A peek inside John's head

I DON'T REMEMBER HOW OLD I WAS WHEN I WAS INTRODUCED TO THESE MAGIC BEANS. But, I do know that I cannot survive one day without them. These little beans have some mysterious quality that enables me. I feel more powerful after I have them. My relationship with them is like a sick kind of co-depend...

I JOINED PROSPER.COM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I first read about it in Fast Company Magazine. After I read the article, I went to the website and poked around. I was very intrigued. It is a "peer-to-peer" lending website. One magazine described it as "banking meets e-bay". You can join as a "lender" o...

THIS POST IS AN ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE AGE OLD QUESTION: "SHOULD I BUY?" Of course, we are talking about real estate. I was first introduced to a concept called Dollar Cost Averaging when I was just a wee lad learning whether to buy stocks. It was taught to me by a financial planner who also taugh...

OK, I HAVE REFRAINED FROM WRITING THIS POST, BUT I CAN'T HOLD OUT ANY LONGER. I am a huge Deadliest Catch fan. I have seen every episode, every After the Catch episode, and the Special: Behind the Scenes. I have visited the F/V Northwestern website, the Rollo website, and the Cornelia Marie websi...

Several times a day, my phone rings and the caller on the other end is a seller with their home currently on the market. Why do these people choose to call me? Well, I have a unique view on the real estate market. You see, my primary occupation is residential real estate management, but I still p...

WHAT IS A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT? A Management Agreement is the term used fairly widely referring to the contract used between a Management Company and an Owner of a property. What is included in these agreements varies widely. Not just geographically. You can see quite a disparity in contracts use...