Monthly Archives: September 2026

When Did You Become Interested in Politics?

Age 9. That was when I got interested. It was a terrible time of assassinations of some of our best leaders: JFK, RFK, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I cried a lot during those times, for two reasons: one was that these men were visible and vocal leaders whom I respected and whose views aligned with mine; two, it was my introduction to man’s inhumanity to man. At my age, of course I didn’t understand politics, but I DID understand that racism made me actually, physically nauseated. And I was very very smart for just being a kid. And at my age, I never would have believed men would kill other men over a difference of opinion. Little did I know it was all about money and power.

Money and power have merged now; it’s all the same sin and I think together they are worse than either alone. Our superficial and materialistic society have given over power to the ones with the most cash, which is a HUGE detriment to society. That leaves the vast majority of us out of the ability to have any kind of influence, and if cheating our elections is allowed to continue, in that moment, we become slaves. Where is the most money centralized? Well, where the oil is, of course.

Our current president is working hard to restore America to civility, while America seems determined to drag us back to another assassination era, when leaders are stricken down mid speech and airlines filled with apolitical passengers are killed because of one person or one small group of peoples’ opinions. It’s as uncivilized as taking a dump on a busy city street. How that much hate can be contained in one human body can only be explained by religion. I did NOT say God; I said religion.

During the last few days I have been made aware of the criticality of global politics on our country and how the weight of religion tips the scales. Before the internet, which I view as the tower of Babel, Biblically, we focused on our country. Today, doing that makes you fail the class on politics. If you do not have a trusted global news source, NOT a propaganda machine, AND if you don’t pay attention to it, you are just plain ignorant. We are living the ‘butterfly effect’. We must know what the world is doing and why.

Remember the horrific day America was flown out of Afghanistan, leaving behind American military men to meet their fate? Remember the abandonment of billions of dollars of high tech equipment left in the hands of our enemies? That, people, was a gigantic, flashing light to terrorists that America was prostrating itself in a dung field, welcoming terrorists to invade our once fierce nation, and take it over. That was a deliberate advertisement of a limp-wristed, powerless, money hungry and probably religion based, smooth brain head of government, being told to hand over America. Being TOLD. He was a puppet on a string, obeying commands from an America hater.

Someone once said it’s all about oil. Well oil control equates to power, so there you go. But think about this: why would America shut down oil production and pipelines to move it, knowing full well the power oil garners? Why? Because the goal is to hand over American power to someone else. You need to understand that. It was a goal, along with inviting criminals into our law-based country and boot-strapping law enforcement at the same time: a cornerstone of a takeover. And this was an international handoff, by the way. And…do you know how many other pipelines were disabled? There were others not in America. The result was a massive power epicenter in the country who seeks “death to America”. Now how did that happen? Have you ever even considered that question??? It’s because the power/money is not in America anymore. The ones with big money have infiltrated American government, often being welcomed in. And they brought pick axes and shovels to attack the foundation of America and it’s working.

People complain about our leadership as though they are failing; however, it is CONGRESS holding up bailing out water from a sinking ship. Do you know that? You should. It’s popular among the uneducated to blame one man: Donald Trump. But that doesn’t even make sense. Do you want to hand over your country to terrorist extremists who were invited to flood into our country? And if you did, do you feel safe at all? You definitely shouldn’t. Some of us will have immediate bullseyes on our backs the minute they take control: military aged men; leaders, women, children, LGBT+, the wealthy. The goal is to make us either dead, or Muslim. Which will you choose?

I had a conversation with a dear friend, who owns a giant truck, a camper, a boat, has a big bank account, and he’s down on Trump because of gas prices. He is so focused on gas prices he missed the closing of the borders, the halting of drug cartels having free rein in America, the cessation of federal funding of gender reassignment, the deportation of illegal aliens, the attempts to protect our elections (blocked by congress). He doesn’t realize that if the extremists are allowed to continue to grow roots in America, all of his toys will be taken away, all of his money, and probably even him. He’s a white, fit man of privilege: the exact ‘great satan’ these invaders seek to destroy. He’s not going to vote against common sense, but he may not vote at all (same outcome) or vote with a new party (same outcome). It’s like staring at a gas pump total while the angel of death raises his scythe. He will not survive a Muslim takeover, and communism won’t bode well for him either. I love him. But I also have asked him a hundred times, “Do you live under a ROCK?”

I believe we need at least two political parties in America, and one of them should never be communism. The blind truth is that the middle class has broken backs now; we cannot fund the lazy ones anymore nor the invaders who have been told it is our JOB to support them while they rape and pillage. We want o take care of OUR Americans who depend on us for their legitimate needs! Their benefits are already diminishing so that criminals can be funded. That’s just plain wrong. And the rich just will NOT support grifters and criminals. That is left to us, and we are broken. The communist paradigm has already failed Americans, but the college aged and recently graduated don’t want to compete. They have been convinced that there ARE no opportunities now. In the age of the biggest technological advancement in the universe, an incredibly amazing time, they see no opportunities. They are brainwashed.

You are entitled to your opinions, as I am mine. But my opinions are based in a well above average understanding of global politics, and of human nature. I know what I’m opining about, in other words. If you want to have a qualified opinion, educate yourself OUTSIDE of the indoctrination centers. Question EVERYTHING. And if your favorite news channels ALL use the same catch phrases, you are being indoctrinated. Get OUT of your silo and see what’s actually going on. Watch global news and see the exact same play being acted out in other countries and ask yourself WHY? Really dig for that answer. I’ll give you a hint: It’s not about you, it’s about MONEY.

How Important is Your Home Value?

How much can you make on the sale of your home? Well that depends. All else being equal, there two things that can nuke your profits: 1) rental invasions; and 2) weak or no HOA. Let’s elaborate.

Each time an investor buys a property on your street, or in your community if you own a townhouse, your property value falls. And with each additional investor purchase, you lose more value. Investors are in the business to make money, so job one is to lowball the offer price, cloaking the low offer behind how convenient it will be to not have to ‘show’ your home and ‘have people walking through your home’. Well sometimes that convenience costs you 40 to 60 grand in real dollars, but you never know it because you’re not a real estate agent and you don’t know that Zillow doesn’t get it right. Also, they will tell you their offer could change after they inspect, and it usually does, downward, even though often zero of those ‘costly repairs’ never get done. You’ve been hoodwinked.

A proliferation of rentals destabilizes the community and creates a transitory situation…like an apartment complex. People come and go, and you might never know who they are and what kind of background they have. When renters move in, they are often coming in from an apartment situation in fact, and their behaviors are often commensurate with that lifestyle. Also, renter rarely treat a rental as well as they would if they had to pay for damage they do to the property.

So, before you buy, find out how many rentals are in that community, PARTICULARLY if you are buying new construction. Some of the production builders make their ‘numbers’ by selling to international LLC’s, and these ‘LLC’s’ are often owned by LLC’s, or multiple LLC’s layers deep, and they buy many homes in each community. So FIND OUT how many units they sell to investors, and whether or not there is a limit. If you buy in a rental community, your property value over time (equity/profit) will suffer.

Now I know the current trend is to ‘rent to own’. This paradigm is set up to benefit the investor, not you. If you buy into this setup, you will likely not be able to save up to buy somewhere else if you want to move, and my guess is, you will want to move. Rental communities are not stable ones. I don’t know, maybe stability doesn’t matter to you, but if your PROFIT does matter, think twice.

If you plan to buy a townhome, ASK HOW MANY rental properties are allowed in the community. If the answer is “we don’t have a limit”, go somewhere else, is my advice. In one townhouse community I know of specifically, investors have lowered property values by about 60K, in part because they succeeded in making a profit for themselves, and in part because the homeowners never knew they were duped.

Now let’s talk HOA. HOAs are there to protect your property value. IF there is NO RENTAL LIMIT provision, then the community will have to vote to install one. If the community votes against it, then they clearly do not understand the impact having too many rentals will have on property values. If your neighbor sells to an investor, they were never a ‘neighbor’. But again, the HOA is there to protect your property value, and to provide services. If your neighbor doesn’t pay for their services, you pay. For them. So while you may ‘hate HOA’s’, they are a benefit. And if you’ve never seen pig pen in a fenced in back yard in subdivision, be careful. That could be your neighbor one day. And if pigs pens are allowed and you are downwind, tell me again how much you hate HOAs. I’ve seen it happen.

Obviously it’s up to you to whom you sell your home. Just know that if an investor approaches you, they plan to make a profit on your home, and most of that profit is coming out of your profit. Hire a realtor or at least have a conversation with one. Unless you have forty grand to toss away.

Brenda Briggs, Premier Advantage Realty