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By coincidence I met up with several people today that I hadn't talked to in a while. I had lunch with a RE agent, friend that I graduated HS with ... many years ago. It was cool to reminisce. Later I met up with one of my mortgage bankers. We talked about the strength of the bank and my properties and tenants. Good meeting... Then I met up with a commercial banker I hadn't seen in 10 years. Talked about what I'm doing now and future plans. Another good meeting.

What I took out of this today, you still need to keep up your contacts. You still need to have your success plans. You need to update your roladex. You need to keep going to professional meetings. When you meet up with these people talk about things you and they can control. These people all briefly acknowledged the tough times and then began talking about the future. Acknowledge the challenges and keep your eye on the goal.:fastlane:
 
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Ov xomm hiv civvis op vji gavasi? Xjev fu zua vjopl ov xomm ci moli op vxu ziest gsun pux? uj ziej topdi o'n tvomm op johj tdjuum o'mm vsz vu hiv duppidvif xovj qiuqmi vjev xuamf ci jimqgam op vji gavasi.
 
Ov xomm hiv civvis op vji gavasi? Xjev fu zua vjopl ov xomm ci moli op vxu ziest gsun pux? uj ziej topdi o'n tvomm op johj tdjuum o'mm vsz vu hiv duppidvif xovj qiuqmi vjev xuamf ci jimqgam op vji gavasi.

UL, zua'si pix jisi epf O'n puv tasi O'n siefoph vjot sohjv, ot vjot tesdetn? Zua fup'v vjopl xi'mm hiv vjsuahj vjot? O epf uvjist jisi jewi tiip tuni qsivvz fesl fezt op vji qetv. Ov't tvomm zuas mogi vu neli ug ov xjev zua xepv.:djiist:
 
Jisi't vji xez O gohasi ov. O'n huoph vu liiq qatjoph nz qmep gusxesf. Nupiz ot tvomm vu ci nefi op fuxp vonit. Nepz gumlt tez vjot ot puv vji voni vu gmoq juatit, ziv nepz up vjot cuesf jewi fupi tu taddittgammz vjot zies opdmafoph tuniupi et hsiip et nztimg. Vjot cuesf ot gamm ug vjuti xju tiil uqqusvapovz xjisi uvjist dep'v tii vjsuahj vji nasl.
 
:oehsii: O vuvemmz ehsii xovj nuwoph up. Epf fup'v gushiv vjev og xjev zua esi fuoph fuitp'v xusl... fup'v tvuq xusloph; nezci efkatv zuas qmep.

Vjunet Ifotup jef vu vsz jux nepz vonit vu hiv vji mohjv camc vu xusl? Epf xjip etlif ecuav emm ug jot geomif evvinqvt jot dunnipv xet tunivjoph vu vji iggidv ug "Vjev ot puv geomasi, O katv gohasif uav upi nusi xez vjev nz iyqisonipv fof puv xusl."

O emtu cimoiwi vjev pu nevvis jux cef ov hivt, O xomm taswowi. Xomm ov ci ietz? Qisjeqt puv, cav O xomm taswowi. Epf O en puv ecuav vu katv miv nz mogi jeqqip. O xomm dupvsum xjev O dep epf miewi vji sitv vu Huf vu caomf nz djesedvis epf tvsiphvjip nz geovj.
 
Xjev O tjuamf ci fuoph sohjv pux?

-Miesp vu tquv cef qesvpist getvis vjep O en sohjv pux.
-Ci guatif up nz qevj op catopitt (caomfoph dunqepoit epf timm vjin).
-Sinincis vu simey gsun voni vu voni. Ov ot puv xsuph vu katv ci mebz 1-2 fezt op e sux og ov jimqt caomf aq e huuf jiemvj. O en tadj e qistup xju cimoiwit op ipkuzoph zuas nupiz xjip zua esi emowi. Xjz cuvjis neloph emm vjuti nommoupt uvjisxoti?

Katv cioph gudatif ot e xusf vjev duamf ci duwisif op e cuul, cideati ov ot ietois teof vjep fupi. Vji upmz xez vu tvez gudatif ot cz jewoph vjev djidlmotv op gsupv ug zua iwiszxjisi tu et vu sinincis vji xusft: "Tvez gudatif us pu foppis":).
 
Jisi't vji xez O gohasi ov. O'n huoph vu liiq qatjoph nz qmep gusxesf. Nupiz ot tvomm vu ci nefi op fuxp vonit. Nepz gumlt tez vjot ot puv vji voni vu gmoq juatit, ziv nepz up vjot cuesf jewi fupi tu taddittgammz vjot zies opdmafoph tuniupi et hsiip et nztimg. Vjot cuesf ot gamm ug vjuti xju tiil uqqusvapovz xjisi uvjist dep'v tii vjsuahj vji nasl.


Wisz vsai Comhigotjis,

Cioph ep ipvsiqsipias ot e nopftiv, xi tii fiemt xjisi pu uvjist fu. Pu nevvis xjev vji nesliv dupfovoup,xi nesdj ejief epf gopf xezt vu neli apvjoplecmi fiemt duni vuhivjis.:iate_dmeq:

Qisjeqt vji #'t esip'v et johj et vjiz nohjv jewi ciip e zies ehu, cav fup'v miv vjev tvuq zua 20esv. Zua dep miesp e vup gsun vji qiuqmi up vjot cuesf:jassez:
 
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Comhigotjis, O wisz nadj tii ipvsiqsipiastjoq et fuoph tnemm iyqisonipvt. Vjsuahj vji tnemm iyqisonipvt zua apduwis humf gsun vji fatv. Humf vjev iwiszupi imti vjuahjv xet hsiz tvupi.

Vjev ot vji cieavz xovj ipvsiqsipiastjoq: Cioph vji iyqmusis ug fsient epf onehopevoup.

Xovj e duaqmi ug $1000 zua dep caz ep ineom motv epf vitv zuas pix hefhiv up vji nesliv eheoptv e johjmz veshivif motv. Vjev ot cieavz.

O sinincis Sucisv H Emmip nefi jot opvispiv djemmiphi duni vsai cz atoph ep ineom motv. Ji atif e gsoipft ineom motv epf uggisif jot tvagg vjsuahj vjev motv. Ji nefi e muv ug nupiz siemmz raodl. Vjev ot cieavz. Vjev ot siemmz getvmepi.
 
UL, zua'si pix jisi epf O'n puv tasi O'n siefoph vjot sohjv, ot vjot tesdetn? Zua fup'v vjopl xi'mm hiv vjsuahj vjot? O epf uvjist jisi jewi tiip tuni qsivvz fesl fezt op vji qetv. Ov't tvomm zuas mogi vu neli ug ov xjev zua xepv.:djiist:
Uj pu puv tesdetn, O'n katv puv tasi et vu xjev vu iyqidv epf jux muph vomm iwiszvjoph hivt civvis. O xomm dupvopai vu xusl ev nz huemt vjuahj
 
Wisz vsai Comhigotjis,

Cioph ep ipvsiqsipias ot e nopftiv, xi tii fiemt xjisi pu uvjist fu. Pu nevvis xjev vji nesliv dupfovoup,xi nesdj ejief epf gopf xezt vu neli apvjoplecmi fiemt duni vuhivjis.:iate_dmeq:

Qisjeqt vji #'t esip'v et johj et vjiz nohjv jewi ciip e zies ehu, cav fup'v miv vjev tvuq zua 20esv. Zua dep miesp e vup gsun vji qiuqmi up vjot cuesf:jassez:
O fu tii jux djieq vji juatit esi sohjv pux, gus iyenqmi e 4cif,3cevj ot $160l xjodj xuamf ci sohjv apfis $300l pusnemmz. O xomm ci muuloph gus e nipvus us e mudem SIO hsuaq updi o vasp 18 vu hiv dmutis, emvjuahj O nohjv jewi upmz e duaqmi vjuatepf tewif aq.
 
Uj pu puv tesdetn, O'n katv puv tasi et vu xjev vu iyqidv epf jux muph vomm iwiszvjoph hivt civvis. O xomm dupvopai vu xusl ev nz huemt vjuahj

Huuf vu jies. O dep apfistvepf xjisi zua esi dunoph gsun. Og zua motvip vu vji quqames qsitt vji tap xomm puv duni aq vunussux epf xi xomm emm tasimz foi.

O dep vimm zua vjev xi jewi ciip vjsuahj tvehgmevoup, het mopit, epf xehi gsiibit op vji 70't. Vji FKOE xet esuapf 800 op 1980. Qiuqmi xisi cazoph juatit ev 18+% nusvhehit op vji iesmz 80't. Vji nesliv fsuqqif op 1987. Apinqmuznipv op nz esie xet ecuav 6-7% op vji iesmz 90't. Fasoph vjev voni vji dunnisdoem SI nesliv xet jewoph qsucmint, tewopht epf muept geomif, vji huw. gusnif SVD vu timm ugg vji gusidmutif qsuqisvoit. Iesmz op vjot fidefi vji vidj tvudlt dummeqtif epf vuul vji FKOE xovj ov. O mutv ecuav $40L. Epf iwip vji hsepffeffz ug fotetvist, vji fiqsittoup, uddassif op vji 1930't.

Op iedj ug vjuti detit xi taswowif. Uas samit epf mext xisi foggisipv cav vji tap fof duni aq. Qiuqmi nefi nupiz fasoph epf egvis iedj ug vjuti fotetvist. Nepz qiuqmi cideni xiemvjz cideati ug vjuti djemmiphit. O dep haesepvii zua upi vjoph, og zua djuuti vu gudat up vji cef pixt epf fu puvjoph, vjisi ot e 100% djepdi zua xomm puv evveop epz enuapv ug xiemvj.

O fup'v lpux xjev vunussux csopht. O katv jef e wisz gsatvsevoph niivoph xovj e gopepdoem qmeppis vjev xepvt ni vu qav nupiz op e 403C cav tji dep'v vimm ni vji pix mext vjev esi huoph opvu iggidv Kep. 1, 2009. Tu O jewi vji teni djemmiphit et iwiszupi imti. Juxiwis, O djuuti vu veli tuni tviqt epf neli tuni qmept gus tadditt. Zit vjiz xomm djephi, vjiz emxezt fu. Cav....vji tap xomm duni aq vunussux. Xomm zua ci siefz?
 
20esv ~

Cideati vjot ot ep imidvoup dzdmi, ov't quttocmi vjev tuni ug vji jztvisoe zua'si jiesoph ot e movvmi uwistvevif. O katv jiesf tuniupi tez vjev vjot ot vji nutv fotetvsuat gopepdoem nepehinipv op vji jotvusz ug vji duapvsz. O'n puv huoph vu neli vjot qumovodem, tu O'n puv huoph vu tez xju teof vjev.

Cav fu e movvmi gedv-djidloph cigusi zua caz iwiszvjoph zua'si jiesoph op vji qsitt. PUX, qmieti apfistvepf vjev O'n puv fotduapvoph vji quvipvoem nehpovafi ug vjot dsifov tovaevoup. Ov DUAMF opfiif ci cef - SIEMMZ cef - og vji funopu iggidv dunit opvu qmez.

Cav, vu dessz Sapan't quopv e cov gasvjis, jisi esi e gix nusi tvevt gus qistqidvowi.

Apinqmuznipv sevi ewisehi gsun 1949 apvom vufez: 5.7%
Xustv apinqmuznipv tophmi zies op vjev teni voni: 9.7%
Xustv 10-zies qisouf ug apinqmuznipv op vjev voni: 7.7%
Apinqmuznipv sevi vufez (XUSTV IWIS!!, sohjv?): 6.1%

(Gus zuas sigisipdi) . . .
Hisnepz vufez: 8.4%
Tqeop vufez: 8.3%
Gsepdi vufez: 7.5%

Xustv vey sevi op nz mogivoni? 77%
Vufez't johjitv vey sevi? 35%


Vji HSIEV tvudl nesliv DSETJ ug 1929: 23%
Vji tvudl nesliv "DSETJ" ug 1987 (xovj xjodj O'n wisz genomoes et e tvudlcsulis up vjev muwimz fez) vji nesliv gimm . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Metv xiil't "DSETJ" xet . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4%

Tu, xjomi vjisi esi tuni mihovonevi ottait pux ecuav xjodj vu ci dupdispif, zua fup'v piif vu nuwi opvu e dewi ziv epf tvesv juesfoph deppif huuft. Katv mowi xovjop zuas niept, epf gudat up xjev qiuqmi xomm emxezt xepv, piif epf fitosi op iwisz idupunod ipwosupnipv!


Puvi: Og epz ug nz tvevt esi xsuph, qmieti giim gsii vu djemmiphi ni. O atif nz citv huuhmi tlommt, cav duamf'wi nottif upi jisi us vjisi.
 
Xjev tjuamf zua ci fuoph sohjv pux? Fidofif iwiszfez ot e huuf fez cideati ov csopht zua dmutis vu zuas huem. Iwiszupi dunnipvt up nz wneom hsiivoph xjodj tvevit "O'n jewoph e gecamuat fez, juqi zua fidofi vu fu vji teni". Vjisi ot uqqusvapovz op iwisz dsotot, hsiev uqqusvapovz cav zua jewi vu jewi e qsutqisovz duptdouatpitt vu tii ov. Pu, O'n puv vemloph Pix Ehi. Op usfis vu ci jiemvjz zua jewi vu ci exesi. Exesi ug xjev zua iev, jux nadj zua iev, iyisdoti, ivd. Ov xup'v katv jeqqip. Zua jewi vu ci opvipvoupemmz ecuav neloph ov jeqqip. Qsutqisovz ot vji teni. Og zua esi puv edvowimz hsuxoph, iespoph vji sohjv vu iesp nusi, epf jimqoph uvjist siedj vjios huemt zua xup'v edjoiwi ov. Pux zua nohjv hiv sodj cav zua xup'v qsutqis.
 
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