March 22nd, 2010, Perth. The largest storm in 50 years tears through suburbia leaving a $100mn clean up operation. The largest hail stones ever witnessed in Perth (upwards of 6cm wide) fell with relentless force in under an hour, knocking out power to 150,000 homes. In some areas 55mm of rain fell in one hour,...Read More
Here’s some great advice about Twitter from someone in the States whose been on Twitter for 5 years… When I first saw Twitter my reaction was the same as everyone else’s. I did not “get it.” It took six months of trial before I learned to appreciate Twitter and to stop overthinking it. There isn’t...Read More
Onwards and Upwards. Do unto Others. Yes, you can, and will. Dream it. It can happen. Don’t let naysayers discourage you. Sometimes fight fire with fire. Sometimes turn the other cheek. You’ll know the difference. Feel it. Feelings are right. Follow your Heart. Think it out. Plan, but don’t overplan. It’s about executing your plans....Read More
This is the true story of some sad grown ups or 10 year old girls – you be the judge . The conference in San Francisco was over and a couple of Aussie friends and were relaxing in ‘Little France’ (it’s barely 2 side streets) finishing off some palatable French red wine and pate’ when...Read More
Well, I survived the first ever Dad’s Big CampOut. My “2 man tent” could just about fit me diagonally, and the “3 man tent” just about squeeze in the 2 kids, and it was pretty cold when I woke up at 2am, but overall, a fantastic time. Camping out on the local primary school oval...Read More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo] A poll last year asked people for their favourite comedy song of all time – way ahead atop the pack was Monty Python’s Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from the Life of Brian movie. Legend has it that the Python crew were holed up in Tripoli shooting the movie and...Read More
A few weeks ago, distracted and sleepy I backed my car into our limestone wall. I should’ve known better, especially as my wife was watching on. It was highly embarrassing. I stupidly had the radio on, was fiddling with my sunglasses and probably the phone at same time. I ignored the increasingly rapid pips of the reverse sensors...Read More
So, dear reader, as per the last post about my recent trip to Brisbane and my random musings on how similar real estate markets are around the globe, I thought I’d share my notes from Richard Rawlings’ main talk about making money in tough times. It is mainly about selling real estate, but I think...Read More
On a visit to Brisbane last week, I heard two real estate experts deliver their take on the current state of the market in their home countries. Steve Goddard, is a National Association of Realtors representative from California, and 40 year veteran of the real estate industry. Richard Rawlings is one of the UK’s most...Read More
We continually see things that would never have been possible just a few years ago. We rarely stop to even notice… A few days ago I was sitting at a coffee shop with some friends, and to the right and behind me a rather hassled young mother hurridly put an iPad in front of her two...Read More
