Adventures in…Muddy Racing

I’ve been trying to come up with some clever way to tie real estate into our latest little adventure race, but I really can’t! So this post is really just for fun…
We are getting ready for this weekend’s MOMAR race in Cumberland and used the Mud N Bud race on the weekend as a nice [...]

Buying a House at the Peak of the Market…a story from 15 years ago

This week was a dramatic week in the markets. And the headlines in every paper are talking about market crashes, soft landings, hard landings, government bail outs and housing value drops. It is easy to let the panic overtake you, but, it makes me reflect back 15+ years ago when I bought my first investment [...]

Top 7 Websites and Blogs Read by this Broad

I went on an information diet after reading the book 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. I stopped reading the paper – it depressed me anyway. We canceled our cable t.v. – we don’t really watch t.v. anyway so why not save $30/month?
Now, I only get my news from select sources online. But, I’ve [...]

All Landlords are Greedy, Selfish and Lazy

Real Estate is a fantastic way to make money and build your personal wealth. I invest in real estate to make money. But to say I am greedy is not accurate. To generalize and say all landlords are greedy, selfish, and lazy is like saying every tenant is wonderful and generous. Or every homeowner is [...]

To Anyone Excited by a Housing Market Crash…

HOME OWNERSHIP is NOT a RIGHT! And, a Housing Marketing Crash is not good for any of us. Even if you don’t own a home!!
Phew – it feels good to get that off my chest… you see, I recently read an article by Max Fawcett in the Vancouver Sun talking about the crash of the [...]