Posts by W. Rick Harris
How a Clock can Unlock Wonderful Stories after Years of Silence.
Think of your life and compare it to a finely crafted timepiece. We all have to deal with our morality and how we might be remembered. We only get a finite amount of time on this earth; the answer most of us will never know is when our time is up. In my Mom and Dad’s…
Read Full PostCanadians Stay Out; Banned and Blacklisted from USA October 18, 2018
Canadians Banned and Blacklisted from the USA Snowbirds (once affectionately known as Canadians wintering in the United States) as of October 18, 2018, maybe traveling and vacationing to the United States for the last time. All Canadian assets will be seized, sold off and taken into the United States Federal Government General Revenue to help to continue…
Read Full PostYou Are The Average of the Five People You Hang Out With
In the title of my blog post, I paraphrased Motivational speaker Jim Rohn who famously said that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. In June 2018 I was presented with my Ten Year Award as a member of REIN (Real Estate Investment Network) History of REIN (As Described on…
Read Full PostIt’s Their Sandbox; You Have to Play By Their Rules
If you look closely, you will see this is a picture of a massive sandbox filled with a variety of residental and commercial buildings. This skyline is very typical of many different cities around the world. Today we are finding residental owners renting out their homes through short-term rental companies like Airbnb. What is Airbnb?…
Read Full Post7 Common Super Traits of an Investment Real Estate Investor
Did You Know You are an Investment Real Estate Investor? Once you start earning a paycheque after that, there is a good chance you have become an investment real estate investor. How? Through any government pension or old age security investments. In addition, governments tend to invest your contributions in safe securities, and real estate…
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