January 2019 Client Letter

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.  I love the holidays but I also love moving forward! Personally, I am very excited about 2019 as I found 2018 to be an “all over the place” type of year.  It often ...

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I love quotes from movies, books, people, history, and even making up my own.  Every now and then we remember quotes when the appropriate moments come along.  Two recent moments reminded me of the movies Poltergeist 1 & 2.  The first was waking up the ...

Man, the heat is ON and summer is in full effect.  I am not sure why, but this year hit extra hard with a record-breaking 114-degree weekend and many more that were almost as bad.  As a homeowner, I wince every time I hear my AC kick in ...

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So, I am sitting at Elevator Brewery and Draught in Columbus, Ohio enjoying their amazing craft beer and short rib macaroni and cheese.   I am not just savoring the food, I am also reflecting on the thrilling Cavalier’s victory and advancement to the NBA Championship.  Lucky ...

“Raindrops are falling on my head…”  Here I am, all dressed up in a suit and tie yet I gave my umbrella to my wife.  So while I may be a gentleman, I will be the WET gentleman at a real estate class today.  C’est la vie.  ...

 There I was, stuffed to the gills in Lake Arrowhead on Thanksgiving night.  With a shaky hand and a sweaty brow, I finish that last bite of dessert.  Whew!  I take pride in the fact that I finish what I start…even if it hurts a bit.  ...

Happy November 2017!  As is the norm, I am already planning that I am going to get all my Christmas shopping done in November this year.  It never happens but someday I will actually accomplish this lifelong goal.  This could be my year!  By the way ...

Fall is almost here.  Ah…my favorite part of the year.  While we still have some heat coming our way, I have thoroughly enjoyed the recent cool temperatures and incredible sunsets.  No making fun of me.  I like sunsets and sometimes girly cooking movies (umm No Reservations ...

I hate Facebook.  I love Facebook.  One word…Facebook, (which should be two if English mattered anymore), that sums up both the miraculous, ray beams of connectivity and the fermented, darkness of evil separation.  Ok, I know I totally went dramatic but I got to use “fermented darkness ...

August is coming and in short order I will have TWO middle school age boys.  I swear, they were 2 and 4 years old just yesterday.  Tackle football is also coming to the West family.  I personally LOVE to play, but I’m not loving the idea of my 13-year-old doing ...