The Old General Store

A Central Place For Shopping For Goods and Social Interaction With The Community

Returning America To A Cultural Model For The World To Admire

My Days and Nights are Illuminated With a Renewed Sense of Optimism and Delight

Positive Changes Are In The Air

Fake News, Propaganda, and Disinformation- Part I

Fake News Is Having Its Comeuppence; The Viewership Sees Through The Fog Of Lies

The Capitalization Approach to Income Property Valuation: A Crucial Tool for Real Estate Professionals

Income Valuation

Consumer vs. Business Purpose Lending

Making The Distinction As Defined In Truth-In-Lending

Private Money Loan Documents and Related Disclosures

Summary Overview of Loan Documents

Private Money Lending: Licensing and Regulatory Oversight

On Overview Of The Private Money Industry

Eliminate Time-Wasters In Sales Career

Focus On Gaining Efficiencies

Financial Services Providers: Networking

Are A Valuable Referral Source For Private Money Lenders

Interaction With Other Professionals Has Many Benefits

Strategies for Successful Loan Closings

Turn a Planned Strategy into an Action Habit

What’s It All About, My Biker Friends?

A Poem to Celebrate the Shared Passion for the Biker Lifestyle.

Society’s Challenging Problems: Work Around Them

Confront Them By Becoming a Self-Starter and Reject Mediocracy.

Who Do You Want to Associate With? Empower Yourself:

Intelligently, Associate With Kindred Spirits

When A 'Friend' Turns Out To Be An Antagonist

Don't Give Opinions or Accept Opinions From Others Unless It Is Invited Or You Can Make Money From

Don’t Let the Old Man In

Reject Societal Age Biases By Breaking The Mold And Remaining HIghly Productive

Older People Generally Have A Stronger Work Ethic Than Younger People

Time Allocation

Use The 80/20 Principle

A Successful Person’s Best Practices

Adapt to Changes Required For Continuous Personal Growth

On Being Ourselves As A Unique Sovereign

Take Ownership of Ourself and Our Worth

Financial Elder Abuse in Real Estate Lending

We Must All Guard Against Financial Elder Abuse

Private Money Loans: An Overview

For Non-bank deals

Who Moved My Marketing Techniques Cheese?

The Shifting Landscape in Effective Marketing Techniques

Liens and Encumbrances in Real Property Transactions

How Recordation Clouds The Title Of The Real Property

A Borrower Witholds Material Facts In A Loan Transaction

Intentional or By Accident?

My Soon-To-Be ex-Husband Applied for a Home Loan During Our Divorce

Trouble in Paradise

The State Of California Took Over The Development Approval Process

Leaving Local Municipalities with Only Ministerial Approvals

Bureaucracies Will Fight Against Each Other for Power and Authority

Ask The Right Questions- Quick Read

Treat Others with Dignity and Respect

They Will Treat You The Same

Why Do We Allow Others to Define Our Narratives?

We Should Define Our Own Narratives

Fake News, Propaganda, and Disinformation - Part II of II

Designed to Control The People

Chapter VI - Private Money Lending: Licensing and Regulatory Oversight

Chapter II - Private Money, Hard Money, Loan Originations

Friends Do Business with Friends

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