Comments on: More Firestones Hitting the Pavement — I Think I’ve Seen This Movie — Twice

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:27:34 +0000

Lord knows I’m not using any algorithms.

By: Cher

Cher — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:21:22 +0000

As a former sailor, I would say that you’re one of the best of the “wet finger to the breeze” experts.

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:49:11 +0000

Chris — Your first observation re: experience, is key to the learning process. How many times have we all forgotten what we’ve already seen?

I didn’t use the analogy of a backbone randomly. Without a wife who is mixing your brand of Kool Aid — life becomes harder than it already is at times.

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:44:22 +0000

Benjamin — thanks for chiming in. I’ve been conducting an informal phone survey, and you were on tomorrow’s list to call.

By: Sunday Ramblings « Kansas City Investment Property

Sunday Ramblings « Kansas City Investment Property — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:13:15 +0000

[...] Jeff wrote a blog today that sparked a thought and a praise for my wife of 22 years. I don’t come from a privileged background and have had to earn everything I have. I could not have done it without the love and support of Marie. Let me give you an example. [...]

By: Chris Lengquist

Chris Lengquist — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:26:46 +0000

I have two, maybe long, comments:

1. When I started selling RE in Tulsa it was slow. Not 1985 oil bust slow, but slow. That’s what I learned in. When I moved to KC I got in on the tail end of the “boom” years. I could see inventory building, quality of buyer dropping and told people I thought it would slow down and they looked at me like I was stupid. There just isn’t any substitute for experiencing different markets. You learn to recognize what’s coming.

2. The working wife. I would add the understanding wife. I can remember at time when I had $200 worth of stamps sitting on the table ready to go on $100 worth of postcards. Meanwhile my wife had prepared macaroni & cheese for my family of 6. That’s what we had the money for. Marie always knew business came before life’s luxuries. That you cannot replace.

By: Benjamin Bach

Benjamin Bach — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:02:08 +0000

Hey Jeff
I’ve definately seen an increase in activity from would-be investors, and I agree that more and more of them are deciding to committ to doing what they need to do to acquire the assets they’ll need later on.

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:29:25 +0000

Thanks Tony — It’s nice to have a heavyweight in my corner.

Readers — If you’ve never read The Mortgage Cicerone, yer missin’ out. Click on his name above and treat yourself. I’m a regular reader.

By: The Mortgage Cicerone

The Mortgage Cicerone — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:05:06 +0000

Jeff – Wow, that post was right on the money!