Category Archives for "Real Estate"

As folks get older, they tend to earn less even before they officially retire. Many people will recall the “Freedom 55” slogan from an old advertising campaign. I tell young people I coach, “Don’t pay any attention to the idea of retiring any time soon… if ever.” Why? For two main reasons: I believe human […]

Not maybe when you think it does. In a northern shelf city like Ottawa, most people believe the spring market starts March 21st or 22nd. It doesn’t. It starts February 15th, when people realize the sun is much stronger and higher in the sky—they finally come out of their winter hibernation and start buying (and […]

YES, I want to sign up for the Firestone Institute co-coaching and ninja real estate investor course as an auditing student. What do I get? -you receive free e-copies of a Learn by Doing series of real estate investment and business books including: 1) Real Estate Investing Made Easy, 2) Retire Rich, Retire Early, 3) […]

Ah, actually no. Let me explain. Wealth Factory says, “There is more to wealth than just money. Real prosperity involves your health, your spirituality, your relationships and your overall emotional/mental wellbeing. People don’t live compartmentalized lives.” But I think the way to achieve “harmony” is through one of two methods: You make so much money […]

[This is an excerpt from an upcoming book I am working on called, Business Model Illustrations, Real Estate Investment and Personal Business for Life Mini Case Studies] David Leigh (not his real name) is a rich dentist, age 44 when he first comes to Firestone for coaching. He is a lean, polite married person with […]

I am into naming things (like the elves in Tolkien’s Middle Earth did–they spent their first few tens of thousands of years there naming stuff). I also like creating taglines.  It adds value for both landlord and tenant—it’s like Italian trains of the 1970s—the only difference between 1st and 3rd class was the price you paid. #Seriously […]