Archive for June, 2007

Arizona 2008 Superbowl rental home lodging

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

The 2008 Superbowl is in Glendale, Arizona.  I have a few properties that I'm trying to get rented out right now.  One of my friends asked me if she should rent out her property now or just wait and rent it out on Super Bowl week.  My initial reaction was, ...

Just a general update before the break

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Tomorrow I'm leaving for my annual mountain biking trip.  This time it's in Durango, Colorado.  As usual before a vacation, I'm spending the whole day getting those last minute things and packing.  From Phoenix, it's only an 8 hour drive to Durango.  Pictured below is the Silverton to Durango train which ...

Redundancy

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

One day a couple friends came over to my house into my office.  On my desk I had two staplers sitting side by side.  One friend points to the second stapler and says to the other friend, "You know what that is?" the other friend answers, "A stapler?" to which he ...

SLC townhome #2 update

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

As predicted the contract on SLC townhome #2 was cancelled after the appraisal came in lower than the purchase price.  My realtor is looking into the issue of the buyer's earnest money.  According to the contract, and most standard contracts, the buyer's contingencies are inspection and financing.  The buyer did ...

The Garmin Edge 305 and the Future of GPS Data

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

This is just one of those isn't technology cool posts.  I love high tech gadgets and love to crunch numbers.  So when my friend got the Garmin Edge 305 for him and his bike, we had to go out and test it.  This device records your location, speed, elevation and heart rate ...

The 4 Hour Work Week - Retirement

Monday, June 25th, 2007

I've been reading and listen to the book, The 4 Hour Work Week for the past week ever since Jon mentioned the book on his blog, Art of Money.  Today, on my drive back from California to Phoenix, I listened to the book for a second time. This book is a ...

Turning $1 into $1,000: A Poker Goal - update #6

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Crash & Burn - The Poker Train derails big time! It's been a week since my last update.  Well, I knew it was coming...  There was no way I could continue at the winrate I've had.  The derailment came last Saturday night.  Coming back from the movies at 2am I thought, ...