Do you want to get good at something?

If you are planing on being successful in business, life or fitness you need to get used to being uncomfortable. My Bother Kevin is my endurance coach and told me once for you to get really good at something you need to want to suffer.  My swim coach Drew Butler said the same thing when doing a 25 yard underwater kicking drill. "For you to be able to do this your just going to have to get use to the discomfort". I believe to be successful in business is the same. For you to be successful you need to be willing to take yourself to a place mentally where a lot of people are unwilling to venture

Are There Viable Multifamily Properties in Omaha?

I was recently looking for multifamily properties for sale in Omaha and there is absolutely nothing for sale that is worth considering..... unless you want to wake up after you close on one of these places and pound your head against the concrete wall until you get the properties stabilized.  I am not kidding. There is not a lot for sale worth considering

Here are the reasons I think there is very little viable multifamily properties are for sale in Omaha.

1. We have a "herd mentality". Because everyone else is doing it, why don't I? All the good ones have already been snatched.

2. Other real estate sectors such as office and retail are a terrible place to put your money. I have two office buildings for lease right now. One has had one showing in a year. The other has had two showings in 2 years.  Retail is even worse.

3. With the TD Ameritrade building going up in Omaha, its only going to get worse. All the space that TD Ameritrade is in right now, is going to be vacant soon. The office environment is going to get even worse.

4. Companies are making a lot of money right now, and a lot of people realize real estate is a great inflation hedge.

5. It's hard for someone to steal real estate.

6. So far,(fingers crossed), we still have good property rights.

7. Bonds are paying terrible returns right now.

8. Many people have realized the stock market is not for the faint of heart.

Train Like a Champion

Train Like a Champion

I was with my daughter at swim practice the other day and we were talking about our swim training. My daughter's and my swim coach is Drew Butler at the Omaha Swim Federation. I asked her " Ila, remember during the training today to train like a "?" ,and she answers, "Champion!"

Keep in mind, this is an 8 year old saying this.  I kind of got choked up. I have been thinking about how to get better at something since the Olympic swim trials are coming up in Omaha, and I am training for Ironman Arizona in November. For me, I need to see myself as a champion and train like a champion.  After swim practice, Lisa, Ila and I were eating dinner with her cousin Halle and I was talking to Halle about eating like a champion. Halle was asking us what that means. Ila quickly responded what it means to be a champion.

I want to encourage all parents to take the time to lead their children in whatever pursuits that you have. They are listening very carefully, although it may not appear that way. You just never know.