Sublime

A good accountant and attorney will save you thousands, perhaps millions. Accountants and attorneys have the keys to your castle; make sure you trust them entirely because they have the power to right or wrong you.

If the executor decides to just move into the house of the deceased rather than get it sold for the benefit of the estate, this would also be a breach of fiduciary duty, no matter how often it probably happens in the day-to-day world.

The notion of a market value for the whole world reminds me of a sign I saw on an office door in the Physics Department of the University of California, Irvine. It read EARTH PEOPLE, THIS IS GOD. YOU HAVE THIRTY DAYS TO LEAVE. I HAVE A BUYER FOR THE PROPERTY.

Dear Mr. Tiberion, I am attaching a plastic baggie to the top of this letter for two important reasons: First of all, what I have to say to you is very serious and I needed some way to be sure to get your attention. And secondly, what is inside that baggie could very well be your passport to complete financial independence! Why is this? The answer

Worship room for error.

Personally, my default is to keep real estate investment opportunities and business opportunities separate.

So, get organized like this is your job, because it is. Set a folder aside for listings, start a spreadsheet as you look at listings, and record industry, location, revenue, asking price, and any other critical or comparative information you can use later.