Marketing, Probate Business

You’re Not a Real Estate Investor

I’m back from Cleveland Ohio. As I mentioned on Friday, I had the great fortune of spending a week with Dan Kennedy and a host of top marketing specialists. Why was I at a marketing conference and not a real estate conference? The answer is simple. And it’s the #1 reason most real estate investors

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Probate Business, Probate Investing

I Just Found a 15 Million Dollar Property

It sure sounded like a great deal, but I knew that this property’s highest and best use would be to develop it into an ultra high-end beach house and I knew just the man for the job. I called a developer friend of mine whose niche is in the development of exactly this type of

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Probate Business, Probate Investing

Why is there a Fast Lane banner at my local elementary school?

My wife Kathy and I were on our morning walk today. With four kids in the house and most of California still mostly locked down, we’ve had to get creative to find ways to go on “dates”. Halfway through our date, we found ourselves in front of a local elementary school scratching our heads. They

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Probate Business

I Believe in Unicorns. Do You?

I was scrolling through Facebook this morning and a friend of mine posted that today was national unicorn day. I thought he was just making stuff up so I googled it and sure enough, today IS national unicorn day. I’m going to be honest with you here. I 100% do believe in unicorns.But not the

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Probate Business

I Sold a Corvette on EBay

Yesterday, as I sat down with my family at Easter dinner, I thought about everything I am thankful for.My faith and family are obviously #1 and #2, but my probate real estate career is right up there at the top of the list.And when I get together with family and friends, I usually end up

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Probate Business

Not All Costco’s Are the Same

Have you ever shopped at Costco?Here’s a better question. Have you ever shopped at different Costco’s in different areas of your state or even across the country?I have and here’s what I’ve noticed: even though many of the staple products are the same such as milk, eggs, and the like, there are many other products

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Probate Business, Probate Investing, Real Estate Investing

Altercation at the Dog Park

I was out taking my Hawaiian whipador Kalea (she’s half Whippet and half Labrador) on a walk to our neighborhood dog park yesterday. I do this just about every day so we can both get a little exercise.It’s usually business as usual with me coming home with a plastic baggie full of dog doo and

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Probate Business, Probate Real Estate

Daisy Chains Prostituted My House

Are you familiar with the term daisychain in real estate?Basically it’s when a supposable “buyer” takes your contract, marks it up in price, and then goes out and markets that contract as if it were his own. This is exactly what happened to one of my younger team members.He was so excited about getting a property

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Probate Business

I Was Literally Robbed Yesterday

It’s not always a walk in the park in real estate and I was hit over the head with that reality yesterday.Thursday morning I was awoken with an emergency call from my contractor notifying me that one of our projects have been broken into overnight. The house was burglarized! Light fixtures, cabinets, faucets, and even

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Probate Business, Probate Investing, Probate Nugget, Real Estate Investing

Cadillac Concierge

In a competitive market you must always think about how you can serve your clients in the best manner possible. There’s a Cadillac dealer near me who blew me away the other day. They will go right to your house or business and actually pick your vehicle up, service it, and drop it back off

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Probate Business, Probate Investing, Probate Property

This Flip Got Lost in Translation

Just wanted to share a quick funny story with you about something that happened to me this week. One of my Probate Fox students is doing a rehab on a property they picked up and wanted my opinion on the kitchen layout. I’m always looking for an excuse to get out of the office so

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Business, Goal Setting, Probate Business

Ready for Your First-Quarter Self Check?

Can you believe we are now in the last month of the first quarter and as of today the first week is behind us. Did you set any goals for this year?Are on target to hit those goals?If you are, give yourself a big pat on the back – that is so awesome to hear,

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