Bruce Norris Is Joined By John Schaub On The Real Estate Radio Show #588

This week Bruce Norris is joined by John Schaub. John has prospered during three recessions, four tax law changes, and interest rates ranging from 6 to 16% in his 35 years as a real estate investor. His 2005 best-selling book Building Wealth One House At A Time assisted more than 100,000 real estate enthusiasts on their way to a successful investing. He recommends buying better, well-located houses rather than cheap houses and other management-intensive properties. John buys and manages his own properties and teaches building wealth one house at a time seminars each year. Here, students learn how to identify the best investment properties in their town. He also invests his time in those who cannot afford to buy their own home. He works with Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing. Last year, he was honored for his reputation in the industry by being rewarded the Rhony Award.

Bruce discusses with John his work he did before real estate, when he first became interested in the buying model versus the flipping model, the way deals were financed when he bought inventory from builders, the amount of homes he started with that he either flipped or kept as rentals, the source of most of his deals, attributes of a good rental property, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined Inland Empire Builder By Alex Serrato On The Real Estate Radio Show #587

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Alex Serrato. Alex is a local builder, flipper, and investor. They partnered on quite a number of deals over the last few years and had two homes under construction and two about to start.

Bruce discusses with Alex his process for finding a building lot, the agents who deal with land, things Alex looks for in a property he knows right away will pose a problem, his way of dealing with school fees, the team he works with and whether they have remained the same, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined By Greg Norris of The Norris Group on the Real Estate Radio Show #586

This week Bruce Norris is joined by his oldest son Greg Norris. Greg has built, bought, renovated, listed, and sold hundreds of homes in both California and Florida over the last twelve years. He is currently retired from the flipping business and going to college full-time.

Bruce discusses with Greg what he did before working for the Norris Group, the number of homes he has flipped over the last 12 years in California and Florida, the foreclosure and trustee sale process in California and Florida, the real estate numbers in Florida, his experience with Chinese drywall, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined By Ted Boecker, Mike Novak-Smith, and Shelly Lindekugel on the Real Estate Radio Show #585

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Ted Boecker, Mike Novak-Smith, and Shelly Lindekugel. Ted is the owner and broker for Re/Max Results in Moreno Valley, which he started in 1989. Ted has vast experience in real estate and has been able to train and lead 35 of Southern California’s highest producing real estate brokers and agents. Before opening RE/Max results, Ted practiced law with Miller Hodges and Bemis LLC in Newport Beach. Mike Novak-Smith is one of the nation’s largest REO agents and has managed and sold 1,000 homes for corporate sellers. Mike specializes in the default service side of the business, which focuses on REO short sale evaluation products. Shelly Lindekugel is the certified real estate broker manager with a diverse background in the real estate industry, which began in 1989. In 2012, Shelly stepped down from management to pursue real estate sales once more. She and her partners have consistently been named top performing team, closing approximately $15 million annually

Bruce discusses with them how things changed in 1989 when the market started to decline, the real estate market in general when it comes to short sales and REOs, the top places people are migrating to find cheaper housing, the urgency to buy right now, the ease of getting a yes answer from a lender, risks involved in Subject To deals, what happens when one party in a contract breaches the terms, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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