Grateful for my yard, being able to hire help to rip out all of the blackberries and ivy, and the super cute eastern redbud tree that the city just planted for me in front of my house. I’m STUPID excited about this cute tree and the improved curb appeal (from the sidewalk they fixed and tree they removed). It’s the little things. Goal for this week: get two clients completely onboarded so I can fully plug in with the family we have coming to visit this weekend. Oh, and Thursday I hope to try out a new pressure washer I ordered. 😎

@Clint Warren hmmm, I’m not sure if I can physically do a 75 hard right now (upcoming surgery & I can’t make it worse), but I am down to try to find a way to make it work! Might defeat the purpose since modifying is basically sacrilege …

StrengthsFinders was great, albeit back in my corporate America days. I’m not sure how popular it is now, but it was really great for not only understanding your own strengths, but really seeing WHY it is beneficial to have a variety of others’ strengths to leverage on the team. And a fun/positive side effect was that people became quite proud in their unique strengths, it’s neat to watch them blossom like that. Almost reminds me of an early ‘zone of genius’ self-discovery. Making each person a certificate with their top 5 and then framing it / giving it to them was a nice touch in a team meeting/offsite as well. https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253715/34-cliftonstrengths-themes.aspx

@Alexander Felice thank you - I have heard that the iPhone camera is good, I can definitely stand to learn more about its functionality! I also want to learn more about traditional cameras, I think they are really neat.

@Brian Harrington SWEET! Take lots of photos, how fun!

@Alexander Felice I am only in the stock market with the few $ I have left from my days in corporate America, and what I have played around with from my time exploring DRIP investing (which still makes me smile, it's pretty fun). Oh, and the inheritance money from my mom that will be transferred over to me soon. I much prefer real estate myself, but still can’t help but wonder what (if anything) I should do with the little I have in there. I’ve been thinking it might be an even better time to help others self-direct their 401ks into real estate-backed notes or PML opportunities. With the current market and the volatility we’re seeing, it's probably not a tough sell and it can be such a win-win. It’s something I have been really aligned with (from my transition from corporate into real estate) and I think a lot of people are open to safer, more tangible alternatives right now.

@Alexander Felice Yeah! It actually started because I kept hearing the same thing over and over at meetups - investors asking me/each other, “Do you know a good bookkeeper who really gets real estate?” And as an investor myself, I totally got the struggle. A lot of bookkeepers are great at general accounting, but they don’t speak the real estate language or tailor things to the strategies we actually use. Funny enough, my career actually started in accounting - way back in the day at Home Depot (and college). I realized I could combine my background/skills with my passion for real estate and be a real resource for other investors. So now I run a boutique bookkeeping company that specializes in real estate. We customize everything based on the investor’s strategy - whether it’s long-term holds, flips, BRRRRs, mid-term rentals, creative deals - you name it. We also work closely with our clients’ CPAs to keep everything tax-strategy-ready and super clean. The goal is to give investors clarity so they can make smart moves and actually use their numbers to grow. It is amazingly gratifying!