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Posted in Autumn 2009, Society Columns on 25 October 2009
Stats: 3,244 views and Comments Off on Creativity Street
I was thinking the other day. …Has today’s challenging and volatile real estate market taken the wind out of your sails? Do you know of someone involved with a “Problem Property”? Are you not making any money and starting to tap into your reserves? Are you starting to wonder why your bank might be calling every other day to check up on you and how you are feeling? Remember the loan you took out a couple of years ago with a “Lender’s Insecurity” provision that says that any time the lender feels insecure it may call the loan due?
Posted in Society Columns, Summer 2007 on 17 July 2007
Stats: 2,451 views and Comments Off on Notes in the Margins: Lifelines on Living
I first started using the term “Notes in the Margins” one day as I rounded second and headed to third… I’ve always enjoyed writing notes to no one in particular about things on my mind. And since I already knew how to type, I started doing it more often. A couple of years ago, I […]
Posted in Feature Articles, Spring 2007 on 17 May 2007
Stats: 2,858 views and Comments Off on Creativity = Curiosity + (Instinct x Intuition) + Change
I just refilled my Gatorade on the rocks, and decided to tune into my favorite watering hole on the net…. island music just seems right tonight and Margaritaville is just a state of mind anyway. Properly prepared, I then sat down to write this note. You see, I promised Jackie Hellingson I would write something […]
Posted in Fall 2006, Feature Articles on 17 September 2006
Stats: 2,765 views and Comments Off on Dream Weavers
Don’t you think it’s sad that lots of folks just sit around hoping that their dreams will come true? I am equally amazed that most people do absolutely nothing in pursuit of their dreams for fear that their dreams may not come true. Even more just give up and move on to another dream, leaving […]
Posted in Feature Articles, Winter 2005 on 17 January 2005
Stats: 2,263 views and Comments Off on Perfect Balance: a Thought on the Business of Life
Once upon a time…in a place far, far away…I was a student of the I-Ching, an ancient Chinese philosophy where one calls upon the oracles for guidance and understanding when faced with life’s challenges. I was fascinated by the Chinese principles of Ying and Yang, which represent certain natural forces at work in the universe […]
Posted in Summer 2004, The S.E.C. History Files on 17 July 2004
Stats: 8,237 views and Comments Off on Weaver Wisdoms…
Author’s note: In researching the materials Colby Sandlian provided me during my rewrite of the “Broker Estate Building” education program he and Cliff Weaver taught many years ago, I came across these little pearls of wisdom in Cliff’s old teaching materials. I think they provide a timeless perspective and a few chuckles in a far […]
Posted in Point - Counter Point, Spring 2004 on 16 May 2004
Stats: 2,280 views and Comments Off on Capital Formation Planning
OPM and Safety First There are three fundamental rules of capital formation planning when considering how to attract investors to any real estate venture. In other words, there are some “Golden Rules” for utilizing “OPM,” (other people’s money) to create value for yourself and your investors and, along the way, build your personal estate: The […]
Posted in Feature Articles, Winter 2004 on 16 January 2004
Stats: 2,473 views and Comments Off on A 15% Return on Costs = 100% Financing
In today’s real estate financing market, is it possible to get a construction loan equal to 100% of your land and project costs? The answer is yes; it is possible and I have done it multiple times over the last few years. How? Well, consider this approach. You are a Developer. You have good banking […]
Posted in Autumn 2003, The S.E.C. History Files on 15 September 2003
Stats: 3,414 views and Comments Off on Work Hard, Play Hard: Cliff Weaver and Jim Farley Chronicles
The Society of Exchange Counselors has a long, illustrious history as leaders in creative real estate, exchanging and counseling spanning 42 years. Throughout that history, S.E.C. members have always considered themselves as family and lived the “Work Hard, Play Hard” philosophy that is the hallmark of successful people everywhere. Two founding S.E.C. members perhaps personify […]
Posted in Autumn 2003, S.E.C. Education Foundation on 15 September 2003
Stats: 2,522 views and Comments Off on Ballpark Wisdom
“Character means doing the right thing when nobody’s watching…” One of the clichés one hears often among baseball fans is that “Baseball is Life”… a reflection of the values to which most of us subscribe and a metaphor reflecting some simple principles that, if followed, will help those who understand to carry forward the life […]