Comments on: Trapped In A Moribund Real Estate Investment Market? No You’re Not

by: BawldGuy

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:50:33 +0000

Ben — I feel your pain. I’ve had a few burned out contractors, and most of them came to me looking like death on a cracker.

You sound like a pretty serious camper. I’m gonna send you an email. The answer to your question is to important, and would take to long here. I don’t wanna shortchange you with a short answer.

Also — you have excellent taste in music.

by: BawldGuy

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:44:36 +0000

Robert — Sometimes it’s hard just getting TO the 8th inning.

Whenever I’m in the Gaslamp for a game, we eat at Dick’s Last Resort — mainly for the super casual atmosphere and the quality abuse.

by: BawldGuy

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:42:32 +0000

Brian — Though I’m often approached to write a book, so far I’ve been able to take naps until the urge leaves me.

I’ve used Purposeful Planning, a phrase I coined, for almost 20 years now. It came about ‘cuz a client told me I kept saying he should be doing things on purpose with a plan. He thought I should shorten that to one phrase.

And Purposeful Planning was born.

Please listen to the two podcasts on the subject. Also, you can click on the link — Purposeful Planning Articles. They’ll also help.

by: Brian

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:36:20 +0000

First off, I love reading your blog, I am hip to those jive beats you are laying down.

It just occurred to me that you use a particular phrase, Purposeful Planning, quite a lot. Is this a phrase of your own, or did you come by it from somewhere else?

Basically, I’m wondering if there is a book that I should be reading.

Thanks,

by: Robert Coté

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:32:49 +0000

Sometimes it might feel like you are the Padres and it is the 8th inning in Arizona last Saturday. I was eating in the Gaslamp District at a sports bar. Ouch. Sometimes it hurts to get out of an inning but hopefully you don’t ruin yourself for the next game doing so.

Off topic but following up in last weeks meta discussion of transports:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=abjHzMiCgkYU&refer=home
This is the slowdown i suspected but didn’t talk about pending data.

by: Ben Zeitlin

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:59:20 +0000

I just happened to trip over your site and have really enjoyed the enlightenment. I am a burned out remodeling contractor and ready to transition into the wild ride of real estate investing. Can you share any advise that will be beneficial in the selection and profitability of my first deal. What is the simple rule of thumb for a novice like myself.