Russ Dalbey's Blog

I need your help.
There’s a bit of debate going around my office here in Westminster, Colorado. So I’m hoping you can help resolve a few things for me.
Here’s what I’m wondering:
s some of you know, I recently published my first book — The Real Estate Secret: How to make a fortune in real estate [...]

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re starting to build a nice little community here on the blog.
And it’s all because of YOU — because students like you are visiting the blog, joining the discussion by leaving comments and helping to make the Dalbey Blog a great online “meeting place” for students in the cash flow [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard it before: “Money can’t buy happiness.”
And some people take it to another level, claiming “Money is the root of all evil.”
(By the way, that quote is incorrect. The actual quote from 1st Timothy 6:10 says “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” Big difference.)
But [...]

Like most people, I like to take a minute each Memorial Day to silently thank the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for this country.
However, this time year I started to wonder just how many soldiers have died defending our freedoms.
So I looked it up. It took a bit of research but the answer [...]

t’s a right of passage when you’re a kid…
Selling lemonade.
So, what’s the first thing you do when you decide to sell lemonade? Any 8-year old will tell you:
You build a lemonade stand!
And you write LEMONADE in big bold letters on the top of the stand.
When you think about it, “LEMONADE” in big bold letters [...]

Now that we’ve rolled over the calendar into a brand new year, I’d like to share my predictions for the next 365 days with you.
Now, I’m certainly no psychic but I’ve been in the cash flow business since 1991 and after 18 years I’ve learned a few things about real estate and what it really [...]

The man pictured on the left is Ivy Lee. He died in 1934 — 75 years ago.
But one of his greatest lessons lives on.
And you can use this lesson today to explode your productivity and start accomplishing your goals faster than you ever imagined.
And I’m not just talking about exploding your productivity and success [...]

Since it’s Thanksgiving, I thought I’d take a moment to “count my blessings”.
Here are 10 things I’m thankful for, or as I call it — my “List of Gratitude.”
#1) God
There is not a day that goes by that I don’t thank God for all the many blessings.
And I don’t only mean the things that I [...]

If you want to learn magic—talk to a magician.
If you want to learn how to fly—talk to a pilot.
If you want to learn how to make money—talk to someone who has made a lot of money—talk to a millionaire.
Unfortunately, most millionaires don’t have time to talk to people who are not millionaires themselves (there’s no [...]

“The only thing a note-finder has to fear… is fear itself!”
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Well, okay, President Roosevelt didn’t actually say it that way.
What he did say was, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
But either way, the point should be well-taken by note-finders.
Because what I’ve noticed over the years is [...]