"I thwink... 2010 will be a treeemendous year... I mean, it's gotta, just Gotta (with a capital "G") be better than this one... you know what I'm sayin'? Hey, honey, pass me another glass..." (Drunken Charlotte business owner bypassing the shot of hemlock for some more red wine) "The MacArth
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12/27/2009
"Oh... Deck the halls with boughs of holly (picked for free from the yard), fa la la la la, la la, la, la... ‘Tis the season to (fake) be(ing) jolly, fa la la la la, la la, la, la... ("Unthankful" Charlotte Business Owner) "...give thanks in all circumstances..." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) "L
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12/21/2009
"I'm not making any money. The economy is killing my firm. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't in anything but survival mode at this point. My New Year's resolution this year is to be able to make a 2011 resolution with a roof still over my head." (Charlotte business owner) "Creativity without i
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12/13/2009
"I'm not sure what we are going to do... Revenue is down and costs are the same. We are scraping by on a few first-time home buyer sales that come through. Worst of all, my employees are having a hard time making a living in this traditional brokerage business model." (Frustrated Charlotte R
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12/07/2009
"I'm sorry. My Broker-in-Charge does not permit us to do lease options. She said the percent of people that actually purchase is 8%." (Charlotte Realtor) "Statistics are like a drunk with a lamppost: used more for support than illumination." (Winston Churchill) Wow- 8%! I still can't get ove
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11/28/2009
"Sure your home will sell. Besides (wink, wink), do you really want some dirty tenant destroying your house and using the would-be rent money to up fit their new meth lab?" ("Aggressive" Charlotte Realtor pushing for a "sale only" listing agreement) "Everything became pretty clear at that mome
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11/23/2009
"What do I look like to you? A moron? Don't answer that... But seriously, my real estate investment properties are illiquid and have declined in value. You still say I should double down?" (Charlotte Real Estate Investor) "Buy straw hats in the winter..." (Russell Sage, Wall Street Financi
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11/16/2009
"I don't like the prior bankruptcy on this prospective tenant, but they make great income. The other tenant has a 430 credit score, but has perfect landlord history. Should I accept either into the property?" (Charlotte Property Manager) "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one yo
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11/08/2009
"Yes, I would like some cheese with this whine. Thanks." (Brett Furniss, Charlotte Property Manager and author of Charlotte Property Management Weekly) "President Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency..." (Charlotte Observer, 10/25/09) Swine flu is now officially both
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11/01/2009
"I messed up. I placed a tenant into an owner's home and they wound up tearing it up and not paying rent. There is no way they will ever hire me again..." (Charlotte Property Manager) "It was crazy, you see. I took off and then two hours later, I landed in Charlotte. I guess technically you
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10/24/2009
