by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 10, 2020 | Books
A wise, trusted friend recommended Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History by Catharine Arnold for its sobering and apolitical perspective. One Saturday I zipped through its gripping and poignant tales. Here are some of...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 3, 2020 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
John Wooden certainly earned the title of “champion.” His basketball teams at UCLA won 10 national championships. The next most successful coach won five. I never watched any of his teams. After he retired, I encountered several people whose character I admired, and...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 19, 2020 | Books
Millionaires expect our team to provide wisdom and expertise to guide the most important financial choice of their next decade. That’s why I seek to develop wisdom and perspective to help adults make great choices about wealth and legacy. Karen Firestone spent 22...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 12, 2020 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
November 3, 2020 was election day. Most readers of this blog are income property owners. Most rental owners who voted, wanted to reelect President Trump. Most tenants and most California voters preferred former Vice President Biden. About 35% of eligible US votes did...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 5, 2020 | Living a Life Worth Imitating, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
Babies were born and grandparents passed on November 3. Somebody got their ideal job. Another person was laid off. Oh, yes, there was a Presidential vote on Tuesday, too. In some elections we know within 24 hours who the leader will be. This election, like many...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 29, 2020 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
“Humans may resemble many other creatures in their striving for happiness, but the quest for meaning is a key part of what makes us human, and uniquely so.” That’s a quote from a 2012 research paper by Roy Baumeister and other researchers. In September 2013. Professor...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 22, 2020 | Books
Five years ago, I didn’t know anybody who had written a book. Now I’m legend in my own mind and four of my friends are also published authors. Their four books are good. Two of my other friends will soon finish their first books. I celebrated my 59th birthday just...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 15, 2020 | Public Issues
Twenty-five years ago, Maven, his beautiful young bride, Chris, and their youngsters moved to San Diego. Since then, he’s helped scores of other families build wealth by improving San Diego County’s housing stock. A few thousand people live in nicer apartments and...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 8, 2020 | Apartment Investing
“You want to be greedy when others are fearful.” Warren Buffett said that in an interview with Charlie Rose. Warren knows a thing or two about investing. He bought low risk cash flow when it was on sale. Tech heroes have created enterprises that sell for...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 1, 2020 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
If you ask most people who Alfred Nobel was, they’ll probably mention the Nobel Prizes. They probably won’t mention dynamite. Alfred invented dynamite. For years that’s what he was known for. He made a fortune selling it to governments to use as a weapon. In 1888, his...
