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Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer

Have you ever walked into an appointment and the room had a distinct negative vibe? I’m not talking about new age voodoo or anything like that. I’m talking about meeting with a seller who seems to be in a negative funk. Most investors chalk it up to bad luck and move on. There’s a way […]

Millions of Inheritors are Going to Have no Choice But to Sell Their Properties

I had an interesting conversation yesterday with Larry, one of the local probate attorneys here in L.A. After chitchatting about baseball and the Dodger’s chances of making it to the World Series, he shared with me how some of his clients have been stuck with a non-rent paying tenant in a house that they inherited. The […]

There was $30K Hidden in One of My Probate Properties

A number of years ago I had bought a probate property that had a huge secret hidden inside. The seller lived out of state and was only able to come to the house one time to pick up some of the important documents and memories left in the house. Her sister had owned the house […]

One Man’s Trash

Every probate property has personal contents that are left behind. Did you know that under the probate legal process, these items along with real estate are technically considered property? The difference is that one is categorized as real property “real“ for real estate. And the other is categorized as personal property. Yes, our job as real […]

How Did You Get Out of Bed this Morning?

Well, Ernie Jr. and I have arrived here at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and we’re getting ready to embark on this 80-mile epic journey as father and son. Like I said before, it’s not just the miles, it’s also the elevation gains/losses and hiking with a 50-pound pack on my back (I’m […]

Laugh or Cry- Which Would You Do?

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 […]

Advice for Administrators Stuck in Probate with a Mortgage on the Property

I wanted to share this email with you from a conversation that I had with one of my students today. I am very proud of him because of his activity and his choice to embrace the opportunity to be of service to the much-needed market going through probate. As many folks have slowed down or […]

Heir to a Maui Sugar Plantation

I just recently returned from Maui, Hawaii and therefore the reason why you have not heard from me in the last two weeks. Maui is truly beautiful. And the weather was just perfect but did you know that the residents of the Hawaiian islands have their own set of inheritance, probate, and trust problems. Many […]

Vagrant Cardboard Marketing

Bill is a homeless man whom I met today. He shared with me how it’s so important that he gets his message across to people. His message is basically that he needs financial support so that he can eat. His cardboard tag-line, is his marketing message and it got me to respond and provide him […]

Another Question Answered: Contacting Attorneys

I love getting your questions and I share them in hopes that it might move you along in your journey in probate. So here’s a question I got last week. I have been doing Probate investing in Ohio for the last 18 months. I have a question regarding having success with attorneys. I do my […]

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