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Strand Hill Properties is a member of Forbes Global Properties. From Forbes library I offer this article which I think is timely as we head into 2023.  In this piece, some practical nuggets to guide your entry into the real estate investment scene. If you implement these steps, this article promises you'll have a strong chance of success regardless of location or the economic climate.

Being a bit of an av-geek you can imagine my devastation when I heard that Boeing just delivered its last ever Boeing 747 in December 2022. After over 50 years of building them, the very last one coming off the production line is a B747-8F to Atlas. Since production began in 1967, Boeing has delivered 1,574 of these beautiful birds known fondly as the “Queen of the skies”. Boeing’s B787 Dreamliner, B777 and Airbus A350 - collectively the “big [...]

2022 was a year of joyful post Covid revenge travel for me - - 37,784 miles flow, 4 cruises taken, 9 countries visited!! So grateful, and never happier than with rollaboard in tow. Heading out on some more great itineraries in 2023 as work allows. Here’s a short recap of one of my favorite trips of 2022. Happy New Year everyone, wishing you much success and joy in 2023 and beyond! London ~ Why London you might ask? When [...]

Strand Hill Properties is a member of Forbes Global Properties. From the Forbes library I offer this article which I think is timely as we head into 2023. Saving for a house is very different than saving for retirement, even at the current prices and mortgage rates. Here are some ways to make saving for a down payment easier and some fresh ideas about where to put your money for maximum return in a finite amount of time. [...]

With the New Year upon us and holiday decorations packed away, sometimes we feel like there is another layer - or two - of tidying up we’d like to do to feel in charge of the New Year.  If that’s you, tackle these tasks month by month for a decluttering strategy that will really pay off. READ MORE

I enjoy yoga and long walks/hikes and all my life have taken the stairs instead of the elevator if it’s 5 floors or less. We all try our best to eat reasonably healthy diets, allowing for some splurges of course too. But many people want to get more serious about their nutrition and some even have health concerns surrounding diet and exercise. If that might be you check out Autumn Bates at Autumn Elle Nutrition. From intermittent fasting to [...]

"It is better to be roughly right, than precisely wrong." ~ John Maynard Keynes, Father of Modern Macroeconomics Bathroom doldrums….? I mean on the decorating front! Your bathroom is one of the most personal and private areas of the home. It’s where most of your self-care routine - from face masks to hot soaks - take place. That’s why it’s especially important to make it a space you actually spend time in. What do you do when your bathroom [...]

I love reading. It’s like “a movie going off in your head”. I recall in college I would sit on the quad between classes reading whatever novel I was into at the time, then dash to class at the last moment. Today,  I am in 2 book clubs and love it because it forces me to read books outside of my go-to genre (historical fiction or history). Here are some of my favorites… Non Fiction Anything by David McCullough, [...]