We got back last night from Napa Valley. We had a great time. Tried dozens of wines, cheeses and I even got to try some local beers. We ended up purchasing 15 bottles of wine before the week was up. Several were a bit above our price range, but will make great special occasion wines. We stayed at the Old World Inn bed and breakfast. It was my first experience at a B&B. If your staying in Napa its the way to go. Breakfast was great every morning, complimentary wine all day, cheese in the afternoon and chocolate every evening. Besides the wineries, we also got some local flare. Every Thursday they have a Chef’s Market, which is really a farmers market. Its bigger then most annual town festivals and happens each week. Fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, soaps and other assortments. Its a great way to spend an evening. We also did not eat at one bad restaurant while out there. Some are pricey, but even the lower priced ones were excellent. All in all, a great place to visit and relax. We’ll be going back for sure. Its almost 100% likely we’ll stay at the inn again. It was a 5 minute walk from anything in Napa we wanted to do.

Now that I’m recharged, its time to focus on what needs to happen going forward. Begin my mailer to vacant properties. I have a list of 23 vacant or rundown homes from my daily driving. The goal is 100 with a mailer going out near the end of each month until they tell me to stop or I buy the house. Next I will use the MLS to get my list of properties for each day. I will look at my criteria in my farm area each morning. I will look at some of those homes in the evenings. The goal is 5 bids per week. My Realtor has been great so far, but we need to work together to streamline the process. I’m not getting the bids out fast enough. I’ll continue talking to my coach regularly and keep the momentum up.

These last two weeks remind me why I pushing forward. I want to create my own destiny, not have it stymied by my current job.