There are 168 Hours in a Week …
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 [...]
Success With Mentors
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 [...]
I Like Where the Field Guide is Going
The Field Guide for Investors has served a very important purpose in my investing life over the last 15+ years. However, it has gone through times of benign neglect on my part while I was caring for Ann. During that time, it morphed into something that wasn’t “bad” but it wasn’t what I had envisioned [...]
Failing Forward?
This little phrase of guruspeak is worming its way into normal conversation. I hate to see it. The phrase is used as nothing more than an excuse to not understand the real reason for a failure. They tell their followers they have to “fail forward” to succeed, that each failure is a major step toward [...]
Do You Want A Job Or An Investment?
If you cruise the various boards and blogs one almost continual discussion deals with whether you should manage your own properties and do your own repairs. Assuming, of course, you are capable of doing them.
You will see wild claims from both sides of that argument about which approach is better and how the other side [...]
Getting Stuck on Stupid
An aqauaintence issued a small challenge, well, more like a “double dog dare ya” than a challenge.
He had been posting on a site and was running across people who could use a little one-on-one help. He referred a couple of them to me and then he sent me a private message.
You know, there have to [...]
Just How Many Caseys Are There?
I get up at my normal time this morning and check my inbox. In it I find, well, let’s back up just a little bit.
Last week I made a post at Bigger Pockets about my willingness to mentor, at no charge and without taking any part of their deals. All they had to do was [...]
Closing in a Few Weeks
Reese here again, earlier this month I posted about the apartment building I was buying in Dekalb County, Georgia. Everything is going nicely and the closing is scheduled for August 9, 2008. I am very excited.
With Tim’s help, I lined up a great manager to watch over the property and I am lookinge very forward [...]
With Tim’s help, I am negotiating my first purchase.
It has been a month since I last posted here, but it has been a busy month!
In my earlier posts Tim asked me to stay vague about the type of properties I was looking at and I did as he asked.
Now, I am very close to getting a signed purchase contract for an 18 unit [...]
Forcing Myself to Dig My Well
I use instant messaging a lot. It is a great way to quickly interact with someone on a moments notice. I use Adium on my MacBook Pro and I have no complaints other than with a large list of IM “buddies” it is easy to only concentrate on the ones you talk to regularly.
Yesterday, out [...]
