by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jun 2, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
“I learned Spanish, but God taught me something entirely different.” Scott Sabin had just completed seven years in the Navy and was working on the final year of a master’s program in international relations so he could enter the Foreign Service. A friend suggested he... by Terry Moore, CCIM | May 26, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Discipline is remembering who you are. I go to the gym twice a week. There are scores of ways to retain or improve fitness. The program I subscribe to involves working on about seven machines per visit and doing each exercise until exhaustion, which is typically two... by Terry Moore, CCIM | May 17, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Eight days ago, we were a happy household and expected our almost 11-year-old senior Scottish terrier, Hudson, to be with us for another four or five years. Six months ago, the vet surgeon was confident that she had gotten all the cancer. He was due for another... by Terry Moore, CCIM | May 12, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I’ve been told I have a “popcorn brain.” The motor in my popcorn machine is always humming and lots of ideas pop out. They’re thought seeds. Sometimes the conditions are right, and I cultivate them. Several of those seeds wind up as posts in this blog. Other seeds... by Terry Moore, CCIM | May 5, 2023 | Public Issues
In simple terms, CULTURE means that’s the way we do it around here. ASPIRATION is what we hope to do or be. Some things have changed. 30 years ago, renters and rental owners shared an expectation that tenants had an obligation to pay rent. The United Nations has... by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 28, 2023 | Public Issues
Too much of the news focuses on “Ain’t it awful?!” There are other, positive, stories that the media rarely tells. Here is one of those stories. Last weekend my wise bride and I went to a fundraiser, an auction, and a musical performance. It was not our first such... by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 21, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
In the next 50 years, you will make several transitions, some by chance and some by choice. This post is about predictable shifts that we’ll experience in the next half-century. Which of the following applies to you? If you’re working, there’s a pretty good chance you... by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 14, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Here is what I choose to believe about opportunity. I believe that opportunity comes to both the prepared and unprepared, the wise and the foolish. Often opportunity is disguised as a problem or calamity. Henry J. Kaiser said “Problems are only opportunities in work... by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 7, 2023 | Apartment Investing
Most months several potential investors contact me to buy apartments. The task is harder than most of them realize. They expect to win and are often baffled when they don’t prevail … quickly. They don’t understand the San Diego market is a tougher league than most of... by Terry Moore, CCIM | Mar 24, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I’ve been thinking lately about how we pass on our hard-earned wisdom to our grandchildren. Many of us over 50 consider how we will measure our lives. When we review the lessons we’ve learned we realize how many were learned the hard way. Our grandchildren will be... 