In my college years, I worked as a carpenter and drove a garbage truck through the streets of Chicago. Unknown to me then, I was learning valuable lessons that I have applied later in my real estate career.
Early in my career, all I could think about was achieving financial success. Having this drive wasn’t a bad thing, but I was worried that my son was growing up fast, and that he would soon be off to college and beyond.
The only positive economic indicator is blind human optimism and investors sense trouble ahead. This has triggered a search for value in a marketplace weary of government intervention and manipulated financial statistics.