A family of coyotes howl in the distance, a gila woodpecker makes his silly little call in the tree outside my window, and I watch with a satisfied smile on my face as my chickens begin to explore their brand new chicken yard. Read Full Story
So Tom arrived at the airport Thursday afternoon, and checked in. I watched him go through security and disappear down the hallway, hoping there would be no problems. Normally, that would have been the case, but this time things just all went wrong. Read Full Story
While this blog focuses on what is important to me, I have many interests. So, I decided to create the Vital Health Blog to keep my health-related ramblings in one location. Read Full Story
The first thing I asked Tom when we departed, was whether he felt it had helped him. He said that he had no pain in his hands or his feet at all, and a pulled muscle in his back from about a week ago was no longer hurting him. Interesting.... Read Full Story
I wrote yesterday about our new property that was "almost free." Let me show you how that property, or any well-chosen property can pay for itself again and again. Read Full Story
We're slowly settling into our new life in Arizona, and for us that means accumulating property. I know, I know, they say there's a mortgage crisis going on in America, but that doesn't mean you have to stop buying. Just a little careful decision-making is in order. Read Full Story
New Year's Day, 2009. Wow, time certainly flies! We're slowly acclimating ourselves to our new lifestyle in sunny Arizona, and getting on with our new life. Funny, in the last year, more has happened than I want to remember. We closed on the majority of our property in Louisiana, went on a trip around the world, and began our new life in Sahuarita, Arizona. Read Full Story
I've always loved my pets. They depend on me to provide a loving home, food and a warm place to sleep, and in return they offer their love and sometimes they might save my life. At least on one night in late December, that's what happened! Read Full Story
A few weeks back I wrote about a homesite we sold in Arkansas, and our intention to do a 1031 Exchange with the proceeds of the sale. After the sale was finalized, we determined that we had about $26,000 to buy another property. Our goal was to go to Tucson and find a multifamily property, a duplex or triplex, and use the money as a down payment.This was a great plan, and should have worked out quite well. However, that was not to be. Here's why.In the pa... Read Full Story
