Jeremy's business is booming! While no completed contracts yet, several offers have been made, a few have been accepted, and we even have someone who might be interested in one, if it goes through! And its only Tuesday!
On other notes, I just went to the doctor and am happy to report everything is hunky-dory over here. A little raise in my thyroid meds is all I needed, and the doc thinks that in three months, I'll be able to come off of just about everything but the thyroid (which will take six to nine months, maybe)
And to top it all off, major carnage and adventure is expected tonight, as we are gaming with the Vancils and the Earlys! Yay!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Crazy cats
Ok, so I just have to write about this:
I just bought some new mini mice for our orange cat Jack cause he's bored, and when he's bored, he destroys stuff. Not good.
So I throw out a mouse and both of my cats go after it. Ok, I'll just throw another one for Jenna. Nope. Jack picks up both in his mouth at once. No mouse for Jenna. :( Maybe I'll throw one more mouse. Jack still runs after it, and grabs it first. So now, Jack has two mice in his mouth, and a third that keeps falling out (he keeps trying tho), and he's growling at Jenna "MY MICE!" Frickin hysterical.
I just bought some new mini mice for our orange cat Jack cause he's bored, and when he's bored, he destroys stuff. Not good.
So I throw out a mouse and both of my cats go after it. Ok, I'll just throw another one for Jenna. Nope. Jack picks up both in his mouth at once. No mouse for Jenna. :( Maybe I'll throw one more mouse. Jack still runs after it, and grabs it first. So now, Jack has two mice in his mouth, and a third that keeps falling out (he keeps trying tho), and he's growling at Jenna "MY MICE!" Frickin hysterical.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Waiting on the edge of my seat
Last Saturday we went to a fabulous CashFlow game and REI seminar (If you haven't played CashFlow, then call me....cause its awesome, especially with lots of people.) At this seminar, we heard an investor named Virginia Swanson speak. Now, we've heard her before. We actually went to a seminar in Van Nuys where she was and it was awful. Everyone there seemed to be noobs who didn't have a clue as to how investing in real estate actually worked, but they thought they could make money anyway. They were all negative, closed off people, who didn't want to network, or work together or talk about strategies or anything. Lame. This is a PEOPLE business!
Anyway, when we heard Virginia that night, I had to say I really liked her strategies for Short Sales (homes about to be foreclosed on). She had figured out how to make a profit while letting the family keep their home and live in it free for a year! It was awesome and really inspiring - like, that's why I was interested in this business to begin with! But we didn't sign up for her mentor program, cause the energy was so negative, all we had in our heads was "not now." Seriously, that club kept us away from REI clubs for somewhere like two months....we completely gave in to the "not now, later" mentality, as far as REI clubs went anyway.
So last week, when we saw her again, it was great. Lots of positivity and we could really listen to her instead of listening to the resistance in the room. So naturally we signed up to interview for her mentorship program. Yay! Then we had our qualifying interview. Yay! Then she told us how much it would cost.....Now, she's really cheap compared to what other people charge, but we have a limited income this month, so there really isn't a way for us to pay for the training and mentorship, even if it is a great deal.
Here's where it gets cool though: Virginia saw potential in Jeremy, lots of potential, so she said she'd train him for free if he found her a specific property. As soon as she closes on it, he gets training. So what did he do? He found six in two days! (at least six ...I haven't got a recent count) He's at this week's CashFlow game right now and I'm totally interested in what Virginia is going to say about his property finds. Awesomeness!
Some of you might be saying, "But don't you already have a mentor? He's coming out in a couple weeks, right?" Yes, we do have a mentor coming out for three days of training and hand holding, so that will be cool, but then he's gone, and its all up to us. Virginia's mentorship isn't for a week or a month, its lifetime, so she can pick up where he leaves off! And she's based in Glendale, so she knows this market intimately. I'm really excited, cause I know this is going to happen. And its going to push us forward so fast.....I'm almost a little scared. But still, yay!
Anyway, when we heard Virginia that night, I had to say I really liked her strategies for Short Sales (homes about to be foreclosed on). She had figured out how to make a profit while letting the family keep their home and live in it free for a year! It was awesome and really inspiring - like, that's why I was interested in this business to begin with! But we didn't sign up for her mentor program, cause the energy was so negative, all we had in our heads was "not now." Seriously, that club kept us away from REI clubs for somewhere like two months....we completely gave in to the "not now, later" mentality, as far as REI clubs went anyway.
So last week, when we saw her again, it was great. Lots of positivity and we could really listen to her instead of listening to the resistance in the room. So naturally we signed up to interview for her mentorship program. Yay! Then we had our qualifying interview. Yay! Then she told us how much it would cost.....Now, she's really cheap compared to what other people charge, but we have a limited income this month, so there really isn't a way for us to pay for the training and mentorship, even if it is a great deal.
Here's where it gets cool though: Virginia saw potential in Jeremy, lots of potential, so she said she'd train him for free if he found her a specific property. As soon as she closes on it, he gets training. So what did he do? He found six in two days! (at least six ...I haven't got a recent count) He's at this week's CashFlow game right now and I'm totally interested in what Virginia is going to say about his property finds. Awesomeness!
Some of you might be saying, "But don't you already have a mentor? He's coming out in a couple weeks, right?" Yes, we do have a mentor coming out for three days of training and hand holding, so that will be cool, but then he's gone, and its all up to us. Virginia's mentorship isn't for a week or a month, its lifetime, so she can pick up where he leaves off! And she's based in Glendale, so she knows this market intimately. I'm really excited, cause I know this is going to happen. And its going to push us forward so fast.....I'm almost a little scared. But still, yay!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Starting the New Year right
So Jeremy is working at home now, and I'm starting off the new year with a bunch of new students, as well as a ton of end of year bookkeeping to do....I went from being fairly on top of it all to 'crap! where did all these extra files come from!' Which I guess is good, cause the extra money I get from entering the extra files into Quickbooks is pretty nice and definitely helpful right now. I'm sending in my SLS certification fees on Friday, so by Wednesday next week I should be on the website as certified and have been sent my certificate for the year. Yay!!!
I'm sorry to say that with all this change and flux going on, not to mention all the time spent with friends and family (taking advantage while the holiday is good!), my garden has been sorely neglected, and I haven't done much crochet either. The one thing I don't much like about the holidays is that feeling I get every year that I've fallen behind. I guess its because I work for myself, so I can't just leave my work on a desk and be back in two weeks. Or, well, I could, but if I don't work for two weeks I don't get paid for two weeks, and getting momentum again takes work. I know I'm driving Jeremy up the wall with my "We're behind!!" energy, but he takes it in stride, and calms me down in the process.
This year is sure to be an interesting one, which leads me to wonder if we aren't caught up in that most dire of curses from the Auriental continent which translated is "May your life be an interesting one." Personally, I think we're gonna be just fine.
I'm sorry to say that with all this change and flux going on, not to mention all the time spent with friends and family (taking advantage while the holiday is good!), my garden has been sorely neglected, and I haven't done much crochet either. The one thing I don't much like about the holidays is that feeling I get every year that I've fallen behind. I guess its because I work for myself, so I can't just leave my work on a desk and be back in two weeks. Or, well, I could, but if I don't work for two weeks I don't get paid for two weeks, and getting momentum again takes work. I know I'm driving Jeremy up the wall with my "We're behind!!" energy, but he takes it in stride, and calms me down in the process.
This year is sure to be an interesting one, which leads me to wonder if we aren't caught up in that most dire of curses from the Auriental continent which translated is "May your life be an interesting one." Personally, I think we're gonna be just fine.
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