by Terry Moore, CCIM | May 6, 2022 | Building Wealth
Most people pick easy over hard, even when hard is a better choice. That’s the background for a classic WeightWatchers speech. The theme of the speech is, “Pick your hard.” Sure, losing weight and keeping it off is hard, but so is being obese and dealing with the...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 29, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I’m a big fan of Greg McKeown’s book, Essentialism. McKeown makes the point that when you say “yes” to one thing, you will automatically say “no” to a number of other things. That’s true as far as it goes. It’s also true that when you say “yes” to that one thing, you...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 22, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Years ago, my wife and I decided to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back. We visited REI, our physicians, and physical therapists. We got coached on how to prepare. One of us benefited from balance training. We learned that hiking down was harder than...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 15, 2022 | Apartment Investing
Whether we like it or not, banks are prudent, and they must comply with federal lending laws. It does not matter whether you agree with their policies. Your only choice is whether to borrow or not. Most investors buy apartments with a loan. Most of them want to obtain...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 8, 2022 | Apartment Investing, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
For 40 years my wife and I have owned rental property. For 35 years I have been a San Diego apartment broker. I learned a lot, too much the hard way. Some of what I learned is summarized below. In an earlier post, I described how “Outstanding results are more likely...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 1, 2022 | Building Wealth
This morning I had a heart-to-heart conversation with a precious friend who is relentlessly seeking to be a fabulous patient. There are several uncomfortable and humbling aspects of being a great patient. Most people with heart disease are not willing to change their...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Mar 25, 2022 | Apartment Investing
For 40 years my wife and I have owned rental property. For 35 years I have been a San Diego apartment broker. I learned a lot, too much the hard way. Some of what I learned is summarized below. Building legacy wealth is about building equity. If you want to build...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Mar 18, 2022 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Bill is gracious, hospitable, and wise. Over the last year, we’ve become friends and Bill is almost as dear to me as my favorite male cousin. Bill is a legend in the county where he lives and in another, more than 100 miles away. He’s a “get ‘er done” kind of guy....
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Mar 11, 2022 | Apartment Investing
For 40 years my wife and I have owned rental property. For 35 years I have been a San Diego apartment broker. I learned a lot, too much the hard way. Some of what I learned is summarized below. I’ve been blessed to spend my brokerage career in a supply-constrained...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Mar 4, 2022 | Apartment Investing
Stan knows what San Diego properties should be worth. Stan is a stock analyst by trade. He is terrific at valuing publicly traded stocks. His record at valuing San Diego apartment properties is not as stellar. Stan lives in another time zone. In five of the six years,...
