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Yesterday while having lunch with my good friend Bob Parsons (founder of godaddy.com), He shared with me a poster he just had made which details his 16 rules of success. I Loved it, I got him to autograph it for me and now it hangs here on the wall in my office.

Read it It will change your life!

1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.

I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My... continue reading >>

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One of the best ways I personally have found to get rents on time is to offer a Christmas incentive. I offer the tenants 1/2 off Decembers rent if all Rents are postmarked by the 1st of each month. You can increase the rent by $25 or $50 or whatever amount is relative to you rents to help offset this hit. I have found this to be a huge incentive for my tenants. it works about 80% of the time.

I offer this incentive as long as there is at least 8 months till Xmas.... continue reading >>

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I recently watched a movie some of you have probably seen. Quite frankly This movie has affected me more than any movie in as long as I can remember. I put off watching this movie for along time because of political associations and after watching the movie i felt extremely ignorant and irresponsible for not seeing this movie sooner. My wife finally talked me into watching it after she Tivo'd it from HBO. The movie I'm talking about is "An Inconvenient truth" by Al Gore.

I wont bore/alienate you with my political views and reasons for not... continue reading >>

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This seems so basic, but believe me it happens!

Have you ever walked into a house and thought it seemed bigger than the listed square footage? On about 10% of the homes we buy - the listed square footage is wrong. This can happen for many reasons. #1 The original measurement was wrong. #2 There was an unrecorded addittion. #3 the data has been mistakingly changed over the years.

It has been a deal maker on several ocassions. I can remember one in particular that in my local MLS and Auditors webpage was listed as 1100 square feet. When... continue reading >>

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If you have ever heard of Pareto's 80/20 principle what you are about to read - should make good sense.

One of my main roles in our company is marketing. In the last year I have figured out alot of different ways to really make the phone ring. A typical day may yield 10 - 15 calls from prospective buyers. My partner fields the majority of these calls. As we have have gotten busier - our time has become more valuable. These days he finds himself waisting valuable time dealing... continue reading >>