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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Probate in the News, Probate Property

My Probate Connection to Motown

I’ve always loved music of all kinds. My musical tastes are a little eclectic. Growing up I listened to everything from Stone Temple Pilots, to the Eagles, to Dr. Dre, to the Temptations. Motown holds a special place in my heart so when we had the opportunity to attend the musical “Ain’t Too Proud: The

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Probate in the News, Probate Real Estate

A Carton of Marlboros and 26.2 Miles To Go

It’s funny how our brains allow assumptions to become our reality. Do Twinkies really last forever? Nope. Will shaving your body hair make it grow back thicker and faster? Wrong again. How about this one: Chain smokers can’t run marathons. Ok, you’ve probably never actually put chain smoking and marathons together, but when you hear

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Probate in the News

Steve Sax

Growing up in LA, there was only one team to love. The Dodgers. And in my humble opinion, one of the greatest Dodgers to ever play the game was Steve Sax. But it wasn’t just his incredible talent at the plate or his impenetrable defense at second base. What I have always admired most about

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Probate Business, Probate in the News

How to Become Immune to the Hated I-Buyers

Doesn’t it seem like computers are taking over everything? And a lot of people are losing jobs because of it. Accountants, receptionists, doctors, security guards… all being taken over by artificial intelligence.I just read an article the other day that even taxis and uber will be taken over by self-driving cars soon.And us real estate

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Probate, Probate in the News

I Got Michael Jackson’s Probate File

Over the year’s I’ve looked at tons of probate cases. Every now and again I get one that really makes my jaw drop.I remember going through my batch of probate leads only to find the one and only Michael Jackson in there! I was going through my files like any other day when all of

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Probate Business, Probate in the News, Probate Niche

Having fun in real estate?

I love finding probate in the newspaper. This weeks article is about a man who inherited a Revolutionary Era ship. It just shows that there is so much history to be found within probate.  There are treasures just waiting to be discovered.  That’s one of the things that makes this business so much fun and

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