Both in my personal life, and in this blog, I try to remain non-political. It seems with all of the people driven to vocalize their opinions on topics that they know little about, that adding my voice to the conversation would do little to bring any clarity to the topic. With that said, I do…
For those of you who follow my blog, you know that I’ve recently been questioning my strategy of having an active home warranty policy on each of my (single family) rental properties. As you can read here [insert link], I’ve had several challenges with my home warranty service that have caused to me to reassess…
I think that we can all agree that time is one of our most valuable assets, and anything that wastes our time should be avoided. I’ve been assessing those areas of my life, both work and personal, where I’m wasting time. I’ve been carefully looking for inefficiencies in my own life, including instances where I…
Interest rates for borrowing money to buy are home are historically low. A quick search at BankRate.com shows that a 30 year fixed rate loan for $300,000 be as low as 3.0%. But there is one bank that can offer even better rates – in some cases as low as 0.14% (as of October 2020). …
It’s not too late to save your home from a wildfire. This week I want to take a minute to tell you about a topic which is very important to me. I grew up in an area that was extremely prone to wildfires. Steep cliffs fell to a narrow canyon, at the bottom of which…
Change can be challenging for any business. And as any business owner knows, the past few months have been challenging for almost all businesses as consumers – whether by choice or mandate – dramatically change their behaviors. Many businesses are trying to redefine themselves in our new reality. Brick and mortar retail stores already under…
Over the past decade, I’ve been somewhat of a road warrior. I traveled coast to coast in the United States at least every two weeks, if not weekly, and made at least two trips to Europe annually. I traveled so much that most years I held top tier statuses at my preferred airline and…
Recently a respected colleague and long time friend reached out to me with a question: “How do I market to current and prospective customers more effectively, given the current environment?”. This is a great question. With all of the changes in the economy due to the global event this year, not only has consumer behavior…
As I’ve said before, having the right team makes my role as a landlord exponentially easier. It took me a long time to accept that having a team was the right thing for me. I’m fairly capable, and typically am able to do most anything if I put my mind to it. I’ve always been…
I recently had a chance to catch up in person with a good friend of mine, who is the founder and CEO of a mid sized technology company with about 100 employees. It had been about three years since we’d spoken, and at that time the company he’d started years before was occupying every aspect…