I don’t want to sound like a wuss, but if it were left up to me to do the hunting, we’d all be eating potatoes.

I was trying to come up with a way to talk about senior vacations — Geezer Trips, Elderly Getaways, Oh My Hip! — but I couldn’t come up with anything that wasn’t offensive. It also seemed hypocritical since the older folks I know are going on vacations that would kill me within 23 minutes.

I remember my first no-roommate apartment. It was in a renovated cigar factory in Trenton, NJ.

OK, that link above is a quick history lesson. I totally recommend checking it out before you eat and drink so much you can no longer speak properly.

I know not everyone who reads this newsletter is married and maybe with kids, but tough.

I don’t list, and when I did, I didn’t list foreclosures.  However, I admire real estate professionals who jump through all of the hoops to list homes for short sale, in pre-foreclosure, and foreclosed homes.  Between the extra paperwork and responsibilities placed on them by the lenders and the buyers who are in a beat-up-the-bank negotiation stance, it’s not easy to make a living listing in the distressed homes market

After considerable consideration, I’ve concluded that my plan of curling up in a fetal position will be less helpful to my children than I intended.

It’s embarrassing to admit, but I’ve wasted a lot of time laughing at this incredibly silly site. I absolutely guarantee you’ll find more than a few pictures that crack you up. What’s a Rage Face?

A couple of days ago, the FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, issued a press release related to short sales.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have developed enhanced and aligned strategies for facilitating short sales, deeds-in-lieu, and deeds-for-lease.  These initiatives are designed to speed the short sale process and help more homeowners to avoid foreclosure.

Now, I didn’t design any of my tattoos.