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The other day, Ashley and I were shopping for appliances for a flip. Normally it’s not a big deal. We use the same stove, dishwasher and vent hood on almost every house. But this time, it was after Black Friday, and everything was on sale. We pointed out some different appliances we liked to the salesperson. But on each one, they tried to up-sell us. And each up-sell added a couple...
On a recent workday, I walked out of the door of a house we’d purchased the previous week and got into my truck. To quote Peg from the PBS show my kids watch, “Peg + Cat,” “I’m free-e-king out!” When I arrived at the house, we found it was still completely full – as in, the seller hadn’t moved yet. You see, they’d had until the day before to have all their personal property...
This morning I watched a video presentation by world-renowned motivator and educator Brian Tracy. He spoke of a study performed by the Harvard Business Review that included interviews of Fortune 500 CEOs. One of the questions asked was, “What was your biggest failure and how did you react to it?” This question stumped the CEOs. They would often look perplexed and ask what...
Ashley and I just got back from the “What Box” seminar on creative deal structuring presented by Bill Cook and Pete Fortunato. It was great, but I’m not going to lie – by the time we got through with class, my brain was numb. On the car ride home, we talked about the “aha” moments we’d had. One of the things I learned was there’s a difference between deed ownership and tax...
Here’s my current situation: I’m in Fort Walton Beach Florida. As the waves roll in, their sound makes a constant yet subtle roar that I’m sure was designed by The All Mighty to soothe the soul. The bleached white sand gently tapers down into clear, light blue water that mixes with varying shades of green as you move deeper into the Gulf of Mexico — I now understand why they call this...