Investments

Will this make the boat go faster?

"Will this make the boat go faster" - how is this even relevant to real estate you might ask? What does this even mean? Why are we talking about a boat? I spend a fair number of my weekends driving and flying to several events and conferences throughout the year. Most...

Due Diligence on Opportunity Zone Investments

Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF) can be used as an investment vehicle to defer taxes on any type of capital gains event and also allow your gains to grow tax-free with a 10-year hold. As a follow-up to my previous blog on Opportunity zone investments, I wanted to...

Creating Generational Wealth

Did you know? McDonald's isn't just a fast-food chain—it's a brilliant $138 billion real-estate company. But rather than collect a lot in royalties or sell its franchisees cooking equipment, McDonald's makes much of its revenue by buying the physical properties and...

Our First Newsletter!

I'm very excited to publish the very first newsletter for Cherry Street Investments which has been a long time coming!Life has been a flurry of activity and it's hard to believe we are already into 8 months of 2019! There's so much to catch up on in this...

If you’re not growing, you’re slowly dying…

I meet a lot of people who feel old in the 30s and yet others who don't in their 60s or 70s. What's the difference between those people I always wondered until I reached my 40s and began to feel old. My dad is very young 76 years. He's up at 6 am, working on chores in...

The Road to Financial Freedom…

Why is there declining work productivity while people seem to be getting busier? A 2017 Gallup poll shows only 15% of the employees engaged at work while a whopping 85% report either dissatisfaction with their jobs or their bosses. I believe some of the lack of...