I'm working on something big right now.
Over the past few weeks, I've been diving into the initial phases of what I hope will be the next giant leap forward for the REtipster Blog.
This little “Classified Project” has been consuming a ton of my time and as a result, you're probably going to see fewer blog posts than normal in the month of May 2015. But don't worry, I'm still here! I'm just plugging away at something behind the scenes – and I should have more details for you in the next month or two.
In the meantime, I don't want to leave you all hanging (I know there are at least a couple of folks who check this blog every week for updates), so to keep both of you entertained, I wanted to share a GIANT COLLECTION of 35 real estate facts that I compiled this past year for a few various guest posts I did for Inman and The Lighter Side of Real Estate.
These interesting little tidbits were a lot of fun to put together, and they ended up being quite the hit on social media – so in case you missed these original posts when they first hit the scene, hopefully you'll get a kick out of them right here, right now. Enjoy!
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Fun list of facts. The statement about Alaska being the easternmost state had me stumped. To save others the trouble, I found this explanation:
“Fascinatingly, Alaska is the state that is farthest north, east, and west while Hawaii is farthest south. The reason that Alaska is farthest east and west is due to the fact that the Aleutian Islands cross the 180° meridian of longitude, placing some of the islands actually in the Eastern Hemisphere and thus degrees east of Greenwich (and the Prime Meridian).”
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqznewsstates.htm
Looking forward to the giant leap forward you mention.
Thanks Justin! Good explanation. It took me a while to figure out how that Alaska fact was possible, but in the end, it made sense to me.
I’ll keep you posted on the giant leap forward. 🙂
Wow, some of the facts are crazy. I don’t blame homeowners in Scotland for painting their door red after paying off their mortgage. I would want to scream that from the rooftops too. It is awesome that Utah has been giving free homes to the homeless. I would like to know how that process works.
I know, right? I am totally painting all of my doors read when their mortgages are paid off!
Amazing facts here! I wonder if Donald Trump would be as popular if that fact was more common knowledge? Thanks for sharing!
I’m excited to find out more about the “giant leap forward”! I have a hunch of what it could be…let me know if you need a beta tester or a second set of eyes 🙂
Your blog has been a MAJOR help in getting me started on real estate investing and I wanted to say thanks for the amazing content. I just mailed out the closing documents on my first sale and I am psyched to get more deals going. Thanks again Seth, you rock.
I’m not sure whether or not I would call the Japanese attacking and occupying parts of Alaska as a real estate fact. However, it sure is interesting to me and makes me wonder whether or not anyone lived on those islands. Do you know whether or not there were any people or houses that the Axis Powers were able to take control of there during WWII? Or, perhaps, whether or not they built houses themselves over there?
Hi Faylinn – I honestly have no idea, but it’s a good question. Perhaps you might be able to find some of this info on Wikipedia with a quick search?