The Tortoise Is Still Winning
Wednesday, November 13
While I’m sure you have at one point or another become familiar with the fable distinguishing the relative virtues of reptiles and leporidae, it is all too frequently used as an excuse for a lack of progress as opposed to how the meaning of the fable was intended for interpretation. Striving t...
You Guys Know You Have Houses in Columbus, Right?
Friday, November 08
In a completely unprecedented course of action that is based on nothing more than my whimsical nature and the timing of Q3 Earnings Reports coming out, I have actually written blog posts in consecutive days. Don’t get used to that. The Q3 report I am referencing is, of course, that of our g...
Comparing Apples to Apples
Tuesday, August 13
It probably goes without saying that investing in Flint, MI is not something that the average person, real estate investor, or even real estate investment company does. There’s a lot of reward out there for taking that risk, but what there isn’t a whole lot of is a basis for comparison. I cou...
The Yield Driven World
Tuesday, December 04
It is becoming increasingly clear in this country that we do not care one bit about our children, their children, or their children’s children.When I say we, I mean Americans. Republicans, Democrats, Whites, Blacks, Catholics, Jews, Attorneys and Firemen alike have continually kicked the can dow...
Black Swans and Back Taxes
Monday, February 13
Peyton Manning played a terrific 14 years in the NFL, and then played 0 games this year. Lehman Brothers functioned as a wildly successful investment firm for 158 years, and then filed bankruptcy. Strangely enough, tulip bulbs in 17th century Netherlands were worth more than 10 times the salary...
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Thursday, November 10
There are a number of analogies and expressions one could use to describe the feeling of not getting what you want for an extended period of time. The dry spell, the slump, the doldrums, the cold streak, etc. There are also a number of less socially acceptable terms that define the process ...