Investing in real estate might not be for the faint of heart. But neither is driving Interstate Highway 70. Both actions require a certain amount of planning as well as some mitigation before and during the process. The prevailing wisdom in any type of investing says to buy for the long term and don’t become […]
Last year was a turning point for the commercial real estate market in Mesa County, and that strong growth has continued into this year. For the first quarter of 2019, commercial sales increased 20 percent over the first quarter of 2018. I’m frequently asked where buyers come from. The Denver area? California? The answer might […]
When I think about positivity, I think about how important that approach has become in my life. I’ve learned being positive is not the absence of things going wrong. No matter how positive you are, things will still go wrong, cause conflict and upset you. What I’ve learned is being positive gives you a different […]
Every year I enjoy a remarkable opportunity to interview students enrolled in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Grand Junction. One of the most rewarding perks of my job is talking with entrepreneurs — in particular how they come up with their ideas and differentiate their operations from competitors. It’s all the more fun to talk […]
As a business owner, you face two options: You can create a job for yourself or truly lead your company. There’s a distinct difference. In the first scenario, you’re doing daily tasks that could easily be handled by other managers or team members — tasks that take away your precious time to be the visionary, […]
Quick. What’s your favorite part of a business trip? Packing probably doesn’t come immediately to mind. Packing is stressful and annoying, but it doesn’t need to be. A bit of planning and preparation goes a long way toward easing the stress that arises when you suddenly realize, “Oh, drat — I forgot that!” The same […]
It’s graduation season and with it comes a new cohort of high school and college graduates joining the work force. Last year, a total of about 2,600 students graduated from Mesa County District 51 high schools and Colorado Mesa University. This year marks the first big wave of Generation Z, defined by the Pew Research […]
I still remember the introductory philosophy course I took as a freshman in college. It’s curious, isn’t it, what sticks to your brain like so much proverbial glue? More than 40 years after the fact, I can recall the purposely nonsensical examples the professor cited to illustrate the transitive properties of logic. “If all Martians […]
For most businesses, human capital constitutes their most expensive asset, an investment owners and managers must administer wisely. If you were shopping for a vehicle for your outside sales department, you’d likely research reliability and safety reports as well as review the repair history. The same holds true for human capital. Every business wants competent, honest […]
A lifetime of experience offers a perspective that enables me to see the cause and effect of a human being’s rationalization when making an investment purchase. In other words, I’m old enough to understand why an investor paid too much for a real estate investment when faced with a short time line in a tax-deferred […]