Even though the economy is in turmoil, I bought my first house in November. While I am excited about it, it seems like things never end. I bought it as a foreclosure, so there were some things that I needed to fix and paint. Trying to juggle fixing the house with work, school and having some kind of social life, is taking its toll.
But in the end, it will be worth it. I just have to keep my eye on the prize. Over the past 5 years, real estate near the DC area has been ridiculous. I would have never been able to afford a townhouse (ranging from 300k to over 700k), much less a single family house at the age of 25. I am confident that over the next 5 years, the market will pick back up and my investment will pay off big time!
I’d love to stay around and chat, but back to painting :/

Post Your Quotes!!

I think you can tell a lot about a person based on their favorite quotes. If you have any quotes that represent you, post them.

I'll start-here is one of mine that is a classic. Yet, it covers almost every aspect of life. "...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;...who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat." ~Teddy Roosevelt

Recent Trips

Working for the government has given me the opportunity to travel to places I thought I’d never see. Best part is, I didn't even have to pay for them. (Sorry all you taxpayers out there, better yet, Thanks!!!). Over the past year, I have been to:

Playa Del Carmen: beautiful beaches.

London: amazing architecture.

Paris: It’s like Rush Hour 4, they really don’t like American’s that much.

Frankfurt: great beer :)

Belgium: Best waffles I have ever tasted!

MORE TO COME!!

I created this blog for my TM 648 class at Boston University. After this course, I will only have 4 more class until graduating with a Masters in Banking and Financial Service. Throughout this course, I plan on gaining a better knowledge of internet security systems and online financial institutions, such as PayPal’s payment system.

**On a side note, I was watching a special on Ebay yesterday and Paypal was the first institution to accept personal credit cards to pay individual sellers. The internet is just beginning to open doors to the unimaginable and it will be interesting to see what other new innovations and technological advances it promotes to the “every day” businesses and corporations.