2017 Is All But Over
Friday, January 06
With 2017 all but over, I have to ask, how well you did this year? Did you stretch yourself? Did you accomplish your goals?If you think this post is three weeks old and has a glaring typo (namely the year), you’d be wrong. Now I will admit to using a ridiculous gimmick to draw you in, but I don’t...
I’m Only Cold Once a Year – But It Lasts Five Months
Thursday, December 15
As much as I try to ignore that I live in Southwest PA and that it’s December, there are changes occurring around me. Suddenly, it’s damn cold and there’s white stuff on the ground. Suddenly, we have to worry about things like frozen pipes.Around here, it’s usually late October when I have to sta...
Am I Just Too Laid Back?
Tuesday, November 29
Business is purring along – got a few substantial projects rolling right now. It’s nothing really all that exciting, but the usual bag of real estate investor issues – a little rehab, a notice from the city about an overgrown yard, some repairs that need done, a vacancy to deal with, keeping afte...
The Renovation Steam Roller Wants to Flatten Me
Wednesday, November 09
I have a definite love/hate relationship with home renovations. I love seeing an old dump-o house come back to life. I’m not even talking about a glitzy, made for HGTV type of renovation. Even a plain-Jane rehab makes me smile – something that turns a dump into a simple, clean, tenant-ready house...
Can’t Figure Them Out
Friday, October 28
The weather has turned cold and rainy here – like what October is supposed to be like in Southwest PA. But last week was unseasonably warm so I started my day biking on the Montour Trail. It’s darker & darker each morning, but my bike has a good headlight so I can still be out there. Riding i...
Caught in One-Dealitis
Friday, October 07
Found myself caught in one-dealitis of late. That’s the disease where you get focused on one deal to the expense of all others.We have a property under contract that is sort of dragging along toward closing. That part I’m okay with – more time to plan for the steps following closing. Of course I ...