The Bend Bulletin wishes to apologize for reporting on a one sided
media story from 2001. There are always two sides to every story
and no follow-up has ever been done and I have never been interviewed.
What has failed to be reported are the facts and that no action
took place because there was no actual wrong doing.
Investor Mentoring had nothing to do with the stock market. It
had everything to do with Real Estate and how I personally helped
100's of people by growing a business and giving them jobs. I shut
Investor Mentoring down because the real estate market has cooled
and now is not a good time to mentor others on how to make a living
in real estate.
I made millions as a builder/developer here in Central Oregon and
have lost about the same due to the current down turn in the real
estate market. Heck, who hasn't lost their shirt? What I am grateful
for is the way we did business and took care of all those involved
the best we could. I shake my head and feel bad for those who cooked
their books in the real estate game, defrauded investors and sacrificed
their integrity in the mean time.
For those who know me, they know that my family is first priority
and that I am a parent who spends time with their children both
at school and in my home life. How I have a great wife that I have
been married to for 12+ years. How any worker on my job site was
never yelled at or cussed out by me and how I commanded respect
of and for others.
Am I rebuilding because of the sudden drop in the real estate market?
You Bet!!
Do I have a few foreclosures? You Bet!!
Do I have unpaid bill? You Bet!!
When you go from a legitimate $50,000 per month income to a $5,000
per month income and still have $30,000 in monthly obligations and
commitments, you will find yourself short changed somewhere and
are faced with who and what to address in what order.
In the end I'm fairing much better then others. Can I be blamed
for what has happened? Only if you feel the need to do so. How I
look at it is that the real estate crunch has happened nationwide
and has effected the majority of the Nation. It has had a trickle
down effect.
One of two things is still yet to happen.
