I love celebrations. What better celebration is there than celebrating a birthday? And some of the best birthdays to celebrate are for kids. As we get older, birthdays can become sort of negative. Some people see them as one step closer to the grave. But kids’ birthdays are on a whole other level – the
I hope all had a great Father’s Day weekend. For me Saturday turned into an adventure that I didn’t have on the itinerary. I got a call on Friday evening right as I was closing down for the day that the property I had just picked up had an urgent matter I had to deal
Yesterday I took two of my kids with me to look at some deals that are under contract. It was a pretty fun day. They’re always asking what I do all day at work so it was exciting to explain the business. Who knows, maybe they’ll follow in my footsteps someday. One big lesson they
Yesterday I celebrated my daughter’s college graduation. Victoria is a tenacious young woman who dug in and worked hard to receive her bachelor’s degree at the tender age of 20. And I’m one proud papa – she graduated Summa Cum Laude which is the highest recognition a student can receive. It is only issued to
This weekend my youngest daughter, Rebecca, played violin at a retirement center. She wasn’t alone. There were a bunch of other kids who joined in. It’s a nice outreach program that brings an extra ray of sunshine into the resident’s day. As I sat there watching the kids play, I was struck by the dichotomy
There’s a mom-and-pop soda shop in Los Angeles called Galco’s Soda Pop Stop. You won’t find any Pepsi or Coke here. They have over 500 varieties of gourmet soda. And business is booming for them. I love visiting places like this – they take a commodity like soda and transform it into an experience. In
A lot of people try to complicate real estate. There are all kinds of tactics and strategies gurus are trying to sell to the masses. But at its core, it’s really all about relationships. Whether you are prospecting leads, looking for capital, working with contractors, or listing houses, being excellent at talking with others will
As I was walking to my office this morning, after I had parked my car and was headed to the crosswalk, out of nowhere this huge out-of-control truck careens around a blind corner. Then right in the middle of the chaos, the strangest thing happens. A huge box full of groceries bounces out of the
Have you ever seen the 1991 movie “Father of the Bride”? Steve Martin plays the character, George, whose daughter is getting married. My oldest daughter, Christina (some of you may have talked to her – she works with me here in the Probate Fox den), is getting married this summer to a fine young man
When I was a young boy, I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with my grandfather. You know how grandfathers are – they are filled with nuggets of wisdom and know the exact right time to dispense them to transform lives. He would often push me to go outside of my comfort zone.
I’m back in Florida again. The last time I was here back in September, I almost got bamboozled by hurricane Ian. I arrived on a Sunday only to be told we had to evacuate the very next day. No hurricanes this time (well, not yet at least). But instead of not being able to get
The Vargas family just got done enjoying a fun-filled long Thanksgiving weekend. We had our usual turkey family dinner on Thursday with the obligatory nap afterward. Then we celebrated my birthday on Friday. Yup, the Probate Fox is not immortal. But I like to think that I age like wine. A while back I told
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