BDF Realty’s Blog

Early in my business career, I attended a networking event at a local restaurant.  I went to the sign-in table and was enthusiastically greeted by Susie.  “Welcome!  What’s your name?”   As Susie found my name on the sign-in sheet, she dutifully checked a box and pointed me to a nearby table with white sticker nametags and black Sharpie markers on top.  “Write your name, your business...

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” (Napolean Hill)   In recent news, President Trump is working on banning institutional homebuyers (firms owning 1,000 or more residential homes) from buying more homes.  These institutional buyers (IB’s), like Progress Residential, Invitation Homes, American Homes 4 Rent, and...

“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean…” (Proverbs 14:4)   I remember several years back we had a couple come in and apply to rent a home from us.  They had eight children and seemed abnormally well-rested and together.  I was an admirer of these parents who were gracefully taking care of business with almost three times the youth constituency I’m currently trying to navigate....

Property managers have a lot of things under their purview.  Different types of things break or need to be serviced on a rental home.  Most are handled by specialists in some regard who know how to work within the confines of what landlords require (no gold-plated toilets, please).  And sometimes it can be tough to find specialists who are a good fit.   One of the vendors that has...

“Wisdom gives a man patience…” Proverbs 19:11   I was watching the Carolina Panthers play the Buffalo Bills yesterday and it was not pretty for us Charlotte folk.  The football game turned into an old-fashioned whooping, 40-9.   The Carolina Panthers quarterback, Andy Dalton, had a bad game.  He was intercepted once, fumbled twice, and took seven sacks.  One of the reasons for his...

I was in the Harris Teeter grocery store the other day and was waiting in line at the register.  As I perused some magazine covers (Prince Henry is doing what??), my eyes wandered over to the candy bars ($3.99 for a king-size Hershey bar??).  That price point stuck in my mind.  Weren’t these things $1.50 – $2.00 a few years ago??   The first inclination I typically have when I’m...

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.” (Cato the Elder (Roman statesman))   “Wisdom gives a man patience…” (Proverbs 19:11)   The Bachelor became an instant TV hit in 2002 when it first came on the air.  What an interesting premise: a single man searching for the woman of his dreams to spend the rest of his life with- and having 25...

Blackjack is a classic gambling game pitting card players versus a dealer.  The goal is to have the card players’ hands total 21 or as close to 21 as possible, while not going over 21.  As the game unfolds, if the card holders’ hands stay under 22, they will be compared to the dealer’s hand (if he stays under 22); whoever has the higher total wins the hand.  It can be both exhilarating and...

Savannah Bananas Event Schedule: Early Merchandise Sales: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pre-Game Party & Player Appearances: 2:00 PM “Before the Peel” Show: 3:00 PM Gates Open: 4:30 PM Show Starts: 6:30 PM First Pitch: 7:00 PM (ET)    As I had written a few months ago, my family had the “privilege” of buying tickets to the Savannah Bananas baseball game in Charlotte earlier...

“It depends upon what the meaning of ‘is’ is.  If the- if he- if ‘is’ means is and never has been, that is not- that is one thing.” President Bill Clinton pleading his case during the Monica Lewinski grand jury trial   Growing up, I remember having some of Pete Rose’s baseball cards in my collection; they were good ones!  Not only was he the all-time hit leader in Major League Baseball...