Probate, Probate Niche, Probate Questions Answered

Finding Leads in the Obituaries

This past week one of the members of our Probate Real Estate Mastery Facebook group asked about searching the obituaries for probate leads. This is a question that requires a thorough answer so I decided to kick off Thursday’s free Probate Essentials Q&A call by digging into this question. I know if one person asks

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Personal Story, Probate

Why Would Someone Make a Life-Size Han Solo Out of Bread?

Growing up in the 80s, I couldn’t help but be a huge Star Wars fan. The story of a fledgling republic fighting against the tyrannical empire captivated me. The groundbreaking special effects amazed me. The ensuing decades and questionable prequels and sequels haven’t dampened my enthusiasm. Then I heard about two bakers in Benicia, California

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Coaching

I Grabbed My Scissors and Cut His Tie In Half

This past Friday I spent the afternoon with one of my Probate Fox coaching groups at a beach house in Laguna beach. Zoom meetings are ok, but there’s something special about getting together in person. The house we met at belongs to Mitch Albom. Well, it’s not really a house. It’s a beautiful four-story estate

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Mindset

This Whole Thing Is Bigger Than You (Or Me)

On Wednesday I mentioned the book, Die With Zero. I’ve always said that real estate, especially probate real estate, is the best business to be in. If you learn the ropes and do it right, it can give you all of the personal and financial freedom you’ve ever dreamed of. But like I said on

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Mindset

Die With Zero

Have you noticed how fake real estate investing ads have become? My Facebook feed is constantly flooded with self proclaimed “gurus” in private jets, driving Lamborghinis, and throwing lavish parties, as if the obtainment of material things solely defines freedom and happiness. Now I’m not saying you shouldn’t make a lot of money and buy

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Business, Mindset

10 Million Barrels of Oil

Gas prices are going up again. It kinda sucks to have to pay so much to fill up my Escalade, but I feel really bad for the average Joe whose discretionary income is already getting gobbled up by inflation. Why is it going up? OPEC decided to cut production. And on top of that, our

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Marketing

How Watch Companies Manipulate the Masses

I love old-school stuff. Forget about mp3s, I want vinyl records. Smart boards drive me nuts, I’d rather have a whiteboard with markers. The same goes for watches. I love analog watches. Most young people can’t even read an analog watch. But that’s ok because most of them don’t even wear a watch. They depend

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Personal Story

UPDATE: Our Florida Probate Fox Team Is Safe

I finally did make it home on Wednesday from Florida. It took me over 11 hours of travel, but I landed safe and sound, very glad to be home. I will say that the time I spent in Florida while Hurricane Ian descended upon us affected me profoundly. Sure, part of it was the fact

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Probate Niche

A Mouse Riding a Cat Riding a Dog In Florida

Well, I’m in Orlando waiting to board my plane so I can escape Hurricane Ian here in Florida. They are shutting the entire airport down in a couple of hours, but luckily, my plane will be taking off in about 15 minutes. Thank God! But getting out of Florida hasn’t been easy. Trying to coordinate

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Mindset

Save Yourself First When the Plane Goes Down

I flew into Tampa last night. Most people run away from natural disasters. Hurricane Ian is bearing down on this side of Florida, but I’m meeting with a group and I’m sort of like the mailman – neither snow, nor rain, nor heat… nor hurricanes. As we were getting ready to take off on my

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Mindset, Negotiations, Probate Niche

Dirty Lawyers

Thursdays are a busy day for me. In addition to doing my free Probate Essentials Q&A call, I also do a weekly coaching call with my Probate Growth Accelerator group. I love doing that coaching call because I get to work with some super smart, savvy, and motivated investors, brokers, and agents. And I love

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Mindset, Probate Real Estate

Dead Cats In the Freezer

On Monday I wrote about house hoarders and asked you to share your probate house hoarder horror stories. My Probate Fox family did not disappoint – I got a ton of replies all loaded with crazy stories. One of the craziest was from Casey who wrote: “Just dealt with one… Victorville, had to evict tenants

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