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Retire Rich: My Toastmasters Icebreaker

September 6, 2006 – 10:11 am

Delivered Wednesday, September 6th 2006 to the Black Walnut Toastamsters Club
Thank you Madame Toastmaster.
Zig Ziglar once said that “you can get everything you want in life if you will just help enough other people to get what they want”
Mr Ziglar’s quote is one of many I read daily, and I try to live my life […]

By Benjamin Bach | Posted in Real Estate Investment, Real Estate tips, personal growth | Comments (1)

Fantastic Follow Up

September 5, 2006 – 3:43 pm

Scott Ginsberg, the nametag wearing genius behind HELLO, my name is BLOG has an excellent post up with some unforgettable follow up ideas:

Next was a bag of Shockers candy (2 for a dollar). Another one that’s just too easy. Possible notes include:
1)”I’d love to help your people achieve shocking results!”
2)”It would be a shocker if […]

By Benjamin Bach | Posted in Busines Tips | Comments (0)

Investors agree: Use a Realtor when buying an investment property

September 2, 2006 – 7:33 pm

Eryn, over at Do-It-Yourself Landlord, is a Real Estate Investor who understand the value in having a team of professionals advising you in a transaction (vs going at it alone without brokers).
So what can you expect from your agent? Again, remember: time is money. Ideally, your agent will do all the legwork to track down […]

By Benjamin Bach | Posted in Real Estate Investment, Real Estate tips | Comments (0)

Poker, Scotch and Homeless People

September 2, 2006 – 12:23 pm

Recently, I’ve started playing cards regularly in Toronto on Friday nights with some fraternity men from my alma mater. We get together around 9 or 10, drink some scotch (had some Macallan 18yr last night - unreal), smoke a few Habanos, and play some good old fashioned texas hold ‘em. Last night I actually won […]

By Benjamin Bach | Posted in Misc | Comments (0)

Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market ends summer gaining ground

September 1, 2006 – 8:31 am

The KW Housing Index for September 1, 2006 is 0.46, down from the 4 month high of 0.54. While the Index has fallen since the start of the summer, we’ve seen the markets start to move quicker as we enter the busy fall season.
The Canadian Real Estate Association is reporting that national home sales […]

By Benjamin Bach | Posted in Featured Post, KW Housing Index Update, Market Update | Comments (0)