I Was Broke Because I Wanted To Be

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I Was Broke Because I Wanted To Be

When I was forty years-old, a friend asked if I wanted to invest in a commercial real estate deal. He was assembling a partnership to purchase a small retail building. At the time, I was a property manager, and my friend was a broker.

Investing in commercial real estate had been a goal, but my finances were a mess. Unfortunately, I had to wait. I couldn’t admit my poor financial situation, so I simply asked my friend to think about me for the next deal.

That embarrassing moment ignited a desire to be in a real estate deal. But to achieve that dream, there was one thing I needed to do—grow up.

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Twenty and a Day

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Twenty and a Day

If you’ve read this site with a keen eye, you’ve probably caught the fact that I spent a handful of years as a police officer. During that period, I had the opportunity to meet Frank Scalise, a sergeant who became a friend and writing partner. While on the department together, we shared and edited each other’s work while encouraging each other to keep putting words to paper.

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