Apr
13
Get Your Hands off My Ladder
April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’m kind of digging this strange feeling of waking up in the morning and not immediately finding myself reviewing the yard-long checklist of things I need to get done on a house somewhere. I still need to give House #2 a good cleaning and shift some stuff out of the garage there into storage, but […]
Apr
11
The Myth of Passive Income
April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
Before anyone comes after me with sharpened pitchforks and torches ablaze, yes, indeed, passive income does exist. And in various forms, whether you’re talking about dividends, royalties, or other investment income that is truly derived with not one whit of work on the part of the investor or the lifting of a single, solitary […]
Jan
4
Hacking Up a Lung (or Two) and Shivering
January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment
Not much progress on the REI front in the fledgling new year so far. I’ve actually been pretty sick since around the 1st, which is a rarity for me, as I tend to only get a cold/flu every 5 years or so. I drug myself over to House #2 on the 31st/1st and got some […]
Jan
2
Plans for 2008?
January 2, 2008 | 3 Comments
I’ve waffled a bit on posting about my real estate plans for 2008, and it’s for a pretty simple reason: I do not know.
It’s easy to come out breathing fire in the fledgling new year, dedicating yourself anew to conquering the world, building empires, and making all that you see your own, but the reality is […]
Dec
29
Wrapping Up 2007
December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It’s that time of the year when blogging types increasingly gaze on their own navels, trying to make some sort of sense of the year that just passed, so color me guilty along with all the rest. I do think there’s a lot of value in setting goals and holding yourself accountable for progress (or […]
Dec
27
Buh-Bye 2007
December 27, 2007 | 2 Comments
Finally back home for a bit after visiting family in Tennessee for Christmas, but we’re back on the road on Friday to visit more family in the Dallas area, so it feels more like a pit stop. I’m definitely looking forward to getting back home on Sunday, with absolutely no traveling or trips planned until […]
Dec
20
“You’re not on my flight.”
December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Finally back home from Vegas, but running on about 6 hours sleep over the last two days, so I’m barely here.
I made the mistake of flying on American Airlines, which is absolutely the last time that will ever happen. My flight out of Vegas was cancelled, yet no one bothered to either call me, page […]
Dec
11
Words I Never Thought I’d Be Saying
December 11, 2007 | 2 Comments
Wonder of all wonders, plumbing work should be starting on House #2 today. Hallelujah. And the heavens open up and sunbeams come shooting through.
This is just the first stage (capping off unnecessary gas lines under the house, pulling all the gas lines in rooms, the floor furnace, and the wall heater in the bathroom, as […]
Dec
11
Hawaii Real Estate at HawaiiLife.com
December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The following is a paid review of HawaiiLife.com
While I can’t claim to be looking for my next flip in Hawaii, it is pretty amazing to check out some of the current listings available on the MLS. That can be a laborious and/or difficult process at time, but occasionally you stumble across a site like HawaiiLife.com that makes […]
Dec
5
“Hello, My Name is Seth, and I’m Addicted to Scheming”
December 5, 2007 | 4 Comments
“Scheming” is a bit of a strong word and carries some negative connotations, but it pretty much fits the bill. I could sugarcoat it and say “Entrepreneurial” instead, but, well, hell, who I am kidding. I’m not trying to sell you a book or some ginormously expensive class so we’ll just stick with “Scheming”.
I still get […]