Posted in Mindset on Dec 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Warren Buffett, currently the 2nd richest person in the world, announced on June 25th, 2006 his decision to donate $37 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock (based on current market values) over the next 20 years to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Warren is perhaps *the* role model of the century. He understands the [...]
Posted in Real Estate News on Dec 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
For those of you who are not yet familar with Sam Zell, he is *the* billionaire real estate investor. His net worth is an estimated $6 billion (twice that of Donald Trump). He is ranked #52 on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans 2007. Zell was born in Chicago in 1941 to Jewish [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Dec 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
This is Part 2 of 2 of my take-aways from the Multifamily Brainstorming Conference I attended in November 2007. Looking back on the multifamily/apartment conferences I attended this past year, it was definitely my favorite. In this post, I’m going to get more tactical and highlight a handful of resources or ideas [...]