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For loads of reasons, I moved my family from what Greg once called the “tiny town of Westerville, OH<\/a>,” to Gresham Oregon, a suburb of Portland. \u00a0I move into my rental house in a few days. \u00a0picture is what I see in my backyard.<\/p>\n

My front yard is pine trees, and past that is a pristine view of Mount Hood.<\/a> I crossed the plain in my minivan with my wife and kids, over 3 days–followed by my first vacation in years, a week in Manzanita Beach.\u00a0We’ll do a 6 month stay in Gresham, and then figure out if Vancouver, WA is the mecca of tax avoidance that people say it is.\ufeff<\/p>\n

I have been delivered.<\/p>\n

Now, I go back to work feverishly on the Sabbath, working like a dog to help my clients get what they want (and paid for). \u00a0I am joyful about the task at hand, my lists are set.<\/p>\n

Many of you know (and I’ve never really hidden <\/em>it).I have survived an ordeal, and I am happy because I’ve learned that I can’t be killed. \u00a0 I can’t be extinguished. \u00a0I can get better faster than the government can harm me. \u00a0I took their best blow. \u00a0Yes, it hurt. \u00a0But I got tougher. They will never harm me. \u00a0And when \u00a0they try again, my stuff is together and I’m ready, and it will be a mere inconvenience, a half day’s work and a check to some Tax Attorney.<\/a><\/p>\n

Like Martha Stewart<\/a> before me, I had to maneuver in unpleasant ways. \u00a0I had to give plasma to keep the lights turned on 3 years ago. I wasn’t able to adorn my wife in the way that I’d like. \u00a0 I joined the non prestigious Chapter 7 Society. \u00a0But I never broke, and I never said “do it to Julia<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

I’m guessing I’m not the only one. \u00a0I’m guessing that other people are shaking off the blows right now, learning that we can produce the income sufficient to pay for an extra house over a three year period in “the worst economy ever.” \u00a0 Over 3 years, I paid what it would cost to buy a Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For loads of reasons, I moved my family from what Greg once called the “tiny town of Westerville, OH,” to Gresham Oregon, a suburb of Portland. \u00a0I move into my rental house in a few days. \u00a0picture is what I see in my backyard. My front yard is pine trees, and past that is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,212],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-egoism-in-action","7":"category-flourishing","9":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1443,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1443\/defending-redfin-sweet-digs-buried-by-inane-mls-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":12245,"position":0},"title":"Defending Redfin: Sweet Digs weblog buried by inane MLS rules","author":"Greg Swann","date":"May 17, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't like Redfin.com. 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Downward pressure on commissions is gone \u00a0\u00a08. Developers\/builders welcoming us again \u00a0\u00a07. Discount brokerages vanishing \u00a0\u00a06. FSBOs are extinct or nearly so \u00a0\u00a05. Foreclosure\/short\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Marketing"","block_context":{"text":"Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/marketing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12473,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/12473\/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-2-9-marksmanship-is-a-perfectible-praxis\/","url_meta":{"origin":12245,"position":3},"title":"Reasons to be cheerful, Part 2.9: Marksmanship is a perfectible praxis.","author":"Greg Swann","date":"June 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Take note: If the shit really does hit the fan -- which I do not expect to happen -- fortune will surely favor the well-prepared mind. No need to get fancy. 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