So what is the deal with those socks??

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dave Paladino

I got a question posted on this blog: “What is the deal with those long socks?”

This is a great question because these are not just any socks, they are compression socks. I wear compression socks for a variety of reasons:

  1. If you are a frequent visitor of this blog, you realize I am a wannabe athlete.  I can be somewhat competitive at a large variety of sports. I can give a college kid a run for his money playing racket ball, but I can also run a five-minute mile. I can do a goofy, arial 180 over the wake on a wakeboard but I can also bench 1.4 times my body weight. In my endless quest to be an athlete I am always looking for that competitive edge. The experts say compression socks give an athlete’s muscles support and a speedy recovery.
  2. About three years ago, I was involved in an accident where I had a traumatic injury on one of my shins. I found out when I was giving a talk about how to invest in real estate and I was having a hard time talking and breathing at the same time. I went to the doctor and after three days in the hospital, I found out I had blood clots in my lungs. Compression socks force the flood in your legs to flow further into your body which allows your blood to flow better – something very beneficial after these problems I experienced.
  3. For some reason I have yet to figure out, I have edema in my lower legs. My physician says this is common in athletes with low resting heart rates and is common in people as they get old.  Basically my legs and feet swell up, and the compression socks help keep that under control.
  4. Whenever possible I work out at CrossFit Omaha, a gym where they do a lot of olympic lifting. They require us to wear long socks becasue when you are doing a clean or some other olympic movement, it’s easy to get blood on the bars. Basically the socks keep blood off the bars, but they also give your calves more support.

The truth of the matter is that I am actually wearing two sets of socks. The white socks that you see are Nike compression socks meant for soccer. Underneath them I wear medical compression socks that you get a a pharmacy. My doc says that everyone should wear them. There is only one small problem – they are extremely painful to wear. I think that the older you get, the key to being good at your sport of passion is your ability to recover fast, and at the very least, these help me do that.

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“This place is a zoo!”

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dave Paladino

Check out a preview for the next episode of The Super. When we took over the Centaur at the beginning of the summer, we knew we had a lot on our hands but what we really discovered was out of control! Tune in to see what we find.

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NU v. Penn State and Ron Brown

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Dave Paladino

These are two great videos that were forwarded to me about Ron Brown praying on the football field with both teams before the game last Saturday. Ron is an outspoken follower of Christ and has a heart for leading young men through life, and through his position as a football coach, he has the podium to do this.

The first video is the actual prayer that they did before the game. The reason I am posting this is because I do not think I have ever seen this done before. BOTH TEAMS!!

The Second video is after the interview Ron did after the game:


Ron is part of a group that I am involved with called Freedmen that tries to help raise men in a crazy world.

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Commerical Real Estate update for Omaha

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Dave Paladino

Here is an update on what is going on in the Omaha commercial real estate market:

  1. Banks are willing to lend, but the underwriting is extremely conservative. Somethings banks have told me recently:
    1. Cash flow is king. I think they are looking for a debt coverage ratio of 1.4 times.
    2. Expect to see interest rates in the 5.25% to 5.9% range.
    3. Expect to see amortization periods of 20 years.
    4. Banks want to see a history of cashflow from the business you are buying.
    5. Speculative land deals are a thing of a the past.
    6. The less real estate you own the better.
  2. Prices are still flat.
  3. There is a lot of vacant real estate for buyers and tenants to look through.
  4. There has been a small bursts in construction in buildings built for one office user.
  5. Because of the tight lending standards, there are very few investor powered transactions.
  6. If you own a vacant building and there is any chance that it can be converted to apartments, now may be the time to explore those possibilities.
  7. Buyers are in the position to get properties for incredible prices.
  8. There are amazing opportunities in the value add segment of the market.
  9. Investors are extremely cautious and only want to move on properties with cash flows that are backed up by tax returns.
  10. Investors are looking for cap rates in the 7% to 9% range. On real expenses!! Not what sellers want the expenses to be.
  11. Appraisals mean nothing.
  12. What something is assessed for means nothing.
  13. What the seller owes means nothing.
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“I’m Gonna Go With Filthy”

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Dave Paladino

The fourth episode of The Super airs this coming Monday at 8 PM. Watch as we struggle to get the Colbert Apartments past the city inspections in only three days time – a task that others haven’t been able to finish in 2 years! Tune into HDNet to find out what will happen! And be sure to like The Super on facebook!

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New episode of The Super tonight!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Dave Paladino

A new episode of The Super airs tonight! Two of Landmark Group’s tenants, Monica and Jimmy, are in jeopardy of getting kicked out but seem to have no respect for me or the process. Watch it tonight at 8 PM!

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Three things that you can do to ensure your kids success.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Dave Paladino

I read a book about meal times with family and in the book it talked about how to ensure that your kids will be happy, productive members of society when they grow up. There were three incredibly easy things that parents can do:

  1. Family dinner time. No less than six times per week eat a family dinner to gether with no phones, texting or TV going in the background. Do this sitting at a dinner table not sitting on the couch
  2. Adequate sleep. Make sure the kids get more than enough sleep.  In some cases this  can mean up to 11 hrs of sleep. Staying up to midnight and getting 5 or six hours of sleep simply is a path to destruction.
  3. Limited TV time during the week. Its really no TV time during the week and the TV you do watch, make it deliberate and watch it together as a family.
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What I learned while playing football at Norfolk Catholic High School

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dave Paladino

It’s that time of year for high school football.  As many of you know I graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School where I played football.  Norfolk Catholic has been a football powerhouse for decades and playing football there was a defining experience in my life. The school is a Class C1 high school with about 150 kids. I had 28 kids in my graduating class (we had an smaller class than average).

Last Friday I took my family, parents, brother and former classmate Mary Jo Navarro to the Norfolk Catholic vs. Pierce game. Norfolk Catholic is ranked #1 in the state and Pierce is ranked #2. Norfolk Catholic beat pierce 16-14. During the game, I had the opportunity to stand on the sidelines with Jeff Sock who is one of the current Norfolk Catholic coaches. I played football with Jeff when the Norfolk Catholic football team won its first of several class C1 Nebraska State Football Championships.

The experience of playing for a high quality program had a big part of forming who I am. To give you some prospective I am not a big guy, in high school I was 150 lbs and 5′ 6.5″. I started my junior and senior year as an offensive guard, and my senior year as an outside linebacker. Keep in mind, my eleven year old son has kids on his team this size. Many of the guys I lined up against outweighed me by 100 lbs. Jeff reminded me of the life skills that Coach Mike Bohaty taught us while playing football for the Norfolk Catholic Knights. As with all organizations, the top of the organization is where the quality starts. Coach Mike Bohaty was a key reason that the Knights football program was so successful  30 years ago. Now the program is run by Jeff Bellar who does on equally great job of turning young men into leaders.

The expereicne of playing football for Norfolk Catholic taught me:

  1. To have confidence in myself.
  2. What it is like to be part of a winning team
  3. To have humility
  4. To give 100% effort regardless of what I was doing
  5. Endurance is the foundation of most things in life
  6. Winning football games happens in the fourth quarter, just like being a great finisher is a key to being successful in life
  7. To attack my fears
  8. To always encourage other people around me, even my enemies
  9. Expect the best from not only yourself but those around you
  10. That God gave us all different gifts
  11. To never ever ever give up
  12. To be mentally tough
  13. To not let things intimidate you, no matter how large the challenge
  14. To have a desire to be part of a successfull, winning organization
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The Super Publicity

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Dave Paladino

Surrounding the premiere of The Super, Landmark Group has received a lot of publicity.

Channel 7 News recently contacted me for an interview about what it really takes to be a landlord. It’s an inexplicable daily challenge, but I did my best to speak with them about my duties. Check out the video and article here!

Channel 3 News also came into the office yesterday. They aired a small segment on their 10 o’clock news yesterday night and published this article yesterday. The article’s focus is on why I agreed to film The Super – simple. I wanted people to see what we see every day. Being a landlord is certainly not easy and my crew and I see the filthiest filth in the city. Words cannot do it justice. Watch the show and you will see what I mean.

* Don’t forget, The Super premieres Mon. Oct. 17th at 8 PM on HDNet.

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Interview with Monsters & Critics

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dave Paladino

Me showing my tough side as "The Super".

Earlier last week I did an interview about The Super with a news and entertainment website called Monsters & Critics, and it went really well! Click here to read the interview.

The writers describe the show as “gut-wrenchingly poignant.” The Super “goes deeper into the filth” than other shows like Hoarders, and it will leave the audience awestruck and thankful for their blessings.

Check out the interview to find out more about the show, answer any questions you may have about those we deal with and learn more about my role in the whole process – “landlord, manager, security guard, plumber, exterminator, carpenter, psychologist and social worker.”

** Remember, the show airs Monday, October 17th at 8 PM on HDNet. Don’t miss it!

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