Today’s post comes to you from a rocking chair on the front porch of Uncle Pete’s Cabin in Nashville.  Somehow Kara and I managed to leave the girls with her parents and steal a weekend away together.   And loving it by the way! The sun’s about to start setting, and the gorgeous red-head is sitting [...]

Here’s an awesome quote I ran across today… “Indecision is a silent killer of Dreams. The only thing you will achieve sitting on the fence is a sore bum.” ~Jill Koenig, Goal Guru Strong, eh? I’ll add to it that successful people develop the habit of making most decisions quickly.  You should too. Since I [...]

A friendly hat tip to marketing guru guy David Frey for tweeting this one today. Gosh, it can be so easy to get discouraged in this business, ya know? I sure do.  I know all too well.  Whether it’s the upside-down market, fierce competition, stingy lenders or whatever, sometimes it just seems like everything’s just [...]

I just stumbled upon this today and found it really resonated with me.  Thanks to Diane Rubenstein for passing it along.  Well worth sharing… “The people who receive the most are the ones who give the most. This is true of individuals, but also for businesses. If the focus is on how can we give [...]

By: Ron Mead One of the questions I have been getting over the last few months concerns being able to sell the Probate property once you have acquired it. As many of you are experiencing, acquiring them has become much easier lately, but some of you are still hesitant to get started because you are [...]

“We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.” ~ Calvin Coolidge

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” ~ Lou Holtz Lou Holtz is one of the greatest turnaround coaches in the history of college football, with an unmatched knack for turning a losing atmosphere into a winning culture wherever he coaches.

By: Heather Seitz Rather than talk about a “real estate” issue this week, per se… I want to address the topic of taking action and getting started – and being accountable. I’m going to warn you that this might be a little hard, but I’m getting tired of all the “poor me” stuff going on [...]

OK, I wasn’t planning on another blog post today.  Frankly I don’t have time for it. But I just ran across something that literally moved me to tears — a short video about an 8 year old kid named Adam. Adam plays one of the toughest positions on the little league field…and he does it [...]

First off, you should know this has exactly nothing at all to do with real estate investing.  Hence the “off topic” category. But ya know, as much as I love the REI game, my life’s big enough for a whole lot more — and I bet yours is too. So here’s something off-topic, but worth [...]