{"id":1118,"date":"2007-03-05T12:22:43","date_gmt":"2007-03-05T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2007-03-05T12:22:43","modified_gmt":"2007-03-05T19:22:43","slug":"a-rare-breed-an-intelligent-highly-educated-young-man-and-he-doesnt-know-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1118\/a-rare-breed-an-intelligent-highly-educated-young-man-and-he-doesnt-know-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Breed — An Intelligent, Highly Educated Young Man — And He Doesn’t Know It All"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a shame, but I suspect most Bloodhound contributors, couldn’t pick half of us out of a lineup. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve emailed or phoned, but for the most part we’ve never met. I’m maybe the worst off. I’ve met Greg Swann, Russell Shaw, and Brian Brady. 3 out of 13. To be fair, we’re spread all over the country. We’re in San Diego, Phoenix, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, and Santa Clarita (CA).<\/p>\n

I bring this up because we know each other through our posts. I’m a real estate investment broker who gets people to a superior retirement faster than they thought possible. Many of them are world class agents in residential markets. One is magnificent in marketing, and two or three thrive in the mortgage business. We also have a couple guys who are very successful real estate investors. What an eclectic group Greg has put together.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I thought it was about time I had a normal conversation with these folks. I’ve spoken on the phone with Kris Berg and Doug Quance. I’ve referred to Kris, and been interviewed by Dough. As I mentioned earlier I’ve met Greg, Russ, and Brian. So I called Michael Cook. Our subjects covered college, investing, where to invest, developing solid business relationships, kids, and his career plans.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I think I learned about Mike. He’s genuine. At 26 he doesn’t think he knows everything. How many of us can say that with a straight face? Not me, that’s for sure. \ud83d\ude42 At that age I couldn’t carry his jock, and couldn’t understand why the world wasn’t beating a path to my door. He’s looking to learn at every opportunity. When he’s faced adversity he’s taken a lesson or two from it.<\/p>\n

Read his stuff and try to imagine yourself at that level when you were 26. Are people staring because you’re laughing out loud? At that age I could dress myself nine times outa 10. \ud83d\ude42 The only guy his age I know whom I’d dare compare him to is my son Josh. But that’s another story entirely for another day.<\/p>\n

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It’s a shame, but I suspect most Bloodhound contributors, couldn’t pick half of us out of a lineup. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve emailed or phoned, but for the most part we’ve never met. I’m maybe the worst off. I’ve met Greg Swann, Russell Shaw, and Brian Brady. 3 out of 13. 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