There is a saying…if you are not a part of the solution then you are a part of the problem. I recently wrote a blog that was critical of the new policies put in place at Dodger Stadium. It occured to me the blog consisted of a lot of gripes about the new protocols, but …
For this week’s edition of “The blog that ate Bakersfield” I’ve decided to do a food review. Since I live in Bakersfield, I’ll review a Bakersfield restaurant. I’ll review other places, not necessarily in Bakersfield, from time to time. But I live in Bakersfield so most of my reviews will probably be close to home. …
I am a natural storyteller. In ancient times, I would be the cantankerous, scarred tribesman. Blind in one cataract covered eye, perhaps missing one or two fingers, leaning heavily on a wooden staff for support. My tribe would gather around me at the cookfire as I regaled them with stories of the mammoth hunts of …
I wasn’t going to write a blog this week as I have been busy adding content to my website. But I went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game, my first since the start of the pandemic, and felt that I had to comment. I have been going to Dodgers games since I was a little …
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The All-Star game was one week ago. By rights I should have done this last week but better late than never. Here I’ll look at each team and their progress this season verses their expectations. I’ll start with the worst teams and work my way to the top. There have been some surprises this year, …
Funding through a bank or conventional lender is always the best option, but not always available. This is especially true with a fix and flip project or a rental that needs substantial renovations. So where to go to fund a project that has a $150,000 asking price, $50,000 in rehab cost, and a $280,000 After …
Good morning readers. I hope that each and every one of you had a tremendous holiday weekend. And, of course, it goes without saying a safe and sane one as well. I know this blog was supposed to be about hard money lenders, and I will get to that. I did not realize at the …
As Moonlight Graham was hanging up his cleats, putting an end to a fairly pedestrian baseball career, Doc Graham was preparing to hang out his shingle, indicating the start of his medical practice. Studious and intelligent, he had graduated near the top of his class. While still playing ball in Scranton, PA he had also …
Anyone familiar with the book, Shoeless Joe, by W.P. Kinsella or the movie adaptation, Field of Dreams, will recognize the name Moonlight Graham. Archie ‘Moonlight’ Graham was a character in both the book and movie. In the movie Burt Lancaster, in his final performance, plays Doc Graham and Frank Whaley plays a young Moonlight Graham. …
Recently I was having a conversation with a young investor. She was fairly new to the business and was complaining that she was having difficulty in getting a loan with her bank. I asked her which bank she was using. She replied that she was using Chase Bank. Well, that was her first problem. When …