Dave Martinek's Blog

I'm involved on the side in a startup consulting company that deals in practical lessons for leaders and managers of character.  Basically, we're developing realistic examples to illustrate how to be good managers and leaders with integrity, for small and large businesses and corporate environmen...

One of the challenges facing Realtors in a rural area is being familiar enough with the land, the market, the history and the people to effectively relate the benefits of the area to prospective buyers.  The challenge is even more difficult for other Realtors from outside the rural area showing p...

 Picture:  Top:  North face of Pikes Peak after a fall snowfall. Center:  A look at the Fourmile Creek valley just NW of Cripple Creek, viewed from Bear Trap Ranch. Pikes Peak and Mt. Pisgah shown. Bottom: Pikes Peak looking through the Pine/Spruce surrounding my home in Divide.   Enjoy!  More wi...

- Recommended Reading - "Home Free" by Dan Kadlec(September 17, 2007, Time Magazine, page 60)Dan Kadlec's article "Home Free," in the September 17 issue of Time Magazine. strikes a cord that I wrote about in my last blog entry. Dan recommends that now may be a great time for folks to consider buy...

I visited my cousin in Savannah the middle of September.  We took a drive up to Rincon, GA, north of the city and west of I-95, to a fruit and vegetable stand he knew of. On the way back we stopped at a Coldwell Banker brokerage.  I talked with a nice, friendly agent by the name of Carol Elliott....

Hello again,For October I have included a story in my monthly newsletter and on my website about Shelf Road, a stage route constructed in 1892 between Florence, Colorado and the gold field in Cripple Creek. The road allowed supplies and people to traverse the route to the gold fields and gold ore...

Hi folks,My website homepage story for September is the history of Mollie Kathleen Gortner, the first woman to file a claim (The Mollie Kathleen Mine - 1891) in the gold camp of "Fremont" Colorado, later named Cripple Creek. Generally speaking, I get more attention to my online newsletter and web...

Hey Folks,My blog is going to be a little different than most, I think.  Instead of the usual Realtor rhetoric, I will feature stories that promote the Pikes Peak/Ute Pass area of Colorado - basically Teller County.  I publish a monthly email newsletter that I send out to business associates, rel...