Recent content by NanoWest_IHB

I am one of the older IHB contributors, at 53 I lived through the real estate downdraft that occurred in 1990. I was fortunate to buy a house in Irvine in 2000 and sell it in 2005. My children are out of the house, so I decided it was time to take an adventure, thus the plans to go sailing for a...

Of course I will always take a glance at the IHB........and drop a comment here and there.

The attached picture is of the water front real estate that I plan to take a few years exploring the world with......vessel name.....tugtub.

Irvine Renter, Good luck with your new venture, I hope you are wildly successful and some day we read about you in the Wall Street Jounal as one of the 10 wealthiest people in the universe. You will be successful as long as you provide value to your customers. NanoWest

Trooper, Here is an update,,,,,,,tugtub is still on the up and up....last month we had about 12K in revenue......the slow economy is not helping....but some people have to have the experience of soaking in 104 degree water while floating in the ocean. I just purchased a 43' sailboat that will...

Just saw your post Troop.....I've had a lot of luck in Paris with Priceline/Hotwire. The last time I was there I stayed in a nice place for around 90 dollars a night. Paris is a great city....with great food, museums and night life. All you have to do is just start walking to find stuff to do...

Slumdog Millionaire is a great movie..................

My experience with commercial real estate brokers is very similar. What I realized is that all the brokers are looking for the really big deals.........they want to rent a million sq feet for 10 years........and get big commission. You have to wonder why they bother with the CL adds.

Im going to Thailand to go scuba diving.

Here is an update on the TugTub venture..... After a year or so of product development, we are starting to get sales for the product. We made a change at the last minute that allows us to sell two and four person versions of the tub. The prices range from $2,500 to $3,500. I believe that it...

I agree with gross......stocks started to correct in 2002 but the government was able to get the party started again.......stocks are overpriced and will continue to correct unless the government can get the party started one more time. Today's markets are being driven by news stories and not...

I have all of my money in CD's at about 4%. Been looking at corporate bonds as an alternative, 2 year AA trading at about 10%. Anyone with experience in the risks of corporate bonds ? It seems that this may be a great investment for a few years.

I've done so much in the last 52 years..... Got a PH.D. Raised a family (youngest turned 18 this week) Started 4 companies(not rich though).........see tugtub.com (getting sales now) Wrote a book or two......latest one just got picked up by Oxford University Press Flew...

I guess I am the old man.........52.

I drove from Middletown, Connecticut to Pasadena, California in 1983. We drove a total of 6,000 miles over a period of two months.......we stopped at most of the state parks and camped along the way. Great trip........everyone should do it. When we arrived in Pasadena, we had a total of...