Coined from 'this guy' I know in S. California who is part Sun-Tzu, part Gordon Gekko, part Machiavelli, and I even think he has some affinity towards Darth Vader. Although he'll probably tell me that all these guys (minus Gekko) are pansy's, for perpetrating that I 'know' his MO next time we speak...which will probably be soon. Actually he's a pretty nice guy, if he happens to like you.
Anyway, thats my life right now, Controlled Chaos!!!
Nice meaningless intro huh... No! Darth Gekko is in the middle of a real estate market that is softening quite rapidly as real estate owners are dumping property cheap. I'm in the beginning of some due diligence and have been meaning, for like eon's, to talk with Mike @ Altos Research...who I am now noting in my Blackberry to contact in the morning....Anyway, I hope to follow-up with a post on real estate strategies for todays market, very soon.
The rest is just random observations, some self serving, most not...
TechCrunch displays some cool new widgets for the web designer world from Google, Blinkx and 30 Boxes. Speaking of Google their
Thanks to the nod from Truth in Lending Services ;) Right back atcha! Innovative and needed service provided for some mortgage consumers...
Brokers First Realty out of ATL just popped up on my radar a few days ago...some intriguing posts not to be missed here, especially Commissions, Incentives and Ethics.
I never plug Sellsius or Jim Cronins Real Estate Tomato enough, although they certainly don't need my plugs...Their content has been tops in the Real Estate Blogosphere here recently, actually for awhile. Jim is offering a comprehensive (training and all) blogsite software package for the real estate professional that looks like the cats meow and clued me in on a solid and simple picture editing tool for blogsite integration....How To Save Money On Your Mortgage With One Account … from the Sellsius crew was even more interesting after I did my own poking around...
Kevin Boer, a Realtor who gets his Tech on, publishes some polished and compelling opinion on his blog at 3Oceans, and looks very familiar to me....Kevin...have you ever been to one of Robert Kiyosaki, of Rich Dad lore, 'retreats'? Hmmmm.
MortgageX (of no know relation, and not Web 2.0-ish) contains a great historical mortgage rate index reference for you mortgage and finance geeks.
There has been an anonymous blog commentor out there running with the handle 'Candybags'...who is this person? Candybags...you out there? If anyone knows Candybags, please point them this way.
I was particularly interested in the Mortgage X reference of historical interest rate data.
I am, clearly, a money geek
You just made me crack up Jeff!!! Fortunately for me, Rick does not swing in that direction.
"Hey Mouthy Mouth Here"
Make no mistake guys. I guarantee you "Candybags" aka "CB" is keeping an eye on all of us...
"X"...Great post. I am really trying to leave that whole "Darth Gekko" thing alone...Having a tough time with that one ya' know!
My comment to it would be WAY off topic...I'm gonna cut ya' some slack here. :0)
BTW, I am really glad that was Ines...
She is much "Lovelier" than Rick...
Ines...I really like Rick's picture and "I am not flirting with you"...:0)
TLW "The Lovely Wife"...Cutting X Some Slack This Time...ROAR!
"I"...My on-line world would be very lonely without you...I think we're doing that hijack thing again! :0)...TLW...ROAR!
I was just thinking the same thing .....Jeff X, I apologize for hijacking your post - it was definitely our intent.....I mean....NOT our intent
Another senseless post hijacking.
"We're taking this post to Cuba!!!"
Jeff, so glad you mentioned Sellsius and Tomato. They are not only all great guys but offer terrific services. Hey, if we didn't sell blog services ourselves, I'd buy one of Jim's. How's that for a testimonial?
OK, now for the Thanksgiving wish:
Thanks Mary!
Looking forward to getting back home so I dont have to cram into Starbucks to get my AR (and Web) fix....
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!