I don’t normally start my cigar reviews talking about my wife, but she’s relevant to the story so stay with me. Truth be told, my cigar habits are pretty boring. Having enjoyed them now for going on 25 years, I know what I like and I tend to stick to it for my “daily driver†cigar, my “yard work†cigar, and when I occasionally go upscale. Old habits die hard I guess. That’s where my…
Why is Real Estate Better than the Stocks?
I get this question asked to me a lot. “Why would I invest in Real Estate, why wouldn’t I just leave my money in the Stock Market.†I see a lot of these financial papers or financial write ups that show financial comparison of a stock performance or of a stock index performance as it relates to Real Estate or Real Estate indexes as well. One of the things they show is just an increase line.…
Cigar Review: The Romeo Y Julieta Reserve Toro
If you’ve been reading my stuff here you may not know that for some time I’ve been doing cigar reviews. Why have I not posted any of them here? Yeah great question. But today that changes. While I do have my favorites, I also like to experiment on occasion and try a cigar I haven’t smoked before. I plan to bring you reviews of both going forward. To start I’m going to review a…
The Truth About Those $500 Detroit Houses
I saw a piece in Yahoo News about this and I wanted to pass it along. I get at least a couple of calls every month from out of state folks asking about these. The article does a good job in explaining just why a $500 house isn’t the bargain that people think it is. Here it is… Tempted by Detroit’s $500 Properties? 5 Things to Know By Beth j. Harpaz, Associated Press - March 11, 2015…
Incredible Productivity System: Bullet Journal
Starting with my first Franklin Planner in 1995, I have been engaged in a seemingly endless quest to develop the perfect productivity and organizational system. The Franklin system was truly spectacular. I was working in Silicon Valley at the time, and taking the introductory class from a real FP trainer was required after you got hired. It didn’t take long to see why. The class was two full days long, and it laid out a simple…
Now is the Right Time to Invest in Real Estate
Why is it the right time to Invest in Real Estate? This is Canada this is January 15th and the Bank of Canada just dropped their bank rates by 0.25% and its now sitting at .75%. What that means is that banks themselves could follow suit and adjust their own lending rates some are saying they are not going to do anything. Regardless, you have interest of less than 1%. Right now if you have…