I am, I change Today, I would like to revisit a topic that I’ve written about before. It resurfaced recently. Once upon a time I invited you into a night ritual that I had with my then 3-year-old daughter. She’s now 6. The ritual went like this: I’d lay her on my chest while we sang songs and prayed. Before I’d lay her down, I’d ask…
A servant’s heart Today I want to dote on one of my people. She’s a delight to be around and is as positive and upbeat as someone can be. Chances are, if you’re from Gordon County, you probably already recognize her smiling face. Her name is Marybeth Dismuke. Marybeth came to work with us in April of 2018. Every morning since, when I’ve come walking into the office,…
Do outbuildings go with a property? We had something happen for the first time this month that had to do with an outbuilding located at a property we had recently purchased. It was a great learning lesson, and I’d like to share it with you. The sellers of this house where in distress. They had been relocated for work and had listed their house, but they hadn’t sold it…
Lease option vs. lease purchase I got a call from an investor recently needing some help with structuring a deal. He was in the process of buying a property and wanted to do “one of those lease option, lease purchase things” as his exit strategy. As we talked, I realized just how easy it is to get those two terms confused and how freely people use them synonymously….
The money is in the meter drop How would you like to make $10,000? Now, before you blurt out an answer, I’d like for you to consider a story that my good friend and mentor Gary Harper tells about a cabby he encountered. The title of his story is “The money is in the meter drop.” And it goes like this: Gary was in the big…