I just saw a post from a Realtor quoting RealComp statistics in his post Four Positive Signs That the Real Estate Market is Recovering in Metro Detroit that the housing market has turned around in Metro-Detroit. Some of the points he quoted were: All MLS October ‘09 sales at highest levels since 2004 Lowest on […]
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Change comes fast in the world we currently live in and the rate of change is increasing exponentially. There was a time not too long ago where the smart thing was to go to college and graduate and get a nice safe job at a large corporation and work there your whole life. Your employer […]
Few will argue that the current real estate market is in a dark place and that the old ways of making money have passed. While this may be true, there is a sea of opportunity for real estate investors who are willing to innovate and solve problems. Currently, most 1st time home buyers who would […]
Embrace the change and take control of your career, your retirement, and the security of this and the next generation.
I have always known that something wasn’t right about what I was learning in school and even much of what my parents were teaching me financially. I studied and worked hard to learn it anyway and was diligent like a good boy should. All the while I knew it wasn’t right. I didn’t know what wasn’t right; kind of like Neo in the movie, The Matrix.
Some of you may laugh at the comparison and I know that many of you know exactly how I feel and can identify with the feeling. This didn’t stop me from doing exactly what I was taught to do and doing it well! I got all A’s, I worked really long and hard hours, and even enrolled in college at one point. I did all of this in an effort to be financially free and independent. Of course it didn’t work. I became a Renegade.
A Renegade Detroit Investor doesn’t care if the economy is good or bad, he just makes money. A Renegade doesn’t trust the government with his health, retirement, or progress. A Renegade immediately distrusts what the majority sees as safe/practical and knows instinctively the opposite is most likely true.
Yesterday we inaugurated the first Black American as President of the United States. Considering that 60 years ago Obama would have to drink out of a different water fountain than me, I find this historic event inspiring and it gives me hope for the future of America. Regardless of your political beliefs, President Obama’s inauguration speech calling for a new era of change was an eye opener. While I’m far from the world’s biggest Obama supporter (I’m a Ron Paul supporter), I found much of the President’s speech exciting and motivating at this particular juncture in our history.