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You Can’t Snow the Snowman

John Page could make my Dad laugh.  I mean really laugh.  You know the type of laugh that comes from deep inside your belly?  That’s the kind of laughter I’m talking about.  When the two of them got together the … Continue reading

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Where Do You Do Your Best Thinking?

Yesterday morning I woke up at 5a.  That’s what time my alarm goes off in the morning.  I usually do my P90x workout – Thursday is my yoga day.  But that’s a 90 minute routine and I had a lot … Continue reading

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Do You Suffer from Analysis Paralysis?

“The sense of paralysis proceeds not so much out of the mammoth size of the problem but out of the puniness of the purpose.” -          Norman Cousins Dateline:  Rocky Point, Mexico – March, 2010.  My business partner Manny Romero and … Continue reading

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Future of Real Estate Marketing guest blogger this week – Marty Boardman

I have a lot to celebrate this week.  On Friday, I’ll be catching up with my classmates at our 20 year high school reunion.  Sunday is my 12th wedding anniversary.     I’m also incredibly honored to be chosen the Future … Continue reading

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Your Home is Not an Asset; it’s a Place to Live

I was standing at the checkout line in Target on Sunday with my 7 year-old daughter, Allyson.  She desperately wanted me to buy the spearmint Icebreaker breath mints.  Now I’ll admit…these things are good.  But, at $1.99 they are a … Continue reading

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Know how to Talk Politics in a Crowded Room

“In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer  They say never talk politics (or religion) in … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Real Estate Schmuk

schmuk (shmŭk) A clumsy or stupid person; an oaf. In 2005, I bought a $96,000 Mercedes Benz E55 AMG sedan, a $62,000 Correct Craft Pro Air Nautique ski boat, a $400,000 second home located in the cool pines south of … Continue reading

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Buying Houses at the Courthouse Steps? Be Quick, but Don’t Hurry

 This past week legendary UCLA college basketball coach John Wooden passed away at age 99.  I’m a huge sports fan although admittedly I didn’t know much about him.  I just finished reading an article in the New York Times, ‘Wooden’s … Continue reading

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Tis’ the Season to Renew and Renew and Renew

Finally, the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division got something right.  In 2004 I renewed my driver’s license and was pleasantly surprised to learn that I didn’t have to do it again until 2037!  By the time I go back to the … Continue reading

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The Man Who Mentored a Billionaire

As a boy my interests were in sports, music and movies.   I had this rotating dream of being like Dan Fouts of the San Diego Chargers, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Harrison Ford from the Indiana Jones films.  How wonderful … Continue reading

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