Professional Equities, Inc. - February 2021

Professional Equities, Inc. - February 2021

Insider Passive Residual Income The February2021 THEULTIMATEPASSIVERESIDUAL INCOME TM

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Bill Moist

What Real Estate Is Experiencing 100% Occupancy? We can benefit from one industry’s projected 19.5% growth: Barron’s has reported the Recreational Industry North American RV sales rising 4.5% in 2020 to 424,400 units. This is exceptional when the industry lost three months of sales due to a recession and a pandemic-related shortage of labor and supply chain. In fact, 2021 sales are expected to surge 19.5% up 507,200 units. That would be the industry’s best year ever. This explosive growth in RV sales has and will continue to drive more users to two related real estate market segments: RV parks and RV storage. I’m excited about this market, because in the Dallas/ Fort Worth metro where we are building, it is at or near 100% occupancy. You might say, “Then why not just build more RV parks?” Well, because city and zoning requirements impose limitations that push RV parks to outlying more rural areas. Conclusion – RV parks and storage in the Dallas/Fort Worth area have experienced 100% occupancy with a waiting list for the last couple years. The continued surge in RV sales will provide for continued high or full occupancy for the foreseeable future.

If you’re a forward-thinking, hardworking person, you probably set at least a few business or personal goals every January. You may have even accomplished some of them! Chances are, however, there are probably just as many that you haven’t achieved. In fact, studies in recent years have shown that by the second week of February, around 80% of New Year’s resolutions have been abandoned. If this sounds familiar, does that mean that you’ve failed and that you should give up hope of ever achieving your goals? Absolutely not. Admittedly, I’m writing this article before February, so taking on 2021 feels a lot easier right now. But, if your resolutions are currently among that 80%, you can continue to push forward using a few simple ideas. By now, you’re probably aware of the SMART system for setting goals. You may have even used this methodology to plan your goals for 2021. If you’re not aware, SMART goals are S pecific, M easurable, A ttainable, R elevant, and T imely. You can find all sorts of info on the specifics of each of those qualities online. While you’re more likely to achieve your goals if they’re SMART, that might not be all it takes. According to direct sales trainer Deb Bixler, writer for TheBalance.com, our goals shouldn’t just be SMART; they should be SMARTER. SMARTER goals are ones where you also E valuate and R eevaluate. While SMART goals may seem easy to achieve, you’ll never know how easy the process actually is until you get started. Then you might find out that your plans don’t work and the action steps that you laid out don’t bring you as close to achieving your goal as you’d hoped. Instead of giving up, however, that’s when you should take some time to evaluate your progress. What STAY TRUE TO YOUR GOALS THROUGH FEBRUARY WHERE GOALS AND RESOLUTIONS GO TO DIE

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action steps are working well? Which ones need to be tweaked? These are the perfect sorts of questions to ask yourself this month if you’re thinking of giving up. However, evaluation isn’t the only means to success. You might find that adjusting your plan for achieving your goals might not change anything. In fact, the new plan might even be less effective than what you did previously. That’s why you have to continually reevaluate your plans and your goals. What works this month might not work next month, so you have to be ready for that. At the end of it all, I’ve also found it’s helpful to acknowledge that we don’t always set the best goals for ourselves at the start of the year. We may find out that the goal we thought would be good for us actually doesn’t have the impact we were striving for. Say your goal is to wake up every morning before work and go for a run. While that might have a great impact on your physical fitness, it might also mean you’re tired all day at work and you’re less productive. At a certain point, you might have to find a different goal, and that’s okay. Just because you decide to abandon one goal doesn’t mean you’re giving up on success. This month, I want to encourage all of you to resist the urge to quit striving for success. Evaluate and reevaluate your plans, and don’t be afraid to find a new path to success if your goals aren’t serving you as you intended.

It’s in the Cards

Why Valentine’s Day Is the Ultimate Card Holiday

poem or verse. The popularity of swapping cards only increased throughout the 1800s. Sometimes, people would go as far as to paint or draw spring-like images on the cards. They were much more elaborate than what we typically see today, though they were still usually very small. But where did those folks get the idea? People of that era were likely inspired by stories that go back even further. There are legends that the originator of this holiday tradition was Saint Valentine himself. One story says that on the night before he was set to be executed, Valentine wrote a small letter to a jailer’s daughter. He ended the note with “Your Valentine.” It’s unknown whether that story is true, but to 18th century Europeans and Americans, it was inspiring! So inspiring, in fact, that the entire Valentine’s Day industry began to gain traction. A guidebook called “The Young Man’s Valentine” was published in 1797 to help suitors garner the attention of their love interests through the written word. Eventually, books aimed at women were also published, including “The Lady’s Own Valentine Writer,” which served much the same goal. These publications, along with young people writing notes to one another every February, have made Valentine’s Day cards an ingrained tradition, and now people can’t get enough of them!

This may be the first year in a long time that kids don’t pass out Valentine’s Day cards at school. Going in to the new year, the seasonal section of most stores is lined with cards featuring fun characters from superheroes to unicorns. Handing out cards is now a well-loved tradition, but have you ever wondered how Valentine’s Day became one of the biggest card-giving holidays of the year? Like many holiday traditions, the convention of handing out Valentine’s Day cards goes back centuries. During the 1700s, it became fashionable to trade Valentine’s Day cards with a short

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Is it Safe to Fly During the Pandemic? Air Travel May Be Less Risky Than You Think

COVID-19 only if someone who’s infected is sitting directly next to, in front of, or behind you. However, that doesn’t account for people moving about the cabin on flights, so take that into consideration. Blocking the Middle Seat Some airlines have tried to create social distancing between passengers by leaving the middle seat open on flights. According to research from Arnold Barnett, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this does seem to reduce the number of passengers contracting COVID-19. Additionally, Barnett recommends that passengers try to get the window seat, since that’s where you’ll have the fewest points of contact with other passengers. It’s not quite 6 feet, but it’s better than nothing. Passengers Wearing Masks Most airlines mandate that passengers wear a mask during boarding and while

Back in March, when the pandemic first started to affect our daily lives, the number of U.S. airlines’ international passengers fell by 53% from the previous year. In April, the difference was even more stark — a drop around 96%. People didn’t trust that they would be safe from COVID-19 on airplanes, and why would they? Whether earned or not, airplanes have a reputation for being flying petri dishes. That said, flying may be safer than you think, even if there are still some risks. Here are some of the ways airlines are taking precautions to minimize those risks. Using High-Quality Air Filtration The air filtration systems on airplanes are built to stop respiratory viruses from spreading. Air quality experts recommend that air in confined spaces be replaced six times per hour. Filtration systems on planes replace the air around 20–30 times an hour. In practice, that means you risk catching

flying, though some do allow passengers to take them off to eat and drink. Masks are still the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, even on airplanes. Back at the beginning of the pandemic, a man who later tested positive for COVID-19 flew all the way from Wuhan to Toronto but wore a mask the whole time. No other passengers were infected. While the risks may be less severe than you thought, you should still exercise caution. Practice social distancing during the boarding and disembarking processes as best you can and keep up to date on any outbreaks at your destination. Just because things are safer than you thought doesn’t mean you should throw caution into the air filtration system.

Take a Break!

BALSAMIC ROASTED VEGETABLE PASTA

Inspired by TheFullHelping.com

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced • 8 oz uncooked pasta • 1/2 cup vegetable broth • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar • 2 handfuls arugula • Salt and pepper, to taste • Nutritional yeast, to taste

• 1/2 tbsp grapeseed oil • 2 1/2 lbs mixed vegetables of choice, chopped into 3/4- inch pieces (parsnips, turnips, carrots, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, etc.)

• 1 red onion, chopped • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 shallot, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. 2. In a large bowl, combine grapeseed oil, root vegetables, and onion. Toss until evenly coated, then spread the mixture across two foil-lined baking sheets. 3. Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper, then roast them for 35– 40 minutes. While vegetables are roasting, cook pasta according to package directions. 4. When vegetables are done, heat olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Sauté shallots and garlic for 4–5 minutes. 5. Add the root vegetables and onion, pasta, vegetable broth, and vinegar to the pot and stir until warm. Add the arugula and cook until wilted. 6. Serve with salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Desk of Bill PAGE 1 Sticking With Your Goals Through the Rest of the Year PAGE 1 What’s the Deal With Valentine’s Day Cards? PAGE 2 Is Air Travel as Risky as You Think? PAGE 3 Take a Break PAGE 3 Balsamic Roasted Vegetable Pasta PAGE 3 High Quality Relationships Lower Blood Professional Equities, Inc. BILL 7CF

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LOVE BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND LIFESPAN

sustained for a long period of time contribute to many health benefits.

on the couples’ own opinion. Married couples with a high quality (aka loving) relationship showed significantly lower ambulatory systolic blood pressure than singles. However, happily married couples and singles had lower blood pressure than people in low quality marriages. Which means, at least in terms of your health, it’s much better to be single than unhappily married. How does it help your blood pressure exactly? Well, when positive events occur, the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin interact with your dopamine reward system. Vasopressin in particular helps control blood pressure. Of course, getting into a new relationship can be a little stressful! Cortisol, the stress hormone, initially rises when you fall in love. However, it quickly drops in a long-term, stable relationship. Those low cortisol levels

It doesn’t take a scientist to tell us that a healthy, loving relationship can lessen our stress — but did you know it also boosts our immune system’s response and could help us live longer? Multiple studies have shown that couples in happy, loving marriages tend to have lower blood pressure. Marriage itself isn’t the key to a healthier life — the love is, researchers find.

But how does it improve your immune system? That’s a bit of a mystery to researchers. So far, women in love have shown changes in their gene regulation of immune cells compared to women not in love. Some theorize that this is in order to prepare for pregnancy. Unfortunately, we still don’t have conclusive research on whether men in love better fight flu and other viruses, too. High blood pressure is known as the “silent killer” since it has no symptoms, but it will steadily degrade your health over time, significantly increasing your risk of chronic conditions like heart disease. And while love is certainly not the only way to lower blood pressure, it’s comforting to know our loved ones can boost our health for a longer, happier life. Happy Valentine’s Day!

How do researchers define a loving relationship? To put it simply, it depends

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