by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 23, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
About three years ago my new friend Dave and I were trying to find a common recreation opportunity. He still rides his motorcycle. I gave that up the third time mine tried to kill me. Dave gave up running 20 years ago because of a common injury and growing older. He...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 16, 2022 | Apartment Investing, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
The 90+-year-old widow called with what she thought were investment questions. One of her heirs wanted to broker her multi-million-dollar apartment property, even though the heir had no training or experience in that specialty. Another heir was willing to pay about...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 9, 2022 | Apartment Investing
Let me tell you a true story. Some of the details are modified to ensure privacy. “Bob” and “George” have been friends longer than either of them has been married. They were in each other’s weddings. When they were young and stupid, they did young and stupid things...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 2, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
According to the US Geological Survey, “The United States has about 250 fresh-water lakes that are known to have surface areas of 10 square miles or more.” It’s a safe bet that there will be boats on a lot of those lakes this Labor Day weekend. Every year more than...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 26, 2022 | Books
“Why do you read so many biographies?” asked my wring coach, who may reads more biographies than I do. My answer is simple. Reading biographies is a way to stretch my mental boundaries by immersing myself in the lives of exceptional people. Maybe one person in 10...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 12, 2022 | Apartment Investing, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
In the last 35 years, no one’s equity has grown at a faster rate than the couple I call “Mark and Sharon.” They each had more than 20 years of working for other people’s benefit before I met them. She is a doctor, and he had a command position within a major fire...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 5, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
All mortals have some self-limiting habits and beliefs. A decade ago, I recognized that my intense efforts were delivering poor results and I hired a coach. The progress frankly astounded me. Later I hired a brokerage coach, and wonderful results followed. After that,...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 29, 2022 | Apartment Investing
You can’t miss the recession predictions if you read the news or watch TV. Economists and pundits of all sorts are predicting a recession, and soon. But you probably don’t need them to sound the alarm bells. If you bought gas or groceries recently you know that...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 26, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
We live in divisive times. If you say good things about an idea or a person on the other side, your friends may think you’re flirting with treason. But we must understand and respect each other if we are to make the world a better place. That’s why I read...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 15, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
When I was young, I thought brilliance is shown by smart answers. In the last decade, I’ve been converted to the conviction that intelligence is shown by great questions. Coaching is part of the reason for the change. Then and Now When I was young ordinary mortals...
