Did you feel that?
The economy contracted. And, about the same time, California had a swarm of minor earthquakes. Maybe it's sheer coincidence, but I don't think so. After a temblor we always check for the intensity and the...
America was built by thinkers.
Its back-bone, the apartment business, has evolved through ingenuity and problem-solving. One's ability to work through challenges has a cascading effect on every level of society. Such a skill also strengthens our stream of renters...
Income: it’s all relative
Where do you get your facts? Good facts make good decisions so it's a rather important question. In fact, your answer to this question is one of the structural walls of your life that determines...
Nothing but the truth
Those who create their own reality make me suspicious. Truth is a closely held belief. I've known that for sometime. Which is why in times of confusion I navigate toward the numbers. They never let...
Benford’s Law
Fraud has long been a concern at multifamily properties that take cash or other methods of cash-equivalent funds for rent and other services. Today employee fraud costs business owners $300 billion a year and...
Ferguson Missouri
When you leave a place, you are unwittingly marked with its memories. Such memories become framed in your perspective and there they remain, inherently guiding you, until something such as a Ferguson-Missouri-Google-alert releases them...
The bubble that never was
My friend is a numbers guy. He's managed portfolios in the billions and continually chants the word, "correction." I now think it's not so much a word, but talisman he holds in his mind...