Small Investor?
2007-10-22 12:36:00 Cash is King and the best deals will always be had by those with the means to act quickly and decisively. There are some media reports talking about some very well funded groups taking advantage of the housing market problems, especially in Florida. Many of these reports try to portray these groups as predatory and swooping ... More About: Money , Real Estate Investing , Small , Investor , Institutional
Casey Serin Still Has not Been Prosecuted
2007-10-20 15:54:00 A few months ago I went out on a limb and stated my opinion that the chances of Casey Serin being prosecuted for mortgage fraud was about ZERO. The comments were interesting, often in their ignorance of realities of the legal system. But, here we are a few months later and still no charges against ... More About: Fraud , Erin
Casey Serin Still Has not Been Prosecuted
2007-10-20 15:54:00 A few months ago I went out on a limb and stated my opinion that the chances of Casey Serin being prosecuted for mortgage fraud was about ZERO. The comments were interesting, often in their ignorance of realities of the legal system. But, here we are a few months later and still no charges against ... More About: Fraud
Yesterday Was Two Months
2007-10-18 11:17:00 It was only two months ago yesterday my wife died. It seems like so much longer. In some ways so much has been happening over the last 60 days and in others everything has been at a total standstill. Three weeks ago I had to have surgery to clean up after a ruptured appendix. Then I ... More About: General , Yesterday , Months , Month , Mont
Yesterday Was Two Months
2007-10-18 11:17:00 It was only two months ago yesterday my wife died. It seems like so much longer. In some ways so much has been happening over the last 60 days and in others everything has been at a total standstill. Three weeks ago I had to have surgery to clean up after a ruptured appendix. Then I ... More About: General , Yesterday , Months , Mont
Will They or Won?t They?
2007-09-18 11:52:00 The Federal Reserve Board is meeting later today and if you listen to the pundits this morning they seem almost giddy about the prospects of the Fed lowering the discount rate. What is more interesting is the expectation already built into the equity markets over this possible cut. The expectations are so high that a ...
Will They or Won?t They?
2007-09-18 11:52:00 The Federal Reserve Board is meeting later today and if you listen to the pundits this morning they seem almost giddy about the prospects of the Fed lowering the discount rate. What is more interesting is the expectation already built into the equity markets over this possible cut. The expectations are so high that a ...
What Does ?Best in the World? Really Mean?
2007-09-14 11:17:00 It isn’t a rhetorical question nor is it a trick question. I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I am going to do with my time moving forward as well as looking back and this is a recurring question. It is no secret I have a day job in addition to my investing ... More About: World , General , The World , Ally
What Does ?Best in the World? Really Mean?
2007-09-14 11:17:00 It isn’t a rhetorical question nor is it a trick question. I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I am going to do with my time moving forward as well as looking back and this is a recurring question. It is no secret I have a day job in addition to my investing ... More About: World , General , The World
Time Management and Motivation
2007-09-03 13:37:00 I find myself feeling lost since Ann died. My day is broken up into interesting and sometimes uncomfortable compartmentalized blocks. Some are filled with the requirements of a daily routine. Get up in the morning, shower, get my son ready for school, go to work. But, others are completely empty like, “check on Ann between meetings.” ... More About: Management , Time , Motivation , Time Management , Grief
Time Management and Motivation
2007-09-03 13:37:00 I find myself feeling lost since Ann died. My day is broken up into interesting and sometimes uncomfortable compartmentalized blocks. Some are filled with the requirements of a daily routine. Get up in the morning, shower, get my son ready for school, go to work. But, others are completely empty like, “check on Ann between meetings.” ... More About: Management , Time , Motivation , Time Management , Grief
It Is Not About What You Make?
2007-08-30 22:30:00 It is all about what you spend. I am still digging through the backlog of emails but one stopped me cold. It was a question entered on a website from a couple who want to invest in real estate because they see it as a way to increase their incomes. They explained in detail why they ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Make
It Is Not About What You Make?
2007-08-30 22:30:00 It is all about what you spend. I am still digging through the backlog of emails but one stopped me cold. It was a question entered on a website from a couple who want to invest in real estate because they see it as a way to increase their incomes. They explained in detail why they ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Make
Despite all the Talk, Will the Fed Cut Rates in September?
2007-08-28 14:25:00 This is a guest article from Tim Greene, he is one of the authors at The Real Estate Field Guide. The credit liquidity crisis has pushed the political dynamics into interesting territory. The markets have been expecting, often even demanding a cut in the Fed Rate for most of this year. It wasn’t needed and the ... More About: Talk , Rates , September , Sept , The Fed
Despite all the Talk, Will the Fed Cut Rates in September?
2007-08-28 14:25:00 This is a guest article from Tim Greene, he is one of the authors at The Real Estate Field Guide. The credit liquidity crisis has pushed the political dynamics into interesting territory. The markets have been expecting, often even demanding a cut in the Fed Rate for most of this year. It wasn’t needed and the ... More About: Talk , Rates , September
It Has Been a Very Difficult Two Weeks
2007-08-27 03:34:00 My wife battled breast cancer for over ten years and while her death cannot be categorized as completely unexpected it was none the less unexpected. Until a little over 48 hours before her death we really thought we were in another cycle like we had been in so many times before. Then the bottom dropped out ... More About: Grief , Been , Has Been , Weeks , Diff
It Has Been a Very Difficult Two Weeks
2007-08-27 03:34:00 My wife battled breast cancer for over ten years and while her death cannot be categorized as completely unexpected it was none the less unexpected. Until a little over 48 hours before her death we really thought we were in another cycle like we had been in so many times before. Then the bottom dropped out ... More About: Grief , Weeks , Diff
What Happens If You Cannot Work Your Investing Business?
2007-08-12 12:28:00 This is a guest article from Stacy McWhorter, one of our new authors at the Real Estate Investors Field Guide. We at the Field Guide are happy to have Stacy join us and I know the members there will benefit from her wisdom, experience and sage advice. Just about everyone who gets the real estate investing ... More About: Business , Real Estate Investing , Work , Investing , Mentoring
What Happens If You Cannot Work Your Investing Business?
2007-08-12 12:28:00 This is a guest article from Stacy McWhorter, one of our new authors at the Real Estate Investors Field Guide. We at the Field Guide are happy to have Stacy join us and I know the members there will benefit from her wisdom, experience and sage advice. Just about everyone who gets the real estate investing ... More About: Business , Real Estate Investing , Work , Investing , Mentoring
A Big Thank You to All Blood Donors
2007-08-11 23:02:00 As I sat today I watched as someone I very close to me received two units of blood and other blood derived products to counter some very severe and life threatening symptoms. No, it wasn’t from an accident or any kind of trauma like that even though that is what comes to most people’s minds ... More About: Blood , Hank , Dono
A Big Thank You to All Blood Donors
More articles from this author:2007-08-11 23:02:00 As I sat today I watched as someone I very close to me received two units of blood and other blood derived products to counter some very severe and life threatening symptoms. No, it wasn’t from an accident or any kind of trauma like that even though that is what comes to most people’s minds ... More About: Blood , Dono 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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