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Uh, NO, Mr. Vice President, Everyone Didn?t ?Guess Wrong?, You Helped the O
2009-06-15 16:25:00 Yesterday, Vice President Joe “The Plagiarizer” Biden said everyone just guessed wrong about the employment numbers. He also said, even though they put forth the myth of The Porkulus Package keeping unemployment at 8% or less for the year, the fact that it is now over 9% AND CLIMBING should not diminish support for the ... More About: Politics , Rants , Obama , Wrong
This is a Nice Way to Start a New Week.
2009-06-15 14:11:00 I got up this morning a little earlier than usual, fired up the MacBook Pro to check email (and because I’m a parent, the weather at the summer camp my son is attending this week.) Anyway, I open my email and receive this… I want to thank you, the last segment episode 5 of your podcast is ... More About: Advice , Podcast , Brokers , Investing , Start
Actually, I Said, ?You must have brown eyes.?
2009-06-12 13:39:00 Yesterday, I received a phone call asking if I would be interested in speaking at a conference. “Maybe,” was my reply. “Great! We want to tie into the anti guru thing you’ve got going there because [removed] isn’t your typical guru. I’m sure once you meet them you will agree they are the real deal and …” “Do ... More About: Advice , Eyes , Consulting , Podcast , Investing
The Guru Blogs
2009-06-11 14:11:00 I read many of the guru blogs. Why would I do that? There are a couple of reasons, first many of them are great for a good laugh or two as they breathlessly proclaim their latest invention/discovery/creation of a technique that will make you instantly rich, better looking and sexually satisfied while you sit and do nothing. ... More About: Blogs , Podcast , Gurus , Guru , The Guru
It is One of THOSE Days.
2009-06-09 17:46:00 You know the kind I am talking about. The kind where no matter which way you turn, no matter what action you take, Murphy is just lurking in the wings to muck it all up. Off and on this morning, I have been trying to record audio for the podcasts. I am a little behind and ... More About: Podcast , Days
The AntiGuru Show is Now on iTunes!
2009-06-08 15:27:00 Woot! You can subscribe to The AntiGuru Radio Show a number of ways. Now, one of those ways is through iTunes . All of the subscription options are available on The AntiGuru Radio Show page. If you don’t see one you want, let me know and I will try to get it added. Related Articles: This is a Nice Way ... More About: Itunes
The Symptom is Credit, But the Disease is not Illiquidity
2009-05-14 14:33:00 The call for consumers to just ignore the realities of the current economy and spend are being made by marginal economists and incompetent politicians alike. The call to get credit flowing is loud and shrill. The hearings the nation witnessed last week punctuated the fact the politicians simply think the problem is the lenders just ... More About: Credit , Investing , Disease , Ignorance
Podcast Episode One ? May 11, 2009
2009-05-11 23:28:00 flowplayer("player1", "http://www.reitactics.com/flowplayer/flo wplayer-3.1.0.swf", { plugins: { controls: { fullscreen: false, height: 30 ... More About: Commercial , Real Estate , Episode , Podcast , Apartments
If Your Real Estate Holdings Don?t Generate Cash, Why Do You Have Them?
2009-05-03 15:35:00 There are generally two ways to generate profits from your real estate investing. Your holdings either generate cash now, this and every month, or you expect them to generate cash at some point in the future. Future profits can come from appreciation, but unless it if forced appreciation, you are really just breaking even over ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Apartments , Investing , Real
This Is How Chase Treats Their BEST Customers?
2009-04-22 16:54:00 Last fall, I received an incredible offer from Chase . Because I was one of their “best customers”, meaning I had an Amazon credit card issued through them, I was being offered a fixed rate on an unsecured loan at a very low percentage rate. There was no prepayment penalty and the interest rate would remain ... More About: Rants , Advice , Interest Rates , Customers
More Landlords Will Be Forced To Do This
2009-04-22 15:37:00 At one of our properties in NC we started an experiment at the start of April. All leases include language passing along fees and taxes imposed by local authorities. Things like required annual inspection fees, taxes and even the cost of the business license can be prorated to the tenants with our new lease language. ... More About: Taxes , Apartments , Investing , Forced , Landlords
Pricing Chris Moore?s eBook on Raising Private Money
2009-04-21 15:47:00 In an earlier post, I wrote about a testimonial Chris received from a Field Guide for Real Estate Investors member about his Private Money materials on the Field Guide. I mentioned REITactics is releasing his materials in a new eBook titled, The Smart Investor’s Guide to Raising and Using Private Money. This is the first ... More About: Ebook , Moore
There are 168 Hours in a Week ?
2008-11-13 15:06:00 When someone starts off with that I have a hard time following the rest of their thought. This phrase is particularly popular with someone who posts regularly on a discussion board I frequent. His latest comment to someone trying to get started in real estate was … “There are 168 hours in a week, which is more than ... More About: Project Management , Time Management , Mentoring , Week , Hours
Excuse Me? Did She Really Mean to Say That?
2008-11-10 21:27:00 Yesterday on Meet The Press, Valerie Jarret said, “given the daunting challenges that we face, it’s important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.” This is the attitude within the transition team? They are going to “really take power and begin to rule“? Amazing in its arrogance and ... More About: Politics , Excuse , Rule , Arrogance
Success With Mentors
2008-11-10 16:51:00 I have mentored many over my career and been mentored by many. Personally, I have never paid for any mentoring I have received and have never directly charged for any mentoring I have given. In fact, I have mentored many without any strings or expectations of any gain. However, there is a disparity in the success ... More About: Success , Mentors
Yes, But, That?s Just Not Me.
2008-06-09 15:55:00 I had an interesting phone call a couple of weeks ago with someone wanting to “collaborate”. During the conversation she said, “You have to offer the whole package. Think of it as a soup to nuts business school. You could charge $50-75,000 or more if you segmented it right and it was spread over ... More About: Coaching
More Government School Idiocy
2008-06-08 20:39:00 This time in Maryland… http://www.examiner.com/a-1429570~Council __Mongtomery_schools_cave_to_pressue_with _Islam_book.html More About: Government , School , Idiocy
Good News in the Unemployment Numbers
2008-06-06 14:58:00 Everyone is gnashing their teeth this morning because the unemployment rate jumped to 5.5%. But, they seem to be ignoring the other numbers. Yes, there was a shrinkage in non-farm payrolls. In May the job rolls shrank by 49,000 jobs. BUT… The expectation was a reduction of 60,000 jobs and the unemployment rate would be 5.1% We had ... More About: News , Good News , Numbers , Unemployment , Good
Sorry, It?s not THAT Much a Buyers? Market
2008-06-04 16:28:00 This morning I get an email from one of our people in the field trying to sell a home we have had in our inventory for a while. They wanted to know how to get in contact with former renters to get copies of the utility bills. Huh? Are you nuts? They said in the email they ... More About: Market , Investing , Mentoring , Buyers
What?s It To You?
2008-06-03 14:43:00 I recently opined about the dismal performance of the schools here in GA on the recent standardized testing. I can’t really express how pathetic this is. I have lived in GA for all but one of the last 40 years! So, I remember when the schools here were able to hold their own against any ...
A weekend of looking at properties.
2008-06-02 15:17:00 Tim suggested I spend the weekend looking at any and every property I could find for sale in my target area. He further suggested I not make an offer, no matter how tempted and that was the hardest part. There are some great bargains in my area. At least I think they are bargains. I so ... More About: Weekend , Reese , Properties
I Should Have Done This YEARS Ago!
2008-06-01 02:27:00 I used to look at them the same way UNIX admins looked at PC users. I bought the koolaid of no market share and I drank it because it was comfortable. Windows wasn’t great, but it was acceptable and the price of hardware continued to fall while performance specs continued to blow through the roof ... More About: Mac , Book , Years
Have I Mentioned How Much I HATE Microsoft Vista?
2008-05-30 13:50:00 No? Well, there, I have now. Vista absolutely SUCKS. I have been using it on a laptop for a few months now and I can’t find a single redeeming feature about it. I seriously considered loading XP on this laptop, but wait, no audio drivers. Okay, how about linux? No audio drivers. Solaris? No audio drivers. Now, to be fair, ... More About: Technology , Microsoft , Hate
The Gardenias are Blooming
2008-05-29 16:30:00 There are three huge gardenia bushes outside the window of my office. We planted them shortly after we moved in here several years ago. Ann always looked forward to spring when they would bloom and usually a second time in late fall. This morning, I looked out and saw they have started to bloom. In a ... More About: Grief
Yeah, Now Tell Me Again About How Concerned They Are About Educating The Ki
2008-05-28 17:42:00 And while the Washington union is spurning millions of dollars in grant money, it’s also suing the state for the alleged inadequate funding of public schools. Hmmm. Could it be that union chiefs care more about protecting their monopoly than what students are learning? You can read more here. More About: Concerned , Yeah
Getting To The Energy (Oil) Solution
2008-05-28 17:26:00 Ultimately, we need to develop alternative energy and all indications are the researchers are very near a break through which will make solar energy viable everywhere. The expectation is it will still take 15 to 20 years to productize it to the point where it will make a real impact on our energy use. Yes, eventually ... More About: Energy , Oil , Solution
Looks Like Obama Has Been Taking Lessons From Hillary?
2008-05-27 22:37:00 Obama’s uncle at Auschwitz? More About: Politics , Obama , Hillary , Lessons , Taking
What If?
2008-05-27 18:36:00 By their nature most real estate investors are an isolated lot. I know, they often go to various network meetings and they share knowledge and such but when the rubber meets the road and the deal is on the line, they are often all by themselves. Finding the deals on properties. Finding tenants or buyers. Managing the repair ... More About: What If
It?s Been Almost 2 Weeks
2008-05-26 14:47:00 I know it looks like I haven’t kept up with my posting, but life got in the way. Almost two weeks ago I got an unexpected phone call about a close relative who was in the hospital and not expected to live. They didn’t and I barely got there in time to say goodby. Then there ... More About: Reese , Weeks
Renters and Foreclosure
More articles from this author:2008-05-23 21:00:00 No, I am not talking about people renting after being foreclosed. I am talking about the risks renters face when their landlord is foreclosed. When a non-commercial note secured by residential real estate is foreclosed the tenants have no rights. Nope, not even if there is a lease. They get evicted unless the new owner agrees ... More About: Marketing , Real Estate Investing , Foreclosure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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