As a real estate sales guy, I tell people that I’m paid to be an optimist. These days I think I’m more of a paranoid optimist. The reality to me today is that people are more worried about keeping their
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Today, Plymouth Rock is only the size of a car engine. It has cracked three times over the years, getting smaller each time. Speaking of rocks, Nick lost his grandmother and I, my
In an effort to bring them down, a couple of weeks ago the Fed cut rates by a quarter-point (25 basis points). Yet, as if by magic, the 10-year Treasury note rose by 2 basis points to 4.127% and the
The United States… has already reached the foremost rank among nations, and is destined soon to out-distance all others in the race. In population, in wealth, in annual savings, and in public credit; in freedom from debt, in agriculture, and
This creative tenant was delivered his lease in a Word document and decided to sneak in an extra clause. I am now considering adding this to all our future listings! Then I could look forward to cakes every August! You
For those of you keeping track, yes, I successfully ran my half marathon at the end of May, knocking off Maryland by running a race along the Potomac. But I learned two fascinating things that I thought I would share.
“Investing is a game of Snap, of Old Maid, of Musical Chairs. It’s a pastime in which he is the victor who plays “Snap” neither too soon nor too late, who passes the Old Maid to his neighbor before the
“Plan B is to succeed at Plan A” ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger The Beatles were a group for six years and played more than 200 shows before they got a record deal to record their first album. Three record labels rejected
Ernie Auerbach died 15 years ago today. Ernie conceived and built more than 15 million square feet of commercial, retail and residential properties in large stretches of Santa Monica, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. In 1977, he purchased 1,000 acres of
Enshittification: The gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided. ~ Macquarie Dictionary, word of the year 2024. This month we are going to skip Nick’s Numbers and the story