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How Not to Spend Too Much (or too little) on Your Next Fix and Flip

It’s tough being me. Each and every day I wake up and wonder – should I wear shorts and flip flops or jeans and dress shoes?  Then I have to decide if I’m going to work at my office or … Continue reading

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Games Realtors Play with their REO Listings

It was bad.  Not the worst I’ve seen, but bad.  Walls were ripped open – copper pipe cut away from the kitchen, laundry room and bathrooms.  Holes in the ceiling gave the thief easy access to the air handler.  Of … Continue reading

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Craziness at the Maricopa County Courthouse Steps

“I have been up against tough competition all my life.  I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.” -         Walt Disney They say a little competition is a healthy thing.  That’s true unless you’re a fix and flip investor … Continue reading

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But what about the Shadow Inventory?

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, Beauty and the Beast.  That’s a catchy tune.  And my little girls love the movie.   Honestly, I enjoy it too.  Lumiere, the suave French candelabra, cracks me up.  His big … Continue reading

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When Buying an REO be Last, Not First

If you’re not first, you’re last!  That has to be one of the best movie lines of all time.  Yes, Talladega Nights is a movie about NASCAR and yes it’s a bit sophomoric.  But Ricky Bobby, the race car driver … Continue reading

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The Just Plane Smart Real Estate Investing System

The year was 1966.  A pilot named Rollin King and his attorney friend Herb Kelleher sat in a San Antonio bar talking business.   Rollin grabbed a cocktail napkin and drew a triangle.  He wrote Dallas, Houston and San Antonio in … Continue reading

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Seller Financing Strategy an Oldie but Goodie

Last week I tuned into the oldies station here in Phoenix.  Huey Lewis and the News’ 1985 hit, The Power of Love, was playing.  You may recall that this song was the title track from the movie Back to the … Continue reading

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Riding the REO Roller Coaster

Earlier this month Swedish scientists published a design for what could be the world’s smoothest roller coaster.  Evidently roller coaster technology has really evolved since the first kind with a loop was designed in 1846.  This 13 foot coaster entered … Continue reading

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The Good News, Bad News When Selling a Home that is NOT in Foreclosure

Wife: I have some good news and some bad news. Husband: What’s the good news? Wife: The good news is I found a picture that’s worth $500,000. Husband: Wow!  That’s wonderful!  What’s the bad news? Wife: The bad news is … Continue reading

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