This is where I rant a little bit about topics that don’t fit into one of the other categories.
I tend to get a little curmudgeonly and shake my fist at the world.
Lend me your ear.
My girlfriend asked, “What advice would you give my niece about investing in real estate?”
“Good question,” I said, the wheels turning.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about a word that I believe we avoid to describe our actions - immature.
The word makes many of us feel bad when we see it or hear it applied to our behavior. We fought so hard against it when we were young. We told our parents we were mature and ready to go out and make our own way. There's no way that word could still be applied to us as adults, right?
I’m going to rant against some of those in the financial services industry. You see, I’m a commercial real estate broker who loves the product he represents. My clients can see and hear my enthusiasm when we talk about their needs, whether it be buying, selling, developing or leasing.
There’s a famous computer coding concept known as GIGO – Garbage In / Garbage Out. If you put sloppy coding (information) into a computer, you will get equally or greater sloppy results.
My dad turned me on to Travis McGee when I was in the Army. This was probably natural since he discovered McGee while he was in the Navy during the Viet Nam war.
There are two quick things you should know about me:
1. I love real estate; and
2. I love real estate quotes.
If companies are spending billions of dollars to help their employees get healthy, why aren’t they spending a dime to help them understand how to get wealthy?
I met my daughter, Sarah, for lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, The Manito Tap House. Occasionally, we meet for a meal or coffee to catch up on the latest in her life. Sarah is young and busy so getting time with her is precious.
When most people learn that I formerly was a police officer, they raise their eyebrows and will usually say something like, “Really? Why would you quit?”