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September 2009

Design Matters To Your Business and Investors

September 29, 2009 Business
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The book I’m reading right now is called Design Matters: How great design will make people love your company. (In North America it’s called Do You Matter? and you can buy it on Amazon here) The areas they’re talking about in this book and many other similar books are called Interface Design and Customer Experience [...]

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Happy 250th Birthday Arthur Guinness

September 25, 2009 Song of the Week

Today we get back on the Song of the Week with a tune from the Guinness Music Machine. Ok, so it’s actually just a Guinness commercial, but it’s got drums. It’s also their 250th birthday. Tonight I’m off to a night out in Cork and I’ll have a pint for y’all. Enjoy your weekend.

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Two Ways To Stop Bleeding Cash

September 25, 2009 Business
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Every real estate business should have a library of procedures. It’s exciting, I know, but it’s one of the most important parts of your risk mitigation procedure. You might be fine dealing with 2 or 5 or even 20 properties on your own. But when you hit 50, you’re going to need serious help, and [...]

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8 Reasons Moleskine Notebooks Will Change Your Life

September 21, 2009 Uncategorized
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I usually have a half-dozen projects going on at any one time, not the least of which is my real estate investing. The one thing that’s made my life easier is getting used to having a notebook handy all the time. I’m not talking about a day-planner, which has it’s uses. I’m talking about a [...]

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Time to Renovate!

September 20, 2009 Cool Websites

It’s been almost two years since I started this blog, and it’s high time for a redesign! If you’re a regular reader (or get my email updates or RSS) you may notice things changing quite a bit over the next week or two. If you see something you like or dislike, please leave a comment. [...]

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A Friend Inside Toronto Real Estate

September 17, 2009 News

Brian Persaud, who has contributed to this blog several times, landed a job as the host of Rogers TV’s show Inside Toronto Real Estate. The show’s description: Inside Toronto Real Estate is devoted to answering questions about mortgages, property values, legal issues and everything you need to know before and after you sign on the [...]

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The Aftermath of an Irish Real Estate Bubble

September 16, 2009 Personal

This is a very interesting time to be living in Ireland.We’re in the middle of possible recovery from recession, new tax legislation which may completely change the way they tax property, NAMA (the goverment buying up toxic loans) and a national referendum on Lisbon 2, which will determine to what extent Ireland will continue to [...]

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