• Rules from the BABY’s Book on Becoming a Billionaire
  
  

  • Rule #1: Return all emails and phone calls. There is no excuse for not being polite. Nobody is too big not to.

  • Rule #2: Networking is a profession. Become a professional at it.

  • Rule #3: Go to every meeting or event, especially the ones you know will be a total waste of time.

  • Rule #12: Maximum effort applied to the center of gravity, when compared to results from tangential forces, indicates that the center of effort should be square to the problem. This is Geek speak for hit the longest nail with the biggest hammer.

• Has the bubble popped? A listener asks: Is now a good time to buy investment property?

• Keep Out! Foreclosures are up 300% in San Diego; John Brady offers alternatives to help you keep your home.

• The sun shines under the umbrella. Greg Noonan runs a business within a business as the top volume producing sales agent for Prudential California Realty, San Diego

• Fear factor. Successful real estate developer Steve Williams won’t be caught sleeping on (or off) the job.

Greg Noonan is the #1 agent for sales volume with Prudential California Realty, San Diego County. Last year, he and his team sold more than $140 million in property, and during his 18 year career, the value has exceeded $1 billion. Greg started in real estate after graduating from San Diego State University. He is very active in the community and is a member of San Diego Rotary Club 33, a board member of the YMCA of San Diego County, and is a sponsor of the Esperanza Foundation in Tijuana.

Steve Williams is a partner and co-founder of Sentre Partners, a real estate investment and services firm which was established in 1989. Formerly, he was a partner with Trammell Crow Company where he was responsible for the San Diego division. He started his career as an accountant with a large accounting firm and next was an investment salesman for Coldwell Banker in their Santa office. Steve graduated from UCLA and received an MBA from the University of Southern California. His community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the Reuben Fleet Science Center.

John Brady is a San Diego attorney who specializes in mortgage law and foreclosure.