Jim 
I negotiated with my wife to score a couple of hours over at the farm on Saturday to do a little clean up. As a married guy, in order to get some ‘me’ time, I have to earn some ‘marital capital’ by offering to do extra ‘honey do’s’ around the house. So, on saturday, I … Read more
Here that sizzle, that is me getting burned by a residential property inspector. I’ll get to that in a moment, but first let me set the stage for my rant. My rental farm, the one I harvested timber from, will soon have a new tenant, who will be moving in this Saturday. I have to admit, … Read more
Being the small time real estate investor I am, I have to admit, one of the people I find rather interesting in the investing business is the one and only, Donald Trump. Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m a fan of Mr. Trump, his real estate acumen and competitive spirit is out of this world … Read more
Pork, AKA pork barrel spending is a commodity in D.C. which many would consider the means of trade or heck even the implied currency of those who call inside the D.C. Beltway, home. You guessed it, our friends in Washington barter with each other like fraternity brothers bartering over the last shot of courvoisier, only … Read more
I have come to the realization that market ups and downs are too stressful for my gentile stomach. My ah ha moment came to me when I invested in the little known publicly traded company, Powerwave Technologies. Back in 2008-09, Powerwave was supposed to be my ‘home run’, or at least according to all the … Read more