Hey….thanks for coming back! We sure do appreciate it. A repeat reader is a compliment….for sure! Please make sure you subscribe! Greetings from Albuquerque, New Mexico ‘A whole lot and a whole not’ sums up the last few weeks here on the blog. How long has it been? Well, it has been one heck of a ride for the last few months. I have been attending a few luncheons, a couple seminars, and a handful of meetings and they are all saying the same thing: ‘Cash-rich investors are sitting on their money waiting for commercial real estate to hit bottom.’ … Read More

Hey….thanks for coming back! We sure do appreciate it. A repeat reader is a compliment….for sure! Please make sure you subscribe! 0diggsdigg Greetings from Cedar Crest, NM…. I am still trying to get back on top of things.  This summer has been extremely busy….but great too! I have received a number of emails regarding my blog.  Honestly….I was surprised.  Thank you!  I need encouragement all the time and your emails and your request for me to write more has given me the inspiration to start again….so….here we go. A jump start in the real estate market?  Well….yes and no. I … Read More

Greetings from Albuquerque, NM…. Below is an article from my friend Brandon…..again.  He writes such great stuff….that….for obvious reason….I like to post it!  Enjoy…until next time….rob The Führer Principle In grade school, I remember asking myself how could the German people elect someone as evil as Adolf Hitler. How could they allow such a monster to become supreme chancellor? Understanding how it happened is very important, mainly so it does not happened again. The significance of this newsletter will only make sense by looking through the lens of today’s events. Many of the main ingredients that led to the Nazi take over are present today. Recognizing the circumstances is the solution to history ... Read More

Greetings!   Below is a post from Bob Bach……I hope you enjoy…..rob Manufacturers Rally Analysts shuddered two months ago when the monthly Business Outlook Survey from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve plummeted unexpectedly, signaling a worrisome slowdown for manufacturers in the region. Although it covers only a corner of the U.S. – eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware – the survey provides an early clue to the more widely followed manufacturing index from the Institute for Supply Management. The dismal August reading from the Philly Fed raised fears that the economy was sliding into recession. But the manufacturing sector is expanding again according to the October survey, released yesterday. The survey asks manufacturers a list ... Read More

Greetings fellow investors / commercial property owners.  Below is the latest from Bob Bach….but a few words from me.  Although there is a small hint of hope in Bob’s words….I bet my life the next recession is coming and coming hard.  But what do I know. Outrunning a Recession A near-term recession is possible, but recent economic data suggest the economy is staying ahead of it. The latest is the September retail sales report released this morning by the Census Bureau, revealing a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent increase in total sales during the month and a 0.5 percent gain in core sales, which excludes autos and gas. Motor vehicles led with a ... Read More

On August 6th 2011, the United States made history by losing S&P’s perfect AAA credit rating. We have held the perfect credit rating since 1941, 70 years of supremacy. The United States is at a crossroad. We can follow the path of countries that have lost their rating, survived, and eventually prospered again or follow the path of countries that have tried to spend their way out of insolvency. The choice is ours and a choice we should be thinking about for the 2012 election. Before I jump into the history lesson for the day, let me set the context by explaining the elementary moral of the laws of economics. As ... Read More

Dear friends….wow…it has been a long time.  A lot of changes….a lot of new things.  But one thing has not changed for me….I am still involved in commercial real estate….and it is going well for the most part.  The property management company (Jaxon Texas Property Management) and the investments in El Paso, TX are doing well.  The brokerage business in New Mexico is picking up (Grubb & Ellis | NM) and it has been an interesting ride for me. I know it has been a while but I truly want to get back into the swing of things and keep this blog going.  Once recognized as one of the top ten ... Read More