There’s a trend in real estate to automate and outsource all of the marketing. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been preaching for years to make sure you use your time efficiently. You need to focus your time on the things that you are specially equipped to do. The problem is all this automation and outsourcing has
My Rambling Thoughts on the Facebook Outage
Last week facebook, instagram, and WhatsApp all went down for not just a few minutes, but for HOURS.Now it didn’t really affect me personally – I don’t spend much time on social media. I don’t need Mark Zuckerberg force-feeding me information all day long – I prefer to think for myself. But it did get
A Lesson on Wealth From a Dead Italian Civil Engineer
What is the most valuable resource you have in real estate investing? Is it your facebook ads? Is it your leads? Is it the team you’ve built from the ground up? Although all of those are important, none of those are as important as YOUR TIME. I’ve been teaching and coaching investors for a lot of
Do you Know About This Secret Stash of Houses?
Have you noticed how stores are constantly out of a ton of random items all the time? This reality really hit home the other day. My 21 year old daughter, Christina, is trying to purchase her very first car but she has had no luck because demand is super high and supply is at an
I’d like to share with you a conversion with my son, Ernie Jr., a couple of days ago. Ernie Jr. is a teenage boy and with that comes the desire for independence freedom and the ability to make his own decisions. I believe it’s important that I give him room to make his own decisions,
Do You Live in a Bubble?
I’m writing you from the road right now. We’re on day number 6 of our 16 day, 5400 mile road tour of America. The miles have been adding up, but so have the memories. Kathy and I left last Wednesday from L.A. with all four of our kids, Ernie Jr.’s friend Nate, and our dog
Why Would You Celebrate Failure?
Today I got off the phone with one of my past students who joined the Probate Fox family about 15 years ago. We had such a great conversation reminiscing about the good old days when he was still a bit wet behind the ears. Now his son is following in his footsteps and is experiencing some
A 250K Vacation…
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably noticed the flurry of interest in space tourism. Last week, Richard Branson went into space in his spaceship called the VSS Unity. It was the first successful flight for space tourism. He made it past the 50 mile space barriers – to 53.5 miles to be
Backstage Pass to an Ironman
One of our Probate Fox staff members has a son who went to watch his friend participate in his first half Ironman yesterday. They call it an Ironman 70.3 because it’s a triathlon that covers 70.3 miles (as compared to the normal 140.6 miles covered in a full race). Noah swam for 1.2 miles, biked
Visions of Cheesecake Kept Me Alive
It’s so good to be back. And even better to be able to eat real food again. While I was out on the trail at the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch with my son Ernie Jr. and the rest of his troop, our cuisine was pretty limited. In fact, one of the things that kept me
20 Hours of Rain Killed My Phone
Sorry I wasn’t able to send out an email on Wednesday. Kathy told me that she filled in for me and sent you a funny video about cell phones. Well, it turns out 20 hours of non-stop rain in the remote wilderness along with heavy cloud cover before and after the deluge leads to a
Don’t Walk Alone
I believe that as human beings, we are wired to be social creatures. This past year has forced us to be more alone than ever before. As much as I enjoy my solitude, deep down I can feel the negative effect this unnatural separation has had on many people. One of the reasons I love
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