Tablets and Operating Systems

by JJ on March 27, 2011

So… I wasn’t one of those to hop on the Apple bandwagon with the iPhone and the iPad. I appreciate Steve Jobs and Apple’s vision, but as an IT professional I have always appreciate systems where I can tinker, and Apple has never allowed for that. Quite frankly, I look back at that old breakthrough [...]

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Facebook Clones

by JJ on March 26, 2011

In the U.S. we have all come to know and love Facebook as the mover and shaker application to make connections in the digital social realm. Facebook was launched in February 2004 and as of January 2011 has more than 600 million users. It truly is an international phenomenon. But were you aware of that [...]

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Think & Grow Rich – Chapter 3 Summary

by JJ on March 26, 2011

Chapter 3: FAITH is the head chemist of the mind… In the next chapter of Think and Grow Rich (T&GR) we learn of the principle of Faith. Now, I’ll be honest, this was a difficult chapter on which to write a summary for reasons I’ll explain at the end of this summary. But the core [...]

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We start our review of Think and Grow Rich by Napleon Hill at what is actually Chapter 2, since the introduction is actually Chapter 1. The theme of Chapter 2 is “Desire” and this is where the meat of the book really begins. Thoughts are things -  and they are powerful… But that is only [...]

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Adversity

by JJ February 27, 2011

I know that there are some out there who have been able to make a transformation like I’m under very quickly – they saw what they wanted to do, Had already been working at it for some time, then found their time and direction and moved very clearly. Yet for many, their stories are like [...]

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Highest foreclosure rate last year? Las Vegas

by JJ February 8, 2010

Foreclosures expected to peak in 2010: RealtyTrac By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The Las Vegas metropolitan area suffered a foreclosure rate that was five times the national average and the highest rate in the country in 2009, according to a report on Thursday by RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace. The 20 cities with [...]

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The Seven Best Ways on How to Get Real Estate Investing Deals

by JJ December 19, 2009

If you are new to real estate investing, you are probably wondering “where am I going to find my first real estate deal”? There are actually a number of very effective methods you can use. Below I will touch on 7 different methods to find deals. They are a pre-foreclosure listing service, major newspapers, post [...]

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Real Estate Investing Via Web 2.0

by JJ December 19, 2009

Post bubble recessionary real estate investing in a networked world pretty much nails this discussion, grab your web surf board and enjoy the ride. In this article, I show you what is working in real estate today and how to use the web and automation to create stimulus you can immediately use to ride the [...]

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Thinking of Investing in Residential Real Estate: It's Still Location, Location, Location

by JJ December 19, 2009

Thinking of Investing in Residential Real Estate: It’s Still Location, Location, Location Remember this: land is the element of real estate that appreciates. Man-made structures begin depreciating from the day they are constructed. Think schools first. Schools are often the first consideration for first time home buyers and renters – at least 80% to 90% [...]

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The Art Of Real Estate Investing Is About People

by JJ December 19, 2009

Real estate investing is a wide area of learning as well as practical application of techniques in the market. You might be an experienced real estate investor but every time you realize the fact that there is still something to learn further and further. Then after a commitment of a small mistake, we repent on [...]

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