I am reluctant to evaluate investments for clients, especially in areas I do not have a personal…Residential rental housing, like all commercial real estate is based on an assumed CAP RATE (the number of years a property will take to…Sep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
THE PROBLEM WITH QE AND HOW TO FIX ITMulling over the present economic, I think I have pinpointed the specific unintended consequence of QE.Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
BAGEHOT by James Grant, Norton PublishingI found this book to be an interesting window into Victorian life, politics, and the then current “political economics”.Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022
GettysburgThe battle of Gettysburg is probably the most discussed battle in history, certainly the most discussed of the Civil War.Nov 7, 2021Nov 7, 2021
I suspect that moderate inake of coffee on a regular basis is very helpful for prostate health and…The study described however is probably not very helpfulin that it fails to adjust for probable co-morbiditiesNov 7, 20211Nov 7, 20211
Thoughts on the Civil WarNo matter what I say about the Civil War (or most thins for that matter) I offend a lot of people. Rather than address the many many issues…Nov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021
KISSINGER by IsaacsonThis book is exhaustively researched. On the whole I think Isaacson unbased and balanced in this judgments and observations. I would be…Nov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021
LEVERAGE IS NOW MORE THAN EVER THE KEYLeverage has for many years been the big advantage of a real estate equity investment to a corporate equity investment.Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021
THE TENANT SELECTION PROCESS:1. Not checking the rental/eviction histories of a prospective tenant is apt to be a $20K or more mistake for a landlord. References from a…Jul 24, 2021Jul 24, 2021
The so called Dunning-Kruger effect is constantly adumbrated, I suspect by people themselves…Propounded by “social psychologists” David Dunning and Justin Kruger, as nearly as I can tell out of thin air. (see…Jul 1, 2021Jul 1, 2021