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I am not one for new year’s resolutions. But I am moved to a theme this year. So for 2012 my life will be focused on: Stewardship, Leadership, Self Discipline I wish you a happy New Year. Bruce.. Read Full Story

People keep asking me when the housing market is going to get better.  The answer I have been giving for the last 18 months is that it will get worse before it gets better. The first economic dip was because of the credit crisis.  The result was some of the highest foreclosure rates in U.S. history.  But while our government is spinning information about how many jobs they saved, the truth is that unemployment is still high and that will be the cause of our second economic dip.  As I said... Read Full Story

There is no doubt about it.  Real estate values follow jobs.  This is why the DC metropolitan area is so profitable for real estate investors and remained so through the recession.  Regardless of who is in control of Washington, the government continues to grow.   So the next question is where are the jobs.  This video will give you a clue: You have the power to change the direction of our country in November. Take that power seriously. Your business and your future depends on the... Read Full Story

Tuesday, I had just dropped my daughter off at day camp.  I stopped to pick up my mail and was driving to my office in great despair.  There is tension in nearly every aspect of my life – financial, marital, everything.  So I started praying.  It was a deeply rooted, fervent, and tearful prayer asking for relief.   When I got to the office, I looked at the mail I had just picked up and found a check I was not expecting.  Also on my desk was a small stack of envelopes, and in that stack... Read Full Story

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Dreams are really cool things.  They let you play out scenes that you would not or could never play out in real life like the dream I had last week featuring Katherine Heigel.  Boy did that one come out of left field.  But I digress. Dreams also help to sort things out that are jumbled around in our brains.  I can tell you that the last several months have really shown this to be true.  It has been a while since I have gotten up at 2:00, 3:00, or 4:00 in the morning because my brain was... Read Full Story

I recently received an email that had an article written by Ben Stein in it.  This article sums up very well the opinions of nearly every non-Christian I know.  I think it is very curious that the day we celebrate as the birth day of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was sent here not only to give us a path to salvation but also to teach us how to get it right through abundant mercy, grace, and forgiveness, is the same day that is under attack most often by people who call themselves... Read Full Story

Hear, O my people, and I will warn you– if you would but listen to me, O Israel!    Psalms 81:8 (NIV)   This morning I was playing a game of Solitaire.  It is a very interesting game.  When we play it we think we are playing alone.  After all it is called Solitaire.  The root is "solo" meaning one.  But I have learned that it really is not solo.  God is with me.  He orders the cards according to His purposes.  And, yes, He speaks to me through the game.  This is one of the few times I... Read Full Story

It has been a while since I have blogged.  I am sorry about that.  It is very easy to get so caught up in everyday life that time goes whirring by.    We have really been closing deals lately.  Just today we closed one short sale and got an approval on another.  When I think about my rise to success, one of the things that come to mind is the whole fascination with scripts.  While you often end up saying the same things over and over to different people and creating something like a... Read Full Story