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  • CaptureNotes: Your Life, Color-Coded

    CaptureNotes: Your Life, Color-Coded

    CaptureNotes: Your Life, Color-Coded Posted on January 30, 2013 by Don DeRosa “I’m known for my handwritten notes.” ~ Pamela Anderson  You’re driving your Uncle Bugsy to the doctor when you spot a “for sale by owner” sign in front of a nice little brick house. You’re already running late, but you’ve been watching this…

  • Back to Basics: Getting Started with Subject-To Transactions

    Back to Basics: Getting Started with Subject-To Transactions

    Back to Basics: Getting Started with Subject-To Transactions Posted on February 28, 2013 by Don DeRosa “The right tool for the job” ~ slogan for True Temper Tools Congratulations – you made it through the winter and spring is on its way!  I think spring is a perfect time to take an inventory of your…

  • Protecting Your Stuff: Cloudy Skies Ahead

    Protecting Your Stuff: Cloudy Skies Ahead

    Protecting Your Stuff: Cloudy Skies Ahead Posted on March 26, 2013 by Don DeRosa “Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.” ~ Clifford Stoll Tonight you’re closing on a lucrative short sale. Afterwards, you’ve got a special dinner planned. And it’s good…

  • Discovering an Old Favorite

    Discovering an Old Favorite

    Discovering an Old Favorite Posted on May 1, 2013 by Don DeRosa “A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher.” ~ Henny Youngman Did you know that the little iPhone I carry around with me is more powerful than the computer that took Apollo 11 to the moon? It’s true. The Apollo 11 computer was…

  • Open Source Apps: Cheap Can Be Great!

    Open Source Apps: Cheap Can Be Great!

    Open Source Apps: Cheap Can Be Great! Posted on May 31, 2013 by Don DeRosa “Without a sense of teamwork I think it’s really hard to build a great business.” ~ Martha Stewart Sticker shock. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling it these days. In the doctor’s office, at my kid’s college, and…

  • Striking a Balance: Sucker or Scrooge?

    Striking a Balance: Sucker or Scrooge? Posted on June 27, 2013 by Don DeRosa “Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.” ~ Mason Cooley Aunt Tillie is on fire! Not literally, of course. She’s hot into real estate investing. She’s got six rental houses, all occupied, and every…

  • Putting It All together – Bento 4

    Putting It All together – Bento 4

    Putting It All together – Bento 4 Posted on July 31, 2013 by Don DeRosa “To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.” ~ Emily Procter I love summertime, don’t you? So many memories in the making! Barbecues with the family. Long, lazy evenings by the pool.…

  • Zillow: More Information for Me and for You!

    Zillow: More Information for Me and for You!

    Zillow: More Information for Me and for You! Posted on September 25, 2012 by Don DeRosa “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Remember when your dear Aunt Myrtle asked you to help her sell that Miami condo? You did the research, helped arrange some inexpensive upgrades, priced the home sensibly,…

  • CallerID Note Pro: Get the Names Straight!

    CallerID Note Pro: Get the Names Straight!

    CallerID Note Pro: Get the Names Straight! Posted on November 28, 2012 by Don DeRosa “Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.” ~ English proverb It’s eight p.m. on a Saturday night. You’ve just settled into your front-row seat at the opera – you’re seeing your favorite, La Traviata. Okay, so you’re really at…