Business, Mindset, Personal Story

Steve’s Gonna Make Me A Fortune

A lot of people try to complicate real estate. There are all kinds of tactics and strategies gurus are trying to sell to the masses. But at its core, it’s really all about relationships. Whether you are prospecting leads, looking for capital, working with contractors, or listing houses, being excellent at talking with others will

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Goal Setting, Probate Niche

Battling Professional Squatters

The news is a weird animal. There has to be a couple of guys somewhere deciding what we get to see and what they want us to remain oblivious to. Did you read about the riots and protests in France yesterday? Probably not because it’s barely being reported. To me, over a million people taking

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Probate in the News, Probate Property

Battling Professional Squatters

I read an article this weekend about a woman from Chicago who has been battling for months to get a squatter out of her deceased mother’s home. She’s been trying to get him to leave since last September. The police won’t help her and the courts don’t seem to care. The city won’t even shut

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Coaching

Inherit Your Own Estate

Today I’m meeting with an elite group of probate real estate investors, brokers, and agents. They are members of my La Familia coaching group and we get together a couple of times a year in person to work on scaling their real estate businesses through probate. But it can’t be all work, right? We kicked

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Business

Cheers From London!

I don’t remember if I told you this, but I had to go to London for one of my masterminds and I decided to bring the whole Vargas clan with me. Along with having an incredible two days with my mastermind, I’ve also had a lot of fun with my family over here. In fact,

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Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset

Nothing But Dust

It’s crazy how fast the days, months, and years go by as you get older. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that we were celebrating Christmas and the new year. Today is Ash Wednesday and that means Lent has begun and Easter isn’t too far away. Ash Wednesday is important. And although

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Mindset, Personal Story

Manna From Heaven

As I was walking to my office this morning, after I had parked my car and was headed to the crosswalk, out of nowhere this huge out-of-control truck careens around a blind corner. Then right in the middle of the chaos, the strangest thing happens. A huge box full of groceries bounces out of the

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Mindset

So Much Death

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own little world, that we forgot that there’s a lot going on outside of our own bubble. If you watch the mainstream news, all you’ll hear about is Chinese spy balloons, celebrities sleeping with each other, or who’s gonna win the Super Bowl. They often skip the

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Coaching, Probate Investing, Probate Niche

Stealing From Schmucks

We live in a strange time when it comes to entertainment. With all of the streaming services, we have an unlimited number of options. But when I sit down for a little mindless entertainment, I spend more time looking for something to watch than actually watching something. I mean all I want to do is

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Business

Fred Is Dead.

I’ll be honest, I almost forgot yesterday was Groundhog Day. Waiting in anticipation to find out what a groundhog has to say about how much more winter we’re gonna get isn’t a top priority. And to be honest, winter isn’t too bad here in southern California. But when I saw a headline about what happened

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Probate Niche, Probate Nugget, Probate Questions Answered

Cash Isn’t Always King

You know the old expression, “Cash is king.” Well, in our world of real estate, right now cash isn’t the problem. The real struggle is finding sellers. Rising interest rates are making sellers second guess the idea of selling and having to buy another property at a much higher rate. So where can you find

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Coaching, Probate Niche

It Was Close, But Jerry Was Able to Escape

I just got off a coaching call with Jerry, one of our newest Probate Growth Accelerator students here at the ProbateFox headquarters. He said he had an experience last night that helped him realize that he made the right decision diving into the probate niche. Jerry: “Last night my wife and I went with another

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