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How Fear Stopped Me from Capturing a Once in a Lifetime Real Estate Market Opportunity

August 14, 2024 10:40 am | Leave your thoughts

The biggest deal of my life

Yesterday evening, I submitted an AOS for the largest deal of my lifetime.  By faaaaar.  Like orders of magnitude.

I didn’t feel scared.  My partner and I had thought through and carefully crafted all of the contingencies and clauses to protect us.  We conferred multiple times about various risk mitigation options.  I had been having good conversations with the seller’s broker.

This morning, my … Read more


When it comes to investing, follow the herd at your peril

July 31, 2024 2:45 pm | Leave your thoughts

What’s an Intelligent Investor?

We have an investing “bible” in our house: Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor. We aim to read it at least once every 2 years.  It gives me the only definition of “Investor” (vs. “Speculator”) that I accept.  Graham states “An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return.  Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”

In my … Read more