You saw the previous flipper video where he is hoping to make a million? He has a track record - right around the corner too:
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Month: February 2013
Eliminating the MID
Hat tip to daytrip for sending this in from the latimes.com: Would you support a tax reform measure that could help reduce the federal deficit, remove a needless distortion in the economy and make the system fairer? Me too, which is why I'm taking aim at a sacred cow:...
“My Wife Wants Them”
Shiller is asked in the video how many houses he owns (two) and why - his answer - "My wife wants them". (at the 7:50-min mark) Robert Shiller, the Yale economist who nailed the housing bubble before it burst, was on Bloomberg Television with Trish Regan and Adam...
Redemption
Bob Marley would have been 68 years old today:
Cackle
We saw this house back in April prior to this flipper's purchase - here is the before version: http://youtu.be/Wbqb7-_cg7o We have seen repeated attempts by flippers to make $200,000+ on a quick turn and burn, but this one takes the cake:
Public Access to Tax Rolls
A mainstream provider has made the tax rolls available to its customers! ForeclosureRadar has announced their new service: http://www.propertyradar.com You have to search by property address only, not by owner name. But you will find data that could be helpful; the...
Staying Put
A friend who lives in La Costa Valley called, and demanded an answer. Why is no one moving? We had discussed previously why the long-time owners in La Costa Valley (built in the late-1990s) aren't moving. They are busy raising families and enjoying low property taxes...
Buying Direct From Listing Agent
You know the market is competitive, you've lost a bidding war or two, and then it happens - a hot new listing pops up that is right in your wheelhouse. The thought occurs to you. "Maybe I should buy direct from the listing agent?" First, let's identify how often this...
Non-Distressed Retail Environment
For this being the last scheduled year for the debt-tax exemption, the distressed listings are sure dripping out slowly around here. Here are the number of January short-sale and REO listings in NSDCC: Year Short-sales REOs Percent of all new listings 2010 49 17 16%...
List-Price-Accuracy Gauge
You can put any price you want on your home, and I'll take the listing - so long as we utilize the List-Price-Accuracy Gauges: Original List-Price-Accuracy Gauge: Once on the open market, if you are...... Getting visitors and offers, you are within 5% of being right...
