I recently heard a quote that really stuck with me: “The worst thing an entrepreneur can do is run enthusiastically in the wrong direction.” It got me thinking about all the newbie real estate investors I’ve seen over the years—full of excitement but following bad advice. They dive in after watching a YouTube video or
Let me tell you, probate real estate is full of surprises—Suzanne’s story is just one of them. Imagine this: you spend years helping someone out, walking their dogs, being there for them, and then one day, without expecting anything in return, you find yourself the owner of a house. Sounds too good to be true?
Do you know what a Thomas Guide is? If you were born in the last 25 to 30 years you probably have no idea what I’m talking about right now. Before the invention of the iPhone, people didn’t have google maps that told them where to go. Regular maps have been around pretty much forever.
I’m in Tampa this week masterminding with some of the biggest and brightest in real estate, not just in the United States, but in the entire world. It’s been an honor to be able to rub elbows and share knowledge with these incredible people. What I really love about these meetings is chatting and networking
Living in southern California, it’s rare that something will catch me off guard. There are some crazy people who do pretty crazy things around here. But the craziest thing that’s happened here in a long time is Hurricane Hilary hitting us yesterday. Well technically they call it a cyclone since it is in the Pacific
Although I wouldn’t call myself a movie buff, I do like a good flick every once in a while. The problem, at least the way I see it, is that Hollywood is trying to shove an agenda down our throats with just about every new movie that comes out. But I can always pop some
I was talking with my Probate Growth Accelerator students during our weekly Thursday coaching call and the question of what to do when a seller ghosts you came up. This is an important question because without a clear strategy, you can end up either wasting too much time chasing questionable leads, or forget about them
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
Remember a couple of months ago when the market was saturated with buyers and the biggest problem was trying to find inventory? It sort of felt like the “wild west” of real estate. People were doing crazy things. And some were making crazy money. They were gambling on the market overpaying and overleveraging themselves on
On Monday I wrote about house hoarders and asked you to share your probate house hoarder horror stories. My Probate Fox family did not disappoint – I got a ton of replies all loaded with crazy stories. One of the craziest was from Casey who wrote: “Just dealt with one… Victorville, had to evict tenants
Yesterday the news featured a house in Granada Hills that was being sued by LA County because it was overrun by junk and trash. Working probate real estate for over 20 years, I’m normally used to this kind of stuff. But this house takes hoarding to a whole new level. And the crazy thing with
Thursday is my phone day. In addition to the free Q&A call that I offer every Thursday, I also do a group coaching call for my Probate Growth Accelerator members. On top of all that, I also scheduled some one-on-one coaching calls yesterday. I basically spent the entire day talking with various real estate agents,
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