by Justin Ford | Mar 6, 2007 | Investing, Wealth
“Brother, can you spare a dime?” – Yip Harburg I probably left over $1 million on the table during my first years as a real estate investor. I remember the four-unit I could have gotten for $160,000 that sold for $300,000. The duplex a block from the...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Mar 5, 2007 | Self-Improvement, Skill Development
“Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it.” – Agatha Christie I love to express my opinions. There’s almost no situation that doesn’t seem to beckon my advice – from traffic jams to...
by Jenny Thompson | Mar 3, 2007 | Entrepreneur, Motivation, Self-Improvement, Wealth
“Can’t we all just get along?” – Rodney King Most people think of “the competition” as the enemy. In reality, as Michael Masterson has been telling you for years, your competitors can be some of the most important allies you have in...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Mar 2, 2007 | Entrepreneur, Motivation, Self-Improvement, Wealth
“Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.” – William Shakespeare I recently got a letter from a small-business owner and “avid reader of Early To Rise” who is struggling with an ethical question. This woman, whom...
by Justin Ford | Mar 1, 2007 | Investing, Wealth
“Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.” – Thomas Hardy One of the few constants in real estate is change. Look at any half-dozen “hot” neighborhoods today, and chances are half of them...