Hey how about the fact that the guy got into the mortgage business at the right time, has probably made a ton of money and is able to get a lender to provide him with millions of dollars of their money to invest in real estate. Got to tell you, he must have been doing something right. The paper only gives part of the story. I remember a pretty reputable paper that made Rich seem fairly ignorant because they only reported half the story. I would not consider the UT the most reliable of sources.
As for ridiculous kit surfing seemed pretty unusual aswell and I’ll tell you that I see a lot of people on the bay kite surfing.