by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 9, 2022 | Apartment Investing
In the Great Recession, millions of borrowers with weak credit and little reserves had loans with high rates. In a horrifying spiral, many lost their jobs and then their homes or fourplexes. The market was flooded with foreclosures and short sales. My friends,...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 2, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Hopefully, your Thanksgiving time spent with family and friends was more refreshing than usual. Or maybe people that you care about have been inconvenienced or ravaged by health surprises, the economy, or the consequences of unfortunate choices. Our family and friends...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 18, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating, Popular Blogs
Most of my investment brokerage clients are older than I am. That has been true for 30 years. Many of them, like you, learned much the hard way and are willing to share what they’re learned. I’ve learned a lot from them. I believe we should follow their example and...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 11, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
By 2050 a million Americans will be 100 years old … or better. That’s the kind of demographic shift Peter Drucker admonished us to pay attention to. What should we do with our 30 extra years? Recently I’ve read two books that try to answer that question. The 100-Year...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 4, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Want to be content for the rest of your life? It may be harder than you realize. In college, I studied David McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory. McClelland said that we each have one dominant motivator that drives us. He thought there were three of those motivators:...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 28, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Two long flights, 11 states, four venues, and more than 1800 miles of foliage, what a wonderful trip! We have been to more specular vistas and experienced more excitement, but this trip was deeper than many other travels we’ve done. Most of us are a little weird....
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 21, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
My dad died days before my 50th birthday. Reflection was forced upon me. Every birthday that ends in a zero provides an opportunity to re-assess. My recent post about “Transition and Mourning” hit more than one nerve. Many of us keep doing what we’re doing, not...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 14, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
The first few times a potential newbie asked for an informational interview, I was so shallow that the buttons on my shirt popped off from pride. Now it is a routine part of being a veteran who thrived through four recessions. I know less than the rookies think, and...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 1, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
as are rumors about my retirement. Friday’s blog was about transition and mourning. Four writers and beta readers, read it before it was posted. Unexpectedly, this post generated the largest response within the first hour, primarily from other investment brokers. I...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 30, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
This post is more personal than most. I’m talking with you the way I’d talk with my favorite relative about the emotions of life transition. I’ve been outrageously fortunate. I LOVE my craft. Too many people experience work as a drain or a battle, not a gift, or joy....
