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
I Spent Some Time in Prison This Weekend
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
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
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
The Aloha Flip
This past weekend a friend of mine ask me the following question: If you could get into any market in the country to do real estate what market would you choose?I thought about that for a bit because I’ve had a pretty good run at this wholesaling and flipping thing for over 20 years and I’ve
Kicking in the Doors to Get the Contract?
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
A Charlie Brown Real Estate Lesson
On Friday I mentioned that I was taking my 14-year-old son, Ernie Jr., to learn a little more about real estate. I had just acquired another probate property, and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to walk him through the process of what happens once we pick up the keys to a house.I
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
One of the all-time ugliest houses that I wholesaled was the one that came with a truck, a panel jeep, a 28ft RV, and two other junkers.As a matter of fact they were all junk! None of the vehicles had pink slips and it was up to me to dispose of them.In addition, the property
An Offer You Can’t Refuse
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
My Very First Flip…
Did you get a chance to read through my Ten Golden Rules Of Real Estate Marketing? I sent them to you last week – if you didn’t get a chance to download them, then grab your free download.After I sent it out, I had quite a few people email me back asking me to go deeper
Tales of the Hawaiian Rent-A-Dog
I took my family on a trip to Hawaii last year. I told all the kids that they could create a bucket list of things that they wanted to do and places to go. Did you know there is an animal shelter in Hawaii where you can adopt a pet for a day?!?And you guessed
Baseball Legend… Real Estate Legend?
Tommy Lasorda was known as the great baseball ambassador and mentor to players and coaches of the game and just recently he passed away. Tommy will be missed by many people especially by his large Los Angeles Dodger’s fan base – I live in L.A. and I’ve raised my kids going to Dodgers games so
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