Yearly Archives: 2016


Favorite Books

Before I had kids I would read around 50 books a year! I have since toned-it down to around 25 a year now. Below is a very short list of my favorite books I highly recommend to just about everybody. I thought it would be easier to just make 1 list of my favorite books, […]


Top Real Estate Technology Companies

Top 12 Real Estate Technology Companies

  I truly believe that in the next 10 years real estate will be the major industry that gets disrupted by technology.  Obviously housing conditions will fluctuate as will different markets and interest rates.  The housing styles will also change like they always have. [Tweet “The fact that we are still buying houses in 2016 […]


Are We In Another Real Estate Bubble?

Regardless of what people say – housing is emotional.  Most people are overly optimistic about not only their neighborhood but the value of their house. Yes, a house is an investment – because it’s a huge financial obligation and liability if you took out a mortgage. However, it’s easy to get attached to this investment […]


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My New Favorite Budgeting Tool That Is Completely Free

  Like most people I have tried out a ton of free budgeting tools like:   Spreadsheets Mint You Need A Budget   But they never did exactly what I needed it to. Specifically, I’ve been looking for three primary functions for a budgeting tool: Completely Automated – I can link accounts and everything will […]


3 Free Spreadsheets To Make Tax Time Easy .xls

Want to make tax time easy? Of-course you do! Even for the hyper-organized tax time can be a headache. You are constantly gathering documents, organizing them, and then reorganizing them. I am a W-2 employee, own a business and own rental property. This year I created some checklist to help me organize my files.   […]

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