We Got the House

So we just wanted to leave a quick note and let everyone know that we accepted an offer on the house and if all goes well should be moving in at the end of next month. We couldn't be more excited and will keep everyone posted on all the progress.

House Hunting

This past weekend has been a fun and exciting time for us. We went looking at houses on Friday and found one that we really liked. The next day we put an offer on the house, and are currently waiting to hear back from the sellers. We are really hoping that this works out because it's a really great house. They are supposed to let us know by tomorrow at 10 am so hopefully we hear good news.

If anyone wants to look at the house just click on the link below...

http://greenville.fnismls.com/publink/default.asp?GUID=9877f998-3020-4648-9253-2264e8f2f38c&Report=Yes

It is a 3/2 but also has a bonus room upstairs which feels like a 4/2. One of the great things about the house is its huge backyard. We will let everyone know the status of the house hunting as things progress.

Kevin also starts his job tomorrow which is pretty exciting. All the training and studying hopefully will pay off tomorrow.

Exciting things going on

Well it seems that week after week there seems to be much more going on than the week before.

The first and most exciting news is that I passed my series 55 exam this morning. This was definitely the hardest test I have taken in my life, but thankfully I passed on the first try. If you look up online to try and find out what the series 55 you will have a hard time finding a good definition but basically it will allow me to have access to all the quotes on the Nasdaq and allow me to trade as a proprietary trader on the Nasdaq.

This past Sunday we attended church at the new facilities that were built for Simpsonville First Baptist and went to Sunday School for the first time. I will say that the class is not even close to the size of Houston's First Baptist but everyone was very nice. The new facilities are amazing and we really like the direction that the church is going. Hopefully we can get really involved with the future of the church.

This past week we both met with our realtor and we went over a lot of different options as far as homes and areas. We went out and drove to some of the neighborhoods and this Friday we are actually going to look at 7 different houses and hopefully find one we like. If we find one, we are thinking we might move in before our lease ends here. If there are any that we really like, we will post pictures online.

Lots of Updates

Update #1  

I got back from Austin today and it's good to be back home.  I had a great time in Texas and learned a lot but it's definitely awesome to be back with my wife.  The day trading experience has been a great one.  I have honestly found something that I really enjoy doing and can't wait to start.  All I have to do now is pass the series 55 and 63 tests.  I take my series 55 test on August 4th (and if all goes well) then my 63 a week later.  

Update #2

We have found a real estate agent and are going to be looking for our very first house very soon.  At this time we have no idea where we are going to end up buying a house.  We originally thought that we would live southeast of Greenville in the Mauldin or Simpsonville area but we are not sure anymore.  We will definitely keep everyone posted with pics of any houses we are interested in.  

Update #3

Soooooo, I told everyone that this was my first blog and today I realized that I knew very little about blogs.  I honestly did not realize that people had been writing comments.  I did, for the first time, read all comments that people wrote.  I greatly appreciate all the feedback and promise that I will respond to all comments in the future.  

Kevin's New Job

As many of you know I, Kevin, have been in Austin, TX for training for the past week which is the main reason the blog has not been updated.  There will be a much longer post when I get back to the east coast but I wanted to let everyone know how/what I doing.

I am currently training with Assent LLC which is a day trading firm.  Most of the guys that work for the company work in the office (about 40 guys) but I'll be trading from home which makes things a little more difficult but I like a good challenge.  The atmosphere is nothing like I've ever seen in my entire life.  I have watched the market my entire life, thinking I had an idea of how/why things work the way they do.  No book can prepare you for day trading I can tell you that first hand.  I will go much more in depth on my "Look back at Austin" but I did want to go ahead and post a few things about what I do and don't do because not many people (including myself before this week) really know what a day trader does.

Question 1- What exactly do you do?  

That is a great question imaginary person #1.  I basically trade securities all day long (stocks, bonds, etfs, adrs, options, futures...you name it we trade it).  

Question 2- Do you have clients that you are calling and trading for?

We do not have any clients.  We are leveraged by Assent but the profits are 100% ours.  The company makes profit on every trade we make which is why we can take 100% profits (much like a poker room takes rake, they make money as long as people are playing).

Question 3- Is this a rough time day trading with the market getting shalacked (yes I just made up a word)?

Day traders make money if the market goes up and if the market goes down.  The only thing we are looking for is volatility.  As long as there is movement things are good.

I have definitely learned a lot while I've been in town and met a lot of awesome guys in the office but it is definitely time to get back home to my bride.  Hopefully that gives everyone a better idea of what I will be doing.  

Trip to Austin

So in a week Kevin will be in Austin for two weeks training with Assent and learning to be a day trader. If anyone will be around that area def call. It should be a lot of fun and the first time Kevin has been back to Austin in over a year.

For the fourth of July Kevin's parents came in town. We got to show them all that is Greenville. The lovely Erica fixed many fantastic meals and there wer lot of games played. All in all I think everyone had a great time. There will be pics from the visit up very soon.

Kevin has a Job

We just wanted to write and let everyone know that Kevin has accepted a job with Assent, LLC as a proprietary equities trader (basically a day trader). Assent is located in Austin, TX so Kevin will be making visits down to Austin to meet the other traders and learn from them. For the most part though, Kevin will be working from home which is pretty exciting. Kevin will be studying for the next month for the series 55 and 63 and then will start working (yay more tests). Thank you everyone that has prayed for the right opportunity to come up.