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
I’m finishing up a rehab project that has been a bit of a challenge. I think I’ve told you about it before. This is the house that I not only had to replace all of the laterals (which ran all the way from the back of the house to the front right UNDER the entire
Did you know there is an unfinished castle in California? The Hearst Castle, located on the central coast of California in San Simeon, was built by the notorious turn-of-the-century media magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1919. Well, that’s not entirely true. Construction started in 1919, but continued for 28 years with the castle never being
A rapper by the name of DMX just passed away this weekend. DMX, unfortunately, lived with a big drug addiction problem and spent years in and out of prison. This news touched me because I have dedicated the last 10 years of my life to helping people within the prison system. I volunteer my time
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
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
Once in a while I have a property under contract that I just cannot wholesale.I currently have a property under contract and although the numbers were tight, I felt that I could still assign the contract because of it’s ideal location.It’s one of those houses that’s in the best school district and in the most
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
This week I was made aware of an unexpected plumbing problem on one of my flips that’s going to cost me upwards of fifteen thousand dollars to fix. It turns out the lateral was rotted out from the street all the way to the back of the house. The fix? We’re going to have to replace
This weekend I had the pleasure to ride along with two of my young, newer team members. These two guys are pretty green to Real Estate. And what’s really funny is that they want to bust into every seller’s door and get a property under contract. “Hold on tough guys…” I told them. Remember the 90’s
I closed on another probate property last Thursday. I am always so thankful every time I close on a house because there are a lot of things that affect who a seller will go with.Even though there are a ton of other real estate investors and realtors going after the same properties I’m trying to
Just this past week, one of my first-class Probate Fox alumni, Alex, was recognized as one of the top real estate agents in his brokerage. The secret to his success can be summarized in one word: probate.Some years back and quickly escalated to the very top of his game. Probate was THE vehicle that helped
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