Posted in Personal Finance, Real Estate on May 19th, 2007
Homeowners who have been fortunate to own their homes for awhile are probably sitting on a lot of home equity. Even with the cooling off of the real estate market across the nation, the home is still most people’s biggest asset. That is the good news, but how do we get to and use that [...]
Posted in sports on May 18th, 2007
Well, the playoff run of the Warriors has ended suddenly with the W’s going down 4-1 in its series with Utah. Still, it was a great season and playoff run. It was a great accomplishment to even make the playoffs after a 13 year absence. After barely making the playoffs on the last day, they [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on May 15th, 2007
Yes, there are still “hot” real estate markets to invest in as a recent Wall Street article has pointed out. However, “hot” is a relative term. Certainly, there are markets who are doing well relative to other markets who are struggling, but “hot” is not the 30-40% annual appreciation in some real estate markets just [...]
Posted in Family on May 13th, 2007
Happy Mother’s day to all the mother’s out there. The value of a mom is priceless as we all know. Since I mainly cover topics of investing and personal finance, I will try to put a dollar amount to the value. According to a survey by salary.com the value of the stay at home mom [...]
Posted in sports on May 11th, 2007
So far the playoff goatee is not doing as well as the playoff beard. The Warriors are now down 2-0 in the series to the Utah Jazz after losing two tough hard fought games. However, with the series coming home to Oakland, “We still Believe”. No time to panic yet. I am still committed to [...]
Posted in Real Estate on May 10th, 2007
Property Crossroads has an article featuring 10 real estate bloggers who share their real estate adventures and knowledge on their blog.
I hope you enjoy reading these blogs as much as I did. Have a glimpse of the life of a real estate investor; with all the high’s and low’s of their investments. Learn from their experiences. [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 8th, 2007
There has been an influx of new readers to Living the Dream lately. Welcome. If you are new here, please take a look a my Top Posts page to get a flavor of the information provided here. This is my personal blog, and it covers a variety of topics, ranging from real estate investing, personal [...]
Posted in Family on May 8th, 2007
Parenting is a hard job, as many of you with kids already know. The Carnival of Family Life has a collection of many great blog articles on subjects of interest to parents. Check it out for tips and encouragement.
My recent article on Tips on Air Travel with Small Children is also featured there.
Posted in Miscellaneous, sports on May 8th, 2007
My Golden State Warriors finally made the playoffs after a 13 year drought. The last time the Warriors were in the playoff, I was just a young man of 27, and 30 pounds lighter. So, I have to do something to support my team after all these years of frustration. To help the team out, [...]
Posted in Travel on May 5th, 2007
Air travel these days is not easy. On my recent business trip, I noticed how crowded the airports are now, and it takes much longer to travel due to the increased airport security. It is difficult enough for single travelers to navigate the airport, but to bring small children along with all the extra luggage [...]
