One bright, bone-dry day in 2009, I hiked 3,600 feet down to the bottom of the Colca Canyon in Peru. My wife and our Peruvian friend Lizeth were my hiking companions. For some reason, we also climbed back up that same day! By nightfall, I finally stumbled back into the village at 10,926 feet above [Continue Reading]
How to Travel & Invest In Real Estate – 10 Essential Tools of the Trade
Not all those who wander are lost.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien If you’re around me long, you know how much I love to travel. I have the wanderlust deep in my soul! In fact, I’m writing this while looking out my apartment window at the beautiful green mountains surrounding Cuenca, Ecuador – my family’s home this [Continue Reading]
Friday Fab Five – Retire at 35 in an RV, 10 Beginner Real Estate Mistakes, Paperless Office, & More
The Friday Fab Five is a series where I share five articles, books, or resources that I’m currently using and enjoying. There are many wonderful resources about real estate, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and life out there, so I’ve narrowed them to some of my favorites that I think you´ll enjoy. Here are this week’s Friday Fab [Continue Reading]
Why I Keep My Business Small and Simple
In January of 2008 my business partner and I faced a significant fork in the road. Path #1: Stay small, grow slowly, and keep it simple. Path #2: Get bigger, grow faster, and become more complicated. Almost 5 years later, I’m very happy to say we chose path #1: a small and simple business, or [Continue Reading]