Bruce Norris Is Joined By Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland on the Real Estate Radio Show #571

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland, owners of Keystone CPA in Orange County. Matt has over 20 years of experience in public accounting as a CPA and tax strategist. He has worked for both the Big Four and regional CPA firms. Amanda has over 18 years of experience as a CPA with special emphasis in real estate, self-directed investing, and individual tax planning. Amanda has extensive Big Four public accounting experience, and you can catch her book on BiggerPockets called Tax Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors.

They discuss many topics covering the new tax bill passed, including changes that took place in California as well as things that stayed the same, changes regarding withholding Social Security and Medicare tax, changes to capital gains rates, how much it will help lower the tax bill for Americans, how it will affect charitable donations, its effect on itemized deductions, whether or not these changes are pro real estate for both investors and homeowners, and much more more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined By Tom Wilson on the Real Estate Radio Show #570

This week Bruce Norris is joined again by Tom K. Wilson. Tom has been an investor for about five decades and has been investing in single families. He has grown into some other products as well.

Bruce discusses with Tom when he got involved with his properties he works with, how he funds them, his highest cash-flowing product, when he decided to shift his model for the company and what the result was, the toughest thing for him when working with a syndication, their trip to Washington D.C., and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined By Tom Wilson on the Real Estate Radio Show #569

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Tom K. Wilson. Tom is a 5-decade real estate investor who transitioned from a 30-year engineering career, managing some of Silicon Valley’s pioneering high tech companies to a full-time investor in 2000. Since then he has bought and sold over 4,000 units and over 400 million of real estate in 8 states, including 9 apartment buildings, 11 commercial properties, 3 condo conversion projects, 15 syndications, and has flipped over 650 houses. One of his companies, Wilson Investment Properties, provides high quality commercial syndications to other investors. Tom and his wife of 50 years have lived in Silicon Valley for 49 years, where they are active in their community church and charitable organizations. Tom is a frequent speaker at investment clubs and expos. He has a weekly radio show on real estate investing and often provides investment education to other investors.

Bruce discusses with Tom the states where he has invested, his biggest challenges when investing out of state, real estate cycles in Texas compared to California, his best method for learning, his top recommendations for new investors, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron Norris Is Joined By Mark Lesswing and Todd Carpenter of NAR on the Real Estate Radio Show #568

This week Aaron Norris is joined again by Mark Lesswing and Todd Carpenter of the National Association of Realtors to cover technology topics. Today, they continue their conversation on technology.

Aaron discusses with Mark and Todd discuss if escrow and title should be concerned about their jobs, the middleman and how we are eliminating them, where Blockchain will start in the U.S., zero interface, the biggest struggle for brokerage and real estate companies when generating leads, what they read to keep up on all the latest technology, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron Norris Is Joined By Mark Lesswing and Todd Carpenter of NAR on the Real Estate Radio Show #567

This week Aaron Norris is joined by two gentlemen from the National Association of Realtors to cover technology topics. Mark Lesswing is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at the National Association of Realtors. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and started programming robots just out of college. He’s worked in startups, turnarounds, and such brands as Sybase and Oracle. He has been with the National Association of Realtors for over a decade covering topics ranging from Blockchain technology to robotics.

Todd Carpenter is the Managing Director for Data Analytics for the National Association of Realtors. Tod leads the association’s efforts to build analytics tools that help the association make better business and advocacy decisions. Before his position at NAR, he was sr. Manager of Industry Engagement for Trulia and has over 20+ years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industry.

Aaron discusses with Mark and Todd the characteristics of Blockchain, the difference between this and Bitcoin, private Blockchain and regular Blockchain, whether our current ecosystem is best serving the community, smart contracts, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Interviews Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland On the Real Estate Radio Show #566

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland. Matt has over 20 years of experience in public accounting as a CPA and tax strategist. He has worked for both the big four and regional CPA firms. Amanda has over 18 years of experience as a CPA with special emphasis in real estate, self-directing investments, and individual tax planning. She has extensive Big 4 public accounting experience, and you can catch her book on BiggerPockets Tax Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors.

Bruce discusses with Matt and Amanda the different income brackets and which allow some to not pay Federal taxes, the new plans passed by the House and Senate that could affect these tax brackets, what is currently tax deductible, what be can itemized, big changes happening on the mortgage interest side, changes with corporate taxes, shocking changes occurring with the CPAs, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron Norris Interviews Bruce Norris On the Real Estate Radio Show #565

This week Aaron Norris is interviewing Bruce Norris in-studio. They are continuing their journey on adding to their Investor series online. One of the things they did not do with the Buying Systems when they recorded it back in 2006 was talk about how buying strategies change depending on what Quadrant we are in. If you are not familiar with quadrants, there are four of them.

Bruce and Aaron discuss the different Quadrants, what years they take place in, where Bruce moves to during a particular quadrant, his goals for doing business in Florida, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 7 on the Real Estate Radio Show #564

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week's broadcast is part 7 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Hear from the entire panel of experts on the next downturn, tax law changes, what would be hurt most if we got rid of mortgage deductions, black swan events they are concerned about for 2018, what they are excited about or want to see happen in 2018, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 6 on the Real Estate Radio Show #563

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week's broadcast is part 6 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Hear from the entire panel of experts on the importance of building equity, why the younger generation is more financially conservative, the group that will make up the largest percentage of borrowers over the next 8-12 years, Zillow's site realestate.com and what group they had in mind when releasing it, the three big impediments in the lending world, the outcome of the next downturn, possible tax law changes, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 5 on the Real Estate Radio Show #562

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week's broadcast is part 5 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Hear from the entire panel of experts on what is happening in the mortgage market right now, the big reason people default on loans, the status of home building, the driver of home purchases, where we stand on affordability and homeownership, rent control, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 4 on the Real Estate Radio Show #561

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week's broadcast is part 4 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Hear from David Kittle, Sara Bonert, and Sean O'Toole on whether the right policy is in place to encourage homeownership, Sara and Sean's jobs in the real estate industry, Zillow's goal when marketing to customers, the purpose of PropertyRadar and how it has helped buyers compete, Zillow Instant Offers, PropertyRadar and Zillow's target markets, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 3 on the Real Estate Radio Show #560

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week's broadcast is part 3 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Hear from Doug Duncan, David Kittle, and John Burns on what organizations they are a part of, their take on the real estate market including quntitative uneasing, college debt, market sentiment, how the Mortgage Collaborative got started, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 2 on the Real Estate Radio Show #559

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week's broadcast is part 2 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Find out the story behind the first Make A Wish child, the number of children impacted by the organization last year, this year's Rohny Award winners, the people effected by their teachings, how they got started in teaching and their unique teaching styles, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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I Survived Real Estate 2017 Part 1 on the Real Estate Radio Show #558

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering.

This week is Part 1 of our weekly rebroadcast of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Aaron Norris opened by thanking everyone from the Norris Group for helping with the event: Robyn, Vickie, Craig, Holly, Donna, Joey, Don, Mike, and Rich. This was the tenth year for I Survived Real Estate, and Aaron had been reminiscing by looking at pictures going back to 2008 when they did not hire a professional photographer. They launched the event during the real estate recession with three goals in mind: invite friends throughout the real estate industry to celebrate the work they do, even during rough times, invite thought leaders from the industry to share their insights on what lies ahead, and to raise money for charity.

This week's broadcast is part 1 of I Survived Real Estate 2017. Find out the purpose of I Survived Real Estate, how many years it has been going on, how much they have raised over the years, what charities benefitted from the event, how one of them came to be, the wish that Make a Wish granted this year, what their plans are for the future, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Properties, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Doug Duncan of Fannie Mae Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #557

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan. He is Fannie Mae’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. He is responsible for providing all forecasts and analyses of the economy and housing and mortgage markets for Fannie Mae. He also oversees corporate strategy and is responsible for strategic research regarding external factors and their impact on the company and housing industry. He serves as the Chair of the Fannie Mae corporate house price forecast committee. Named one of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 50 most powerful people in real estate, Duncan is Fannie Mae’s source for information and analysis on the external business and economic environment, the implications of change in the economic environment to the company’s strategy and execution, and forecasting for housing activity, demographics, overall economic activity, and mortgage market activity.

Bruce and Doug discuss what we should expect for GDP growth, the likelihood of the Fed raising rates, the effects demographics have on GDP growth and inflation, whether we could see millennials migrating out of the state, factors that could fuel a recession, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

Doug Duncan will be one of the featured speakers on the panel at I Survived Real Estate. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Aaron Norris Interviews Bruce Norris of The Norris Group on the Real Estate Radio Show #556

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

In a role reversal, Aaron Norris is joined this week by his own dad and the Norris Group’s very own Bruce Norris. They received a lot of calls and emails asking them about Florida, and they assured everyone that Doug Duncan, Peter Fortunato, and John Schaub had some property damage but are doing ok. Bruce said he built his Florida project to the spec of knowing this could happen. Leesburg has probably not seen a hurricane in 100 years that was really a direct hit. The eye went directly over them, and one roof was hit by a jagged object. Outside of this, they have very little damage. Part of this came from his experience with Hurricane Andrew where he looked at the survivability of different types of construction. This included different types of construction including manufactured homes versus stick built or concrete.

Bruce and Aaron discuss the repercussions from Hurricane's Irma and Harvey, the difference between the two when it came to the type of damage, Bruce's job after Hurricane Andrew to help put things together, the main issue in Florida regarding flood insurance, whether California could see a decline in contractors, Florida's current quadrant, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Sara Bonert of Zillow Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #555

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce and Aaron Norris are joined this week by Sara Bonert. For the last ten years she had various roles in sales. She was a broker in MLS services with the Zillow Group; and today Sara manages the operational and data side of the industry relations. She also leads Zillow’s tech connect programs, which helps agents, brokers, and MLS implement listing data feeds, set up traffic, and lead APIs.

Bruce, Aaron, and Sara discuss how she got in the business in 2006, the journey Zillow has been through when real estate was good and bad, how Zillow has changed, the brands they own and what they are looking to do with them, how Zillow generates its income, the Instant Offer Program, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

Sara Bonert will be one of our featured panelists at I Survived Real Estate 2017. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #554

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns. John is the CEO of John Burns Consulting Firm for real estate in Orange County. He is the consultant for many types of businesses all over the country. He informs housing industry experts in how to make better decisions. Bruce has followed him for years, so he was surprised to hear that his business started in 2001. He thought he had been in the business much longer, although they met years prior to this.

Bruce and John discuss his book Big Shifts Ahead, hedge funds and where they could be headed, private equity and constitutional investors, the current state of California builders, homeownership and whether we could see it decline, tax law changes that could affect interest in ownership, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

John Burns will be one of our featured panelists at I Survived Real Estate 2017. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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William E. Brown of NAR Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #553

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce Norris is joined this week by William E. Brown. Bill is a realtor from Alamo, California and is the 2017 president of the National Association of Realtors. NAR is the voice of real estate and America’s largest trade organization, representing over 1 million realtors involved in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate industries. In 2013, Bill served as NAR’s vice president; and prior to that he has served in many other capacities and received many awards during the past 35 years. He is a second-generation realtor who has been active in organized real estate for more than 35 years. He is the founder of Oakland Based Investment Properties, a division of family real estate business founded in 1964 by his dad William H. Brown. Here, they focus on the sale of existing apartment buildings to both institutional and private capital investors.

Bruce and Bill discuss how he got involved in the real estate industry, the current cap rate, the cities in which he and his brother are investing, the definition of a bubble and whether it could happen with rentals, the common denominator between raising rents and interest rates, how the realtor world has changed in the last 5 years, Zillow and whether realtors view them as a competitor or potential partner, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Sean O'Toole of PropertyRadar Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #552

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Sean O’Toole. Sean is the founder and CEO of PropertyRadar.com. Prior to launching PropertyRadar, Sean successfully purchased and flipped more than 150 residential and commercial foreclosures. Leveraging 15 years in the software industry, Sean used technology as a key competitive advantage to build his successful real estate investment track record. Sean has always strived in start-up environments. As such, he became a key contributor at Xing Technology, acquired by Real Networks, ISI Global Center, acquired by Global Crossing, and Icarian Inc., acquired by Workstream.

Bruce and Sean discuss his PropertyRadar business and how it has changed, how they are expanding beyond their initial market of realtors and real estate investors, the current trends with trustee sales, the difference between an owner with 1 property versus several, volumes and sales prices and what strange occurrence is happening with them, his take on policies initiated to prevent the full brunt of the crash, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

Sean O’Toole will be one of our speakers on our panel at I Survived Real Estate 2017. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Bruce Norris Joins David Kittle of the Mortgage Collaborative on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #551

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce Norris is joined this week by David Kittle. David began his mortgage banking career in 1978 with American Fletcher Mortgage Company. As a top producing loan officer, he moved to the management side in ’86. He opened his own company, Associates Mortgage Group, in 1994 and sold it in 2006. David is founding partner and vice-chairman of the Mortgage Collaborative, the nation’s premiere mortgage cooperative. David is past president of the Louisville and Kentucky Mortgage Bankers Association. He is the past chairman of MBA’s political action committee MORPAC and former vice chair of MBA’s residential board of governors. He served on MBA’s board of directors from 2004-2010. David is past chairman of the Mortgage Banker’s Association in Washington, D.C., completing his term in October 2009. David’s principled and straight-forward approach served him well in the industry. He testified 14 times before Congress and lead the industry during the most tumultuous period he has ever had.

Bruce and David discuss when he first got started in mortgage banking, common sense underwriting and whether it could come back, the job of the Mortgage Collaborative and what they do for their clients, his upcoming conference August 20-23, the mood in the industry right now, the role of technology, the percentage of the loans that are refis, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

David Kittle will be one of our speakers on our panel at I Survived Real Estate 2017. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Bruce and Aaron Norris Join IE Builder Alex Serrato on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #550

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Alex Serrato. Alex is a local builder in Riverside who he has partnered with on many deals. One of the reasons Bruce wanted him to come in is they have had a good experience working with each other, and his niche is one that might be an advantage to other investors. It is hard for them to find deals right now, but working from scratch might be another niche they can employ.

Bruce and Alex discuss the process for finding lots and buying land, his work with mailers, percolation tests and all the necessary tests to take with homes, pros and cons of paved and dirt roads, grading permits, protected species in Riverside County, Megan's Law and and this helps to check for neighborhood crime, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce and Aaron Norris Join Riverside Builder Alex Serrato on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #549

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Alex Serrato. Alex is a local builder in Riverside who he has partnered with on many deals. One of the reasons Bruce wanted him to come in is they have had a good experience working with each other, and his niche is one that might be an advantage to other investors. It is hard for them to find deals right now, but working from scratch might be another niche they can employ.

Bruce and Alex discuss how long he has been a builder in Riverside, inventory today compared to 2005, the square footage and price range he prefers to work with, how long it takes to build after obtaining a permit, price volatility and costs, the liability you have if something goes wrong under the work of a sub, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Joins Greg Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #548

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by his oldest son Greg Norris. Greg has really taken over the buy/sell business for the last twelve years.

Bruce and Greg discuss the warning signs of a bad contractor, his recommendations for someone wanting to be involved in real estate for many years, the properties he prefers to work with and avoids, Florida inventory compared to California, the issue of Chinese drywall and sinkholes, the rental value for condos in California, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Joins Greg Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #547

Bruce Norris is joined this week by his oldest son Greg Norris. Greg has really taken over the buy/sell business for the last twelve years.

Bruce and Greg discuss his background before joining real estate, the first projects they worked on together, the average time table for a housing project, the percentage of properties that never saw the inside, the amount of trustee sales he has been involved in, the time online auctions kicked in, the percentage of properties already occupied, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron and Bruce Norris Join Mike and Randy Grigg on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #546

Aaron and Bruce Norris are joined again this week by Randy and Mike Grigg with Elite Auctions. They continue their discussion from last week about the auction strategy and how it has changed over time. Today they will get more into how it changes when you are in a different quadrant in California.

Aaron and Bruce discuss with Mike and Randy the bust market back in 2007, the markets in Quadrants 3 and 4, the current Bakersfield market, technology changes and how this affected the auction business, financing and how it has changed since 2005, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron and Bruce Norris Join Mike and Randy Grigg on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #545

Aaron and Bruce Norris are joined this week by Randy and Mike Grigg. Randy has been involved in real estate since 1977. He discovered the benefits of using the real estate auction method of marketing real estate after completing a single-family house rehab project that had three failed escrows. Being a control freak, he designed his auction company Elite Auctions to cater to the desire of clients to sell properties quickly and in as is condition with no loan appraisal or property contingencies. His best client was himself as a real estate investor, which is cool.

Mike Grigg, his son, is a graduate from the prestigious World Champion College of Auctioneers. He is a published author of the book Maximizing Your Charity Events Bottom-Line. He began his auction career in 2002 and has participated in several charity, benefit, and fundraising auctions. He has also served as the past president of the California State Auctioneers Association. He is a current member of the Western States Auction Association and the National Auctioneers Association.

Aaron and Bruce discuss with Mike and Randy when they first got into real estate investing, when they started integrating auctions into their business, what it takes to be an auctioneer, the role of the marketplace in the auction process, the different types of auctions, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron and Bruce Norris Join Realtors Chris and Molly Silva on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #544

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by Bruce Norris and Molly and Chris Silva. They are realtors and investors based in Riverside, and they followed in the footsteps of their father Steve Silva. Bruce Norris worked extensively with him over the course of his career. The family has been involved in everything from REOs to real estate investing.

Aaron and Bruce discuss with Chris and Molly expired listings, a number of days for a typical listing agreement, the mood shift in regards to home design, the market in Quadrant 2, equity sellers in 2012, technology and its part with expired listings, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron and Bruce Norris Join Realtors Chris and Molly Silva on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #543

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Bruce Norris and Molly and Chris Silva. They are realtors and investors based in Riverside, and they followed in the footsteps of their father Steve Silva. Bruce Norris worked extensively with him over the course of his career. The family has been involved in everything from REOs to real estate investing.

Aaron and Bruce discuss with Chris and Molly discuss when they first got involved in the realtor business, when Bruce first started working with their dad Steve, the event that occurred in Quadrant 1 that no one expected, the essential strategy in Quadrant 1, what years Quadrant 2 covers in the market, listings they did at the peak of the market, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Rob Hahn of 7DS Associates Joins Aaron Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #542

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by Rob Hahn, the founder and managing partner of 7DS Associates. He has done everything from working in finance corporate law technology, product development, media and entertainment, startups, fashion, and even a professional card player. You will catch him on his blog The Notorious R.O.B, where he opines on real estate topics, technology, marketing, and strategy. You will find him at numerous industry events, including the Inman Connect, T3 Summit, and local state and national association events.

Aaron and Rob discuss Instant Offers and Open Door, lead generation sources, the future of real estate when it comes to co-living, realtors' responses to the fast changing technology, the big role investors are playing in real estate, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Rob Hahn of 7DS Associates Joins Aaron Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #541

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Rob Hahn, the founder and managing partner of 7DS Associates. They are a strategy consulting firm specializing in creative solutions rooted in strategic analysis and data. He has one of the most varied backgrounds you could possibly imagine, from finance corporate law technology to product development, media and entertainment, startups, fashion, and even a professional card player. He said the game was called Magic for Gathering, which is like poker for nerds and was introduced back in 1993. You may be familiar with Rob’s work as he writes on the well-known blog The Notorious R.O.B, where he talks about real estate technology, marketing, and strategy. You will find him at numerous industry events, including the Inman Connect, T3 Summit, and local state and national association events.

Aaron and Rob discuss how much tech companies are worth today, syndicators and their part in dealing with real estate data, MLS and CMLS listings, Realtor.com's rankings since being bought by News Corp, the latest news on Zillow, instant offers, Open Door and their importance to the real estate industry, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Realtor Andrea Jennings Joins Aaron and Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #540

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by his own father, Bruce Norris, and Andrea Jennings. They are covering Buying Strategy: First Day MLS Buying. They are re-doing the Buying Systems course that was done in the past and is made up of about 24 different buying systems. By the time we are done over the summer, it will end up being closer to 3 days of information as opposed to two. They are covering first day buying out of the MLS, how it has changed, and technology. Last week they ended on Quadrant 2, which is in a down cycle and started in 2007, 2008 in earnest.

Aaron, Bruce, and Andrea discuss the markets in the different quadrants, whether it is valuable to have a sales agents license, Andrea's experience working with realtors in Quadrant 2, MLS listings and whether it is good to be the first one on the scene, the sellers' mindsets in the different quadrants, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Realtor Andrea Jennings Joins Aaron and Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #539

Aaron Norris is joined this week by his own father, Bruce Norris, and Andrea Jennings. Bruce, of course, is CEO of the Norris Group, and Andrea is an award-winning realtor currently with McKee Real Estate. Over the years she has worked with buyers, sellers, and even investors. She started her career in the early 90s and began working with Bruce in 1993. From 1996 to 2002 she owned and operated her own successful real estate business. During this last downturn, she joined the “dark side” as an investor and worked both as a realtor and investor.

Aaron, Bruce, and Andrea discuss the different Quadrants of the market, how the buying strategies changes with each one, what big thing has caused the most change in the quadrants, how they determine the different quadrants, what years we saw them change, probates and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Path of Life Ministries CEO Damien O'Farrell Joins Aaron Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #538

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by Damien O’Farrell. Damien a community organizer and social entrepreneur who lives in Riverside. He is the CEO of Path of Life Ministries, the largest homeless shelter and housing provider in all of Riverside County.

Aaron and Damien discuss misconceptions about homelessness and why this is important to understand, they ways Path of Life Ministries reach out to the homeless, the ideal home in which to place those who have just come off the street, the types of homeless people with which he works, functional zero and the group of people that has reached this status, the success rate of those who have gone into Path of Life Housing, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Path of Life Ministries CEO Damien O'Farrell Joins Aaron Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #537

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Damien O’Farrell. They cover a topic they have never covered in the ten years since they started the radio show. Damien a community organizer and social entrepreneur who lives in Riverside. As a man of faith, he seeks to foster a just and sustainable community by supporting, advising, and developing initiatives of personal formation, community collaboration, and integration for those addressing barriers of dysfunction for a concern for the poor and marginalized. He is the CEO of Path of Life Ministries, the largest homeless shelter and housing provider in all of Riverside County. He continues to be involved in non-profits and initiatives like Seizing Our Destiny, the Pick Group, Riverside Neighborhood Partnership, the Raincross Group, and Give Big Riverside. His wife is also the CEO of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Inland Empire, made up of young professionals shaping the community. Aaron always tells people how he finds out about awards in the community because either Damien or his wife win them.

Aaron and Damien discuss Path of Life Ministries, how they help the homeless, political issues regarding homelessness, common misconceptions people may have of people in homeless situations, why he chose to work for the non-profit sector, the statement by Tony Mays that really caught Aaron's attention, the potential cut in HUD funding and whether this concerns non-profits, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Expert Investor Mike Cantu Joins Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #536

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Mike Cantu. Mike has worn a lot of hats: real estate investor, entrepreneur, property manager, sometimes speaker, and full-time capitalist.

Bruce and Mike discuss what prepared him for the 2008 downturn, mobile home parks and how they differ from regular homes in terms of investment, his goals and whether they have changed over the years, what effect the downturn had on people's character, his experience with a promissory note, how he handles properties and how Bruce has adopted this, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Expert Investor Mike Cantu Joins Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #535

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Mike Cantu. He has worn a lot of hats: real estate investor, entrepreneur, property manager, speaker, and full-time capitalist.

Bruce and Mike discuss the different hats he wears, how he first got started as an entrepreneur, the reason many do not make it buying and selling homes themselves, how he first got started in real estate itself, his experience in dealing with big downturns, his most influential trainers, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Grant Gould of Automabots Joins Bruce Norris on the Aaron Group Real Estate Radio Show #534

Aaron Norris is hosting the radio this week, covering another technology topic. He is joined by Grant Gould, entrepreneur and real estate technologist. He is founder and CEO of Automabots, and he develops AI chatbots for the real estate industry. He is also co-founder of Home Junction, a top-tier real estate data company based in San Diego. In 1998, Grant founded Real Estate Village, which was the number one website company for realtors and the first to syndicate listings to Yahoo Real Estate. Grant is passionate about helping real estate professionals succeed. On his LinkedIn profile, it says he is passionate about new technology and is one of the biggest nerds on the planet.

Aaron and Grant discuss the latest in real estate technology, chat bots, artificial intelligence and how this will change the real estate industry, whether realtors should be concerned, how he got involved in real estate technology, where he sees himself going with it in the next year, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Leslie Appleton-Young of CAR Joins Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #533

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Leslie Appleton-Young. She is the vice-president and Chief Economist of the California Association of Realtors, a statewide trade organization with over 200,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. Leslie directs the activities of the association’s member information group. She oversees the analysis of the housing market and brokerage industry trends, member communication, and membership development activities. She is also closely involved the association’s strategic planning efforts, and she is a well-known speaker in the California real estate community.

Bruce and Leslie discuss low inventory and its effect on sales volume and price, CAR's survey and what they ask the realtors, CEQA and how it benefits construction, the common thing between counties still waiting on price recovery, the affordability number and how it compares historically, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Leslie Appleton-Young of CAR Joins Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #532

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Leslie Appleton-Young. She is the vice-president and Chief Economist of the California Association of Realtors, a statewide trade organization with over 200,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. Leslie directs the activities of the association’s member information group. She oversees the analysis of the housing market and brokerage industry trends, member communication, and membership development activities. She is also closely involved the association’s strategic planning efforts, and she is a well-known speaker in the California real estate community.

Bruce and Leslie discuss when she first got started in real estate, what the market was like at that time, how it has changed over the last couple decades, especially with affordability, migration patterns, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Shubber Ali of Centriq Technology Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #531

Aaron Norris is filling in for Bruce this week, and he is joined by Shubber Ali. He is co-founder and CEO of Centriq, a software platform designed to connect homeowners with everything they need to know about the home in an easy-to-use app. Previously he was vice president of strategic innovation for salesforce.com. This was Forbes most innovative company for the past four years. He held C-level executives at Fortune 100 companies to develop and execute on transformational business process innovation initiatives across retail, banking, and manufacturing. He is a regularly featured speaker on Process and Disruptive Innovation, and he has published numerous articles on topics ranging from innovation to management of core competencies in corporations. He serves as a consultant to the World Bank on digital infrastructure in developing markets. Recently he was a new member of the digital infrastructure working group for the World Economic Forum. Shubber has a very impressive resume, and there is actually more on the website.

This segment primarily focuses on the new app they created at Centriq, including how you can have it for your own use, what it is and how it works for appliances, how it makes things easier for tenants, renters, and homeowners, Aaron's first-hand experience with it, how this app could work for real estate, what Shubber sees in the future for it, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Erik Hernandez of Lee & Associates Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #530

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Erik Hernandez. Erik has been with Lee & Associates in the commercial real estate division since 2000. Prior to that he was in research since 1994. He specializes in industrial real estate, and he has been on the radio show a number of times prior. He is also the Norris Group’s go-to person for the commercial world.

This segment primarily focuses on innovations in technology, including what we are seeing and could see in the coming year, what new technology is happening that could change supermarkets, how it could change the way we are educated, how this could lead to issues with the work industry that we would need to solve, as well as which real estate sector is the easiest to repurpose for other use, what is happening in the industrial side of real estate that has affected the office market, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Erik Hernandez of Lee & Associates Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #529

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Erik Hernandez. Erik has been with Lee & Associates in the commercial real estate division since 2000. Prior to that he was in research since 1994. He specializes in industrial real estate, and he has been on the radio show a number of times prior. He is also the Norris Group’s go-to person for the commercial world.

Bruce and Erik discuss the segment of the commercial world he works in, what year was considered a peak in the commercial world, how much construction we saw in industrial real estate last year, vacancy and availability rates, the push in foreign investors, whether the industry is concerned about another recession, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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REO Mentor Tony Alvarez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #528

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Tony Alvarez. Tony is very familiar with the Norris Group’s audience and has been a friend since he and Bruce first met in 2003. He mostly buys properties to hold with an occasional flip in the mix. He now does this in a couple different states.

Bruce and Tony discuss people's attitudes at the peak of a boom, which market Tony was inspired to work in based off Bruce's advice, what we see an increase in with the aging population, the Lancaster market today compared to the last peak, rents today compared to 2005, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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REO Mentor Tony Alvarez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #527

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Tony Alvarez. Tony is a familiar face and has been a friend since he and Bruce first met in 2003. He mostly buys properties to hold with an occasional flip in the mix. He now does this in a couple different states.

Bruce and Tony discuss the crucial moment they met that helped Tony get his start, when he started selling his properties, what the market was at the time he started, the top advice Bruce gave Tony to help him in his business, the types of properties he works with, what he looks for in business and personal relationships, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Mike O'Neill of O'Neill Property Management Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #526

Bruce’s special guest this week is Mike O’Neill. Mike owns O’Neill Property Management in Riverside, which has been open for business for many years.

Bruce and Mike discuss how he got started working with the investment side of real estate, whether it is more challenging to work with multiple or single units, condos versus apartments, Section 8, the current percentage for vacancy rates, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Mike O'Neill of O'Neill Property Management Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #525

Bruce’s special guest this week is Mike O’Neill. Mike owns O’Neill Property Management in Riverside, which has been open for business for many years.

Bruce and Mike discuss how he first got started in property management, his typical clients, what he looks at when determining whether to rent to you, what the typical renter looks like, the unique thing he looks for in properties he takes on, how his advertising approach has changed over the years, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce and Aaron Norris Discuss Their Newsletter and Upcoming Event on the Real Estate Radio Show #524

Aaron and Bruce continue their discussion this week about their event today and their latest newsletter. They discuss his latest newsletter and timing report, his upcoming event 2% Interest, $40 Trillion in Debt, and Other Surprise Endings, the different wild cards covered in the report, as well as taking people's questions on the housing markets in different counties, the dollar value, affordability, the rental market, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.


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Bruce and Aaron Norris Discuss Their Newsletter and Upcoming Event on the Real Estate Radio Show #523

Bruce and Aaron Norris held a live webinar this week discussing their latest newsletter and upcoming event 2% Interest, $40 Trillion in Debt, and Other Surprise Endings. In the show they also discuss how the Norris Group is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Bruce started the company when he was 44, and when you think about this he hasn’t owned it as long as it seems. In between then he had to grow a lot, and it was a really fun journey. When you buy properties you can do it alone. A lot of their clients actually do this. You basically work at home or in a small office. You have a company with all these facets to it, and for Bruce this was really outside of the scope for him for the first 15 years.

Bruce and Aaron discuss his latest newsletter and timing report, his upcoming event 2% Interest, $40 Trillion in Debt, and Other Surprise Endings, China's economy, debt, and healthcare system, the Euro zone deflation, oil disruption, tax law changes, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.


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The Norris Group's Craig Hill Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #522

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by The Norris Group’s very own Craig Hill. Bruce has known Craig for over 20 years. He has been running the loan business, getting people invested in trust deeds, and dealing with the borrowers.

Bruce and Craig primarily discuss trust deeds and investing, how he first got started in the business, determining who is safe to loan to, Fannie Mae's ideas on loaning to investors, areas of investing the Norris Group will not do, the biggest job of a broker, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.


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The Norris Group's Craig Hill Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #521

Bruce Norris is joined this week by The Norris Group’s very own Craig Hill. Bruce has known Craig for over 20 years. He has been running the loan business, getting people invested in trust deeds, and dealing with the borrowers.

Bruce and Craig primarily discuss hard money, what it was 20 years ago, what the industry was like at this time, what differentiates a hard money lender from other lenders, customers who borrow directly from the lender, what led Bruce to expand his business, available programs for people who borrow money, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.


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T.J. Clark of TurnKey Joins Aaron Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #520

This week's guest is T.J. Clark, interviewed by Aaron Norris. T.J. is park of TurnKey Rentals. Prior to co-founding them, he was the president and CEO of Limos.com, which became the largest online marketplace for limo and car service. It expanded globally and launched partnerships with companies like Orbitz, Sabre, Concur, Delta Airlines, LiveNation and OpenTable. Prior to that, T.J. was V.P of Operations at IAC/InterActiveCorp, which included over 85 internet brands with 20 million visitors per day. Sites there included Expedia, Hotels.com, Ticketmaster, LendingTree and Match.com. He was also part of Hotwire.com on their startup team back in 2000.

As far as TurnKey Rentals goes, they are one of the largest full-service property management companies in the U.S. It is also one of the fastest growing start-up companies in Austin, Texas and has raised more than $20 million in funding. Original investors include the likes of Expedia, Zillow, Hotwire, Glassdoor, and Homeaway. TurnKey was founded to make the problems and pain points of renting vacation homes go away. Most importantly, they make sure there are no surprises for guests and owners. Aaron had stayed at a property a few weeks before in Palm Springs and had a good experience partly because of the technology and his company.

Bruce and TJ discuss the services TurnKey provides, the benefits and downsides of having a property manager vs. doing it yourself, the markets with the best ROIs, TurnKey's important stages for choosing the right guests, the future for vacation rentals, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.


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