Growing up on the South Side, my cousin Eddie lived next door to us. He has always been my best friend, even now that we are both focused on family and careers instead of playing ball in the [...]
When Barry bought his first single-family investment house a few years ago, he debated whether or not to sell the property or keep it as a rental. It was a decision, I told him, that he should [...]
When Roberta, one of the other moms at school, approached me about becoming a real estate investor, she mentioned she was hesitating because she didn’t know anything about the market or where to [...]
When my father returned from his third tour in Vietnam, he remained active military until he could retire. As traumatic as those early years of serving his country were, he knew military life fit [...]
I was comparing residential hard money lenders that service New York investors with my friend, Vince, when a young guy I’d seen around town asked if he could join the conversation. We were [...]
Just after stepping out of Nutter Hardware and Rental the other day, an old college friend from years back called to ask me about getting hard money loans for investing in real estate. He’d [...]
Starting a small business involves so many complicated moving parts. I enjoy mentoring newcomers to the world of entrepreneurialism and helping them navigate their new ventures. When someone in [...]
For many, the New Year is a time of reflection. But it is also a time of planning. While most of us won’t stick to our resolution to go to the gym twice a week or to cut down on those sugary [...]
Last week, I found out that one of my friends is engaged to be married. Nothing out of the ordinary—but this triggered a host of novel aspirations for him. With a fresh MBA in hand, my young pal [...]
