Brad Neihouser CBC Shook

Yesterday, I flew an Angel flight that quite possibly could be the passenger's last one. He got a not-so-favorable report on the last hospital visit, and when I flew him back today things didn't look too good. Compound that, with yesterday being the 3rd anniversary of my dad's passing…. Something I had almost completely forgotten about until my mom sent us all pictures of him, and it brought it all back again. So why do I say life is a gift. The man I flew with is just looking for some more time with this family, he doesn't care about the next deal or the next whatever. There is a song in our church hymnal that has the following lyrics…. “Why is all this anxious striving?” I will admit that I'm usually all about where the next deal is coming from and what the next thing to do is. But yesterday brought a little different perspective…. The deals will still be there, and the things that we want to do will still be there, but we have to be around to enjoy them. Enjoy li...

Do you ever have days when you are just overwhelmed… An old friend in the commercial real estate business once told me he doesn't mind being really busy, but he doesn't like to be overwhelmed! I share that same sentiment, but in the last 30 days, being overwhelmed has been the norm. I am extremely thankful for those property owners who have entrusted us with their property—it just seems like there have been a lot of them lately! But at the end of the day, if your kids and grandkids love you and your spouse loves you there's not much else that you need. One of my coaches always talks about “applause at home”. What good does it do you if you have all the money in the world, but your family is a mess… not very much. So when business rolls in, it's easy to say, "I have to stay late at the office, or I have to work on this project at the expense of your family… I implore you not to fall into that trap. Business comes and goes but your family is forever. By the way, if y...

  Have you ever wondered what a real estate advisor really does all day? I mean, do they really just stick a for sale sign up and collect a paycheck? NO we do not… What Does Brad Really Do All Day? Many people think the life of a commercial real estate broker consists of putting a sign on a property you have for sale and sitting back and watching the money roll in… It may look simple and easy on the outside but the work we are doing behind the scenes is so much more.   First things first, we always have our clients back whether it works out in the best financial interest of ourselves or not. There is nothing more aggravating in our world than when you watch a broker do things that benefit only himself. They are a detriment to the interest of their client. Another aggravating part of our world is when a broker calls you up and the first question he asks is, how much am I getting paid… Don't get me wrong, I like to get paid like anybody else, but I have a m...