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Is Everything in America Bullsh*t? The J.Crew Story

I took my Korean niece to the Fort Worth stockyards and was absolutely amazed! The stockyards themselves are a fascinating piece of American history. Established in 1849, they became a […]

May 26, 2023 4 min read
Is Everything in America Bullsht The J.Crew Story

CHATGPT IS “SCARY GOOD” – ESPECIALLY FOR REAL ESTATE! (You Won’t Survive If You Don’t Master It)

If you’re a real estate agent and you’re not using ChatGPT, then you’re missing out on the biggest thing to hit the industry since the invention of indoor plumbing (or […]

April 28, 2023 5 min read

House Prices Up 13x; College Coaching Salaries Up 370x – A Bit of Fascinating Perspective

AMERICA’S TOP COLLEGE COACH MADE $27,000 IN 1974 VS. $10 MILLION TODAY Woody Hayes was a renowned and somewhat nutty head coach of Ohio State – where he resided for […]

House Prices Up 13x; College Coaching Salaries Up 370x - A Bit of Fascinating Perspective

Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Take Over Mortgage Lending? So We Can Push A Button & Get A Loan?

Knock knock. Who’s there? Real Estate. Real Estate who? Real Estate the perfect home for you Yeah, I didn’t get it either… BUT – that was the result when I […]

Discounts Ain’t Discounts; Confusopolies & Tricks Lenders Play

  When I was in law school, I lived near a furniture store that continually ran a “going out of business sale” for three years straight – because it […]

October 27, 2022 3 min read
Discounts Ain’t Discounts; Confusopolies & Tricks Lenders Play

Fed Chair Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize for Agreeing With Nobel Prize Committee

Dr. Prescribes Steroid And Heroin For My Son! In 2003, my son was not performing well at all – socially, academically, or athletically – so I took him to the […]

October 12, 2022 4 min read
Fed Chair Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize for Agreeing With Nobel Prize Committee

More Home Equity Line Info

Last week I wrote a blog asking If Home Equity Lines Were Still A Thing? I asked because Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) rates are so much higher, and […]

More Home Equity Line Info

Credit Bureaus Sell Your Info, But You Can Stop Them (& Avoid Getting Pummeled)

Scariest Thing That Ever Happened To Me! We occasionally apply for mortgages with online lenders to see what their process is like, and holy smokes, is it terrifying! I applied […]

October 7, 2022 2 min read
Credit Bureaus Sell Your Info, But You Can Stop Them (& Avoid Getting Pummeled)

I Witnessed A Death…

And have to talk about it. And OK – it was the death of a very successful local business, and my subject line is too “click-baity” I realize, but this […]

September 8, 2022 4 min read
I Witnessed A Death...

Why’s Inflation Higher in U.S.? Scary LinkedIn Indicator! I Missed Something HUGE!

Today’s blog is a “random show” – hitting a few (really interesting) topics briefly. SOMETHING HUGE I MISSED: RISING INCOMES! In my blog yesterday about putting rising housing payments in […]

September 2, 2022 3 min read
Why's Inflation Higher in U.S. Scary LinkedIn Indicator! I Missed Something HUGE!

5 Reasons To Get a Home Equity Line Of Credit ASAP

When I was in law school, I clerked for a firm that specialized in commercial litigation. And – the first thing the attorneys did when considering litigation was to ensure […]

June 2, 2022 3 min read
5 Reasons To Get a Home Equity Line Of Credit ASAP

Supply Chains Untangling; Inflation Waning? Who Was Right?

For much of 2021 we were shown photos of container ship parking lots drifting far out to sea – with dire warnings of inventory crises and mass shortages. But today, Leonard Steinberg shared this in his Compass blog:

Supply Chains Untangling; Inflation Waning Who Was Right

When ALL Assets Are Crashing – Make Sure There Is A “There There”

Pets.com famously spent $46 on advertising for every $10 in sales and flamed out in one of the most famous dotcom busts. The model was flawed from the start, and in hindsight it seems obvious that they could never generate profits – but investors bought up the stock by the bushel anyway.

How Allowing For Wife-Abuse in Victorian England Relates to Mortgages and Real Estate

Caroline Sheridan was a brilliant, beautiful and talented society woman in Victorian England in the early 1800s. She was also beaten mercilessly by her very prominent husband (a member of […]

April 29, 2022 3 min read
How Allowing For Wife-Abuse in Victorian England Relates to Mortgages and Real Estate
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