The Kangaroo Kronicles 15 – The Rental Man By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel ____________________________________________________   I met Charlie Johnson at CCIM class. He was the oldest guy there, in his 60’s. He was also the shortest … and the richest.   Charlie was five feet four, and that was with lifts in [...]

The Kangaroo Part 14 – Income Tax Refunds By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel __________________________________________  It was 5:30 AM on the ides of March, and I was back at the Kangaroo Convenience Store in Ocala, Florida. I asked the store manager whether there really was a Peruvian coffee, and he showed me the [...]

The Kangaroo Part 13 – I Have a Dream By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel ====================================================== It’s 3:00 AM on Friday and I’m not back at the Kangaroo Convenience Store in Ocala, Florida, grabbing a super-large cup of Peruvian coffee.   I’m on a mountaintop in Israel, and I have a dream.   [...]

The Kangaroo Part 12 – Victor R’s Comeback                                                       versus                                            The Dead Baby Story                                 by Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel —————————————————————————————– Last week I imparted a great technique for get paid your rent from a non-paying tenant – the “Johnny C Worry em Down.”   This week I’m going to impart another [...]

The Kangaroo Part 11 – Worry em Out By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel ——————————————————————————-  It’s 4:00 AM and I’m too excited to sleep. We bought another mobile home park.   I also learned a new technique that I want to share:   Johnny C’s  Worry em Out   Whenever I learn a [...]

The Kangaroo Part 10 – Won’t Ya Be My Partner?  Part 2  by Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel   It’s 10 PM on the third Sunday in May, and I’m still in Ocala, in our doublewide. My grandchildren are sleeping in the guest bedroom, secure in their role as the “Future Trailer Trash of [...]

Kangaroo Kronicles – 9 – Won’t Ya Be My Partner? By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel   It’s 6:00 AM on the third Sunday in May, and I’m back at Ocala. I’m trying something different this morning – I’m staying home in the doublewide and drinking Lipton tea.  Please let me know if [...]

The Kangaroo Part VIII – The Nearness of You By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel It’s 7:00 AM on the third Sunday in March, and I’m back at the Kangaroo Convenience Store in Ocala, Florida, grabbing a super-large cup of Peruvian coffee. The store is deserted. There must have been a lot of [...]

The Kangaroo Part VII – A Bit Cocky By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel It’s a Thursday morning in mid-April in Fort Myers, Florida. I’m not back at the Kangaroo Convenience Store in Ocala, but I’m surrounded by people who are used to kangaroos, and I mean the real kind,  that ones that [...]

By Stu Silver / “Uncle Zally” Zalman Velvel It’s 6 AM, mid February … and I’m NOT at the Kangaroo Convenience Store in Ocala, Florida. I’m in Fort Myers, Florida, and it’s a touch chilly here, around 58 degrees. The sun is coming up, I can hear traffic noise starting … and I have a [...]