29 Oct, 2026
From hiking in Arches in 106 degree weather to horseback riding in Bryce Canyon to breaking my shoe in the muck in the Narrows – it was an epic adventure…
I’ve looked at thousands of houses over the years, and one of the fastest ways to get a conversation sideways is to start with the sentence, “My house is worth…
The court website will tell you what forms to file. It will show you the steps. The sequence. The structure. If you follow it carefully, you can get through the…
I wrote about this back in 2009. The idea was simple then, and it hasn’t changed: most people confuse activity with accomplishment. If anything, it’s worse now. We have more…
You’ll hear people say: “Nobody quits being a landlord after one bad tenant.” That sounds good. It also isn’t true. I’ve seen people get out after one. In Detroit. And…

Michigan Real Estate Investing TV: It’s ALWAYS Hard Doing it the First Time

My three main priorities – again today – are things that I’ve never done before. I sometimes wish that I only had routine stuff to do – until I realize that it’s all of these new things that are putting money in my pocket. I hope you’re experiencing the same discomfort!

Michigan Real Estate Investing TV: Ready to FLUSH the Westland Housing Commission

I received a letter from the Director of the Westland Housing Commission, Joanne Inglis, stating – get this – that the window that my tenant broke wasn’t necessarly the tenant’s fault, so therefore they have no obligation to insist that the tenant pay for the repair before they let her move on to another Section […]

Michigan Real Estate Investing TV: Making it Instead of Spending It on Black Friday

Lots of activity this morning in my business – got one rental house back and rented an apartment and showed a second one. It’s never dull when you own rental property! The fun is coming up shortly – we’re heading out later to cut down our Christmas trees.

Michigan Real Estate Investing TV: Evictions are So Unnecessary

I have tried my hardest to work with tenants that are in tough situations. Most still refuse to do what’s right, most of those can’t see that doing what’s right is also in their own best interests. It’s a sad thing to talk about during this Thanksgiving week.