ADUs With Kristi Cirtwill #675

This week, Aaron Norris is joined again by Kristi Cirtwill. Kristi is president of Cirtwill Investments, a real estate investment company. Twelve years ago, she moved from Toronto, Canada to Long Beach to start her business, and she discovered she had a niche working with sellers with hoarding disorder. Currently, 80 percent of the houses that she ends up buying are hoarder houses. Over the last couple of years, Kristi has also been on the front end of accessory dwelling units here in California. She currently lives in Los Angeles. When she's not looking at buying her next hoarder house or building an ADU, she enjoys the outdoors, playing guitar, and driving her 1979 Volkswagen bus 

In this segment, Aaron and Kristi will discuss ADUs and what rules will change next year, what she does with her own properties, what she plans to do when the rules change, how the utilities, mail, and trash are handled with ADUs, opportunity zones as a layered approach to ADUs, whether she still sees opportunity in California, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Hoarder Houses With Kristi Cirtwill #674

This week, Aaron Norris is joined by Kristi Cirtwill. Kristi is president of Cirtwill Investments, a real estate investment company. Twelve years ago, she moved from Toronto, Canada to Long Beach to start her business, and she discovered she had a niche working with sellers with hoarding disorder. Currently, 80 percent of the houses that she ends up buying are hoarder houses. Over the last couple of years, Kristi has also been on the front end of accessory dwelling units here in California. She currently lives in Los Angeles. When she's not looking at buying her next hoarder house or building an ADU, she enjoys the outdoors, playing guitar, and driving her 1979 Volkswagen bus 

In this segment, Bruce and Aaron will discuss their upcoming event Turmoil: The Coming Storm of Changes, some of the main topics that will be covered, California and Florida real estate, Quadrants 1 and 4, ADUs and the recent bill that was brought back, 2020 and rent control, Prop 13, iBuyers, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Turmoil and the Coming Changes With Bruce and Aaron Norris #673

This week's radio show guests are The Norris Group's very own Bruce and Aaron Norris.  Today, they will be discussing their upcoming event Turmoil. They're about to send out a mailer this week after having switched gears this week following a conversation. It has been a lot of research, and they are excited about where it is going 

In this segment, Bruce and Aaron will discuss their upcoming event Turmoil: The Coming Storm of Changes, some of the main topics that will be covered, California and Florida real estate, Quadrants 1 and 4, ADUs and the recent bill that was brought back, 2020 and rent control, Prop 13, iBuyers, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Manufactured Housing and ADUs with John Arendsen #672

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by John Arendsen of Backyard Homes and several other companies to discuss accessory dwelling units. John is a licensed general contractor, manufactured home contractor, a licensed real estate broker and manufactured home dealer. This makes him a quadruple threat. He's been Aaron's go to for the last several years about accessory dwelling units. They met because of an introduction by Linda Scott out at SDCIA, and they've just had a great time getting to know each other. He gets to nerd out with legislation, anything around accessory dwelling units for the last year, and his whole family is actually involved in the business. His son and daughter run the main operations for on-the-level general contractors. His wife operates MH Processing LLC, and she's been a great resource for lending around the manufactured space. Aaron always bugs her about questions regarding ADUs 

In this segment, Aaron and John will discuss manufactured housing including ADUs and Junior ADUs, all the different bills that were passed relating to ADUs and what they cover, impact and permit fees, what investors can do if they want to present an idea to the Planning Department, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs and ADU Bills with John Arendsen #671

Aaron Norris is joined this week by John Arendsen of Backyard Homes and several other companies to discuss accessory dwelling units. John is a licensed general contractor, manufactured home contractor, a licensed real estate broker and manufactured home dealer. This makes him a quadruple threat. He's been Aaron's go to for the last several years about accessory dwelling units. They met because of an introduction by Linda Scott out at SDCIA, and they've just had a great time getting to know each other. He gets to nerd out with legislation, anything around accessory dwelling units for the last year, and his whole family is actually involved in the business. His son and daughter run the main operations for on-the-level general contractors. His wife operates MH Processing LLC, and she's been a great resource for lending around the manufactured space. Aaron always bugs her about questions regarding ADUs 

In this segment, Aaron and John will discuss ADUs, Junior ADUs, what properties fall under this category, how many people are even aware of them, the different bills that were passed regarding ADUs, who the biggest loser was when it came to the bills, the unique code Aaron uses to understand the exemptions for where ADUs can't be built, AB-68, opportunity zones and commercial real estate, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Property Management with Mike O'Neill #670

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Mike O'Neill. He is a friend and a workout partner, and he's also the owner of O'Neil Property Management in Riverside. Mike is a very successful buy and hold real estate investor. 

In this segment, Aaron and Mike will discuss when he first became interested in real estate, how he applied what he learned in karate to business, what first attracted him to property management, property management companies, the types of properties he prefers and which he stays away from, the competition for Riverside rentals, rent control, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Senate Bill S3060E with Nema Daghbandan #669

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Nema Daghbandan.  The Norris Group is back this week after taking a break for I Survived Real Estate. Aaron thanked everyone who helped them raise over $70,000. Next year, they are going to hit the $1 million mark. September 18th, 2020 is when year 13 will happen and when they will raise a million bucks.  Nema is in charge of the real estate finance group there, and he is a partner with the law firm. His practice entails all facets of lending matters across the country. He advises financial institutions on various lending matters, including licensing, usury and foreclosures, which he just helped Aaron with a couple of weeks ago. He is also an expert in default management and leads the firm's non-judicial trustee group. He got his degree from Miami School of Law; and then before that, his undergrad was at UC Irvine in Political Science.

In this segment, Aaron and Nema will discuss what it takes to be a private lender today, how heavily regulated we are, how regulations vary from state to state, how the Jobs Act impacted their industry, how he helped prevent regulation that would have been bad for the industry, requirements for getting a license in states like Florida or California, a new New York regulation that will tax flippers, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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I Survived Real Estate 2019 Part 6 #668

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presented its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show is the final part of our series that will cover our recent event I Survived Real Estate.  Today's show will cover the ramifications the next recession could have on our industry, the benefit of long-term economic policies to asset holders and wage earners, the black swan event that everyone on the panel said keeps them up at night, Prop 13 and rent control, what they are most looking forward to, and Bruce's biggest wish for every politician.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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I Survived Real Estate 2019 Part 5 #667

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presented its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show is Part 5 of our 6-part series that will cover our recent event I Survived Real Estate.  Today's show will cover small and large businesses, fringe customers, underserved markets, interest rates in foreign countries, whether we could see another recession in the next year, and much, much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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I Survived Real Estate 2019 Part 4 #666

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presented its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show is Part 4 of our 6-part series that will cover our recent event I Survived Real Estate.  Today's show will cover real estate technology and what they see as a disruption in the years ahead, what the panelists are most looking forward to for the industry in the years ahead, black swan events they fear and keeps them up at night, the rental and buying markets, and the mall industry, and much, much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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I Survived Real Estate 2019 Part 3 #665

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presented its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show is Part 3 of our 6-part series that will cover our recent event I Survived Real Estate.  Today's show will cover blockchain technology, iBuyers, Realogy and their different brands under them, vertical integration, which companies could be disrupted by the blockchain and iBuyer space, and much, much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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I Survived Real Estate 2019 Part 2 #664

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presented its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show is the second part of our miniseries that will cover our recent event I Survived Real Estate. On today's show, you will hear from Dyches Boddiford and his advice on the best way to learn, and you will hear Doug Duncan, John Burns, and Jim Park discuss the market, including why bond deals are so low, interest rates and whether they could be affected by outside influences, people's motivation to buy a home, people's main reason for wanting to buy one, and much, much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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I Survived Real Estate 2019 Part 1 #663

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presented its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show is the first part of 7-part series that will cover our recent event I Survived Real Estate.  Today's show will cover Make A Wish and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and how they are making an impact in the community.  You will get the chance to hear from the people who Make A Wish granted a wish for and the children St. Jude is helping.  You will also get to hear about this year's Rohny Award winner and hear the testimonials from different people in whose lives he made a difference.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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I Survived Real Estate Topics With Bruce and Aaron Norris #662

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presents its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio guests are Bruce and Aaron Norris of The Norris Group. By the time you're listening to this, it will be I Survived Real Estate. This is the show that airs while they're getting the video ready to post on YouTube, Amazon Prime, and a bunch of other places. Right now they're in preparation mode. Aaron developed a huge list, which he will only have at max a half an hour to cover, and it's two pages. He sent it to the panel that he's working with, and it's crazy.

In this segment, Bruce and Aaron will discuss the I Survived Real Estate event, who will be featured on the panel, what topics they hope to cover, what makes it unique from other industry events, their biggest concern they have discussed at past events, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South Orange County Real Estate Investment Club, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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IRAs and CPAs with Amanda Han, Matthew MacFarland, and Kaaren Hall #661

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presents its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

This week's radio show hosts are both Bruce and Aaron Norris. I Survived Real Estate is next week, and typically within three or four weeks after that, they have the annual Financial Tactics Breakfast. This is the ninth year, which is very difficult to believe, and it has become more popular over time. They started producing it on Amazon Prime. You can see past events that they've done, and it's by far the most sophisticated thing they do when it comes to estate planning.  Aaron always learns a ton. Today's guests on the show are Kaaren Hall of uDirect IRA. She is a longtime friend and board member at the Retirement Industry Trust Association. The Norris Group has an account with her. Joining her are Matt MacFarland and Amanda Han with Keystone CPA. They are real estate all-stars when it comes to CPAs and working with real estate investors.

In this segment, Bruce and Aaron will discuss with them their specialties of CPAs and IRAs, alternative assets in IRAs, retirement account money and whether it is bulletproof,  checkbook LLCs, the beneficiaries of last year's tax changes, plus much of what you will hear about at the Financial Tactics Breakfast in October. That and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Real Estate Investors, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South OC REIA, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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The Impact of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with Odette Gutierrez and Kristin Tanner #660

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presents its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Odette Gutierrez and Kristin Tanner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Over the last 12 years, part of I Survived Real Estate is that The Norris Group pays for the event one hundred percent, so every single dollar that is raised is split between Make a Wish and St. Jude. Last year, they featured Make A Wish, and this year they really wanted to focus some attention on St. Jude. He doesn't think nearly enough people understand what an awesome outfit that this company is.

In this segment, learn how St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was first started, and hear a powerful story about how the hospital made a huge difference in the life of one lady, Kristin Tanner and her daughter Natalie. That and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Real Estate Investors, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South OC REIA, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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The U.S. Economy With Christopher Thornberg #659

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presents its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, Keller Williams Corona, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Christopher Thornberg. Christopher founded Beacon Economics LLC in 2006, one of the most respected research organizations in California that serves public and private sectors clients across the United States. In 2015, Dr. Thornberg also became director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development and was an adjunct professor at the school. Christopher is an expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets. He consults for private industries, cities, counties, and public agencies across the country. He became nationally known for forecasting the subprime market crash that began in 2007, and he was one of the few economists on record to predict the global economic recession that followed. He is one of the few people that Bruce riks taking a chance to ask questions he does not know the answers to himself.

In this segment, Bruce and Christopher will discuss the current state of the U.S. economy, Fed interest rates, Quantitative Easing, the demographics around the world and whether they are inflationary or deflationary, debt jubilee, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Real Estate Investors, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South OC REIA, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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Appraisals With Stephen Wagner #658

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presents its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Stephen Wagner. Steven is the 2019 President of the Appraisal Institute and has served in various roles within the National Who's Your State Chapter. He teaches general qualifying education an advanced level appraisal courses and seminars for the Appraisal Institute. He is a graduate of Purdue University and has been a Chief Appraiser for a regional bank and currently is a senior appraiser in the appraisal firm in Indianapolis.

In this segment, Bruce and Stephen will discuss the Appraisal Institute and appraisals, when it is a good time to have an appraiser review your property, appraisal management companies and their impact on the industry, whether these companies are still around, the real estate industry today compared to 2007, what was implemented after the real estate crash in 2009 that is still a part of the appraisal world, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Real Estate Investors, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South OC REIA, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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Affordable Housing and Impact Fees With Robert Dietz #657

On Friday, September 27, the Norris Group proudly presents its 12th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce and Aaron Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, massive tech disruption, 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 is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, ThinkRealty, Coach Fullerton, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411. Visit isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Robert Dietz.  Robert has a Ph.D. and is Chief Economist for the National Association of Home Builders. His responsibilities include housing market analysis, forecasting and industry surveys, and housing policy research. Prior to joining NAHB in 2005, Robert worked as an economist for the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. He has testified before Congress on housing, economic, and tax issues. He is a leading expert on home construction, analysis, and trends.

In this segment, Bruce and Robert will discuss the HMI Index, where it stood in 2005 prior to the crash, the cycle we have had after the Great Recession, regulatory burdens associated with lot development and home construction for single-family homes, where builders are moving to for new construction, and much more, all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan and Associates, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Real Estate Investors, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Shenbaum Group, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans,South OC REIA, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering, Wilson Investment Properties. See isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.


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Florida Real Estate and Opportunity Zones With Bruce and Aaron Norris #656

This week's radio guests are The Norris Group's very own Bruce and Aaron Norris coming to us from Florida. As part of their Florida seminar, they decided to add some new chapters, and they had no idea how far down the rabbit trail they would go on one of them.

In this segment, Bruce and Aaron will discuss the Florida real estate market, opportunity zones, what people are choosing to do with the properties they purchased ten years ago, how hard it is for California investors to adjust to the Florida market, the four Quadrants and which one we are currently in, how much has changed or come true from Bruce's latest report, the speakers on the I Survived Real estate panel, their other upcoming events, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Housing Portfolios and Rentals With Mike Cantu #655

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Mike Cantu. Mike wears a lot of hats in the real estate world. He's a wholesaler flipper and occasional builder and property manager of his own portfolio of well-selected rentals. He has trained other people, and after all this time is still a student.

In this segment, Bruce and Mike will discuss how he accomplished one of his biggest goals, what led him to own a rental portfolio, what events shaped the direction he went in his life with his work, Mic Blackwell and his influence on him, his daily morning routine to prepare him for the day, his biggest influencers as far as teachers, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Real Estate Investing With Mike Cantu #654

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Mike Cantu. Mike wears a lot of hats in the real estate world. He's a wholesaler flipper and occasional builder and property manager of his own portfolio of well-selected rentals. He has trained other people, and after all this time is still a student.

In this segment, Bruce and Mike will discuss how an infomercial got him interested in real estate investing, his experience and time working with Mick Blackwell, his first jobs and how much he made compared to when he was an investor, how he learned discipline and dedication and how he carried it over, how early he showed signs of being an entrepreneur, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Asset Protection and Liability With Dyches Boddiford #653

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Dyches Boddiford.  Dyches is one of the most recognized and trusted names in the real estate industry. He went through college, got a degree in physics and computer science in the early 70s. In the 1980s, he began to purchase properties, first his own home. By mid-80s, he also began to purchase notes. In the early 90s, he retired from working for other companies to work on his own. He created loans for mobile homes, and he even bought and flipped them and carried the financing. In the early 90s, he began teaching about the subjects he's most well known for, holding properties and trusts and corporations and LLCs.

In this segment, Bruce and Dyches will discuss asset protection, the percentage of investors who carry asset protection, Corporations and LLCs, his favorite state to originate an LLC, why he became interested in teaching, liability issues investors who hold rental real estate face, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Discount Notes With Dyches Boddiford #652

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Dyches Boddiford.  Dyches is one of the most recognized and trusted names in the real estate industry. He went through college, got a degree in physics and computer science in the early 70s. In the 1980s, he began to purchase properties, first his own home. By mid-80s, he also began to purchase notes. In the early 90s, he retired from working for other companies to work on his own. He created loans for mobile homes, and he even bought and flipped them and carried the financing. In the early 90s, he began teaching about the subjects he's most well known for, holding properties and trusts and corporations and LLCs.

In this segment, Bruce and Dyches will discuss the states where he has done his business, how he first learned about the house buying business, the housing market in the 70s and 80s compared to today, what his daughter does in the business and whether she has found new ways of sourcing properties, discount notes, his favorite teachers in the industry, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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National Association of Real Estate Editors Conference Highlights With Aaron Norris #651

This week's radio show features Aaron Norris of The Norris Group. For the last couple of months, they've really beat up accessory dwelling units. He doesn't expect to touch on that again until SB 13 has some movement. It did move forward as of July 1st, so we'll see what's next. It's still in the house, and we'll wait to see what happens. However, it was covered from so many different angles, and last week they covered AirDNA. If you're doing vacation rentals or thinking about doing vacation rentals, it's going to be a really important tool for you.

In this segment, Aaron gives several highlights from the National Association of Real Estate Editors Conference, including the top 10 issues facing residential and commercial real estate, the hotel sector of the market, iBuyers, big changes coming to retail, investor buying activity, how homebuilders are feeling about the market, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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AirDNA and Vacation Rentals With Leslie James #650

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Leslie James of AirDNA.  This was an interview that was a long-time coming. They were nice enough to help The Norris Group back in September of last year to create a very beefy chapter on vacation rentals that they ended up doing for their portal and live. Just six months later, they helped him do a lot of research down in the Florida market because they're investing out there and building new homes to rent. The data that's provided there was a referral, and he is just completely grateful to know that this data is even available because they're data nerds.

In this segment, Aaron and Leslie will discuss her company AirDNA, how long they have been around, how they work with putting vacation rentals on the market, their pricing, how they compare to others like Airbnb and VRBO, what they have in store for the future, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Q & A with the SDCIA Panel #649

This week's radio show is unique in that we are covering an event Aaron recently spoke at with SDCIA. At this event, he spoke with different people on a panel of experts.  This will close out our  Featured on the panel were Catherine Blakespear, mayor of Encinitas, Greg Nickless, Senior Housing Analyst for the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Geoff Plagemann, planner of Encinitas, Brent Johnson, Collateral Risk for Home Street Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, hard money lender and member of the California Mortgage Association, John Arendsen with Crest Backyard Homes, and Jordan Marks, the taxpayers' rights advocate for San Diego County.

In this segment, the audience was given the opportunity to ask the panelists questions, which included questions regarding HOAs and CCNRs, the ADU rules as you go closer to the coast, where you should start when wanting to work with ADUs, what cities like Encinitas are doing to make the ADU process quick and efficient, how to handle septic systems in an ADU, where you would park if you convert your garage to an ADU, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs and Manufactured Homes with the SDCIA Panel #648

This week's radio show is unique in that we are covering an event Aaron recently spoke at with SDCIA. At this event, he spoke with different people on a panel of experts.  This will close out our  Featured on the panel were Catherine Blakespear, mayor of Encinitas, Greg Nickless, Senior Housing Analyst for the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Geoff Plagemann, planner of Encinitas, Brent Johnson, Collateral Risk for Home Street Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, hard money lender and member of the California Mortgage Association, John Arendsen with Crest Backyard Homes, and Jordan Marks, the taxpayers' rights advocate for San Diego County.

Aaron will discuss with them prefabs and manufactured housing, what San Diego's stance on them are, the cost comparison between the two, Encinitas and their no-fee policy, how ADUs are reassessed, the three main things people want to see in a property, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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The Future of Housing and Prefabs with Steve Glenn #647

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Steven Glenn. He is the founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, and their mission is to make it easy, fast, and cost-effective for people to build custom, high-quality single and multi-family homes that are healthy, sustainable, and durable. The company operates out of a 62,000 square foot facility out here in the Inland Empire in Rialto, California. Previously, Glenn has worked with the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative, was former CEO of PeopleLink, a founding partner of Idealab, and for Disney Imagineering as co-director of virtual reality studio.

Aaron and Steve will discuss prefabs and manufactured housing, custom and existing homes, which of these consumers prefer, his vision for the future of housing, the biggest challenge in the construction environment, the importance of design in the future, what technology we could see in homes in the coming years, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Urban Planning and Construction with Steve Glenn #646

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Steven Glenn. He is the founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, and their mission is to make it easy, fast, and cost-effective for people to build custom, high-quality single and multi-family homes that are healthy, sustainable, and durable. The company operates out of a 62,000 square foot facility out here in the Inland Empire in Rialto, California. Previously, Glenn has worked with the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative, was former CEO of PeopleLink, a founding partner of Idealab, and for Disney Imagineering as co-director of virtual reality studio.

Aaron and Steve will discuss how he first became interested in urban planning and construction, the difference between Living Homes and Plant Prefab, why he chose to take his business to California, his experience with getting projects through the state, his opinion on ADUs, the timeline for constructing a prefab home, 3D printed homes, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs, Prefabs, and Stick-Built Homes with John Arendsen #645

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by John Arendsen. He is a licensed general contractor and manufactured home contractor, a licensed real estate broker, and a manufactured home dealer. John has been in the industry in all kinds of facet as well as his entire family for a really long time. He was on the show back in January and February, and Aaron promised to have him back because he was awesome in helping The Norris Group build a chapter on accessory dwelling units. He brings a really interesting angle because he's on the ground of helping homeowners and real estate investors decide what's best for them.

Aaron and John discuss ADUs, prefabs, and stick-built homes, Amazon's prefab plant in Fontana, labor shortages and the higher demand for construction, the planned turnaround time for prefabs, 3D-printed homes, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs and Title 24 and 25 with John Arendsen #644

Aaron Norris is joined this week by John Arendsen. He is a licensed General Contractor and a manufactured home contractor as well as a licensed real estate broker and manufactured home dealer. This week, Aaron is continuing his conversation around accessory dwelling units.

Aaron and John discuss ADUs, stick-built homes, and manufactured housing, their financing, how the law applies to multiplexes and how many understand it, cities that have banned short-term rentals or made it law to stay there to rent it out, the difference between the DMV and RVIA, the HOA and why they are tight-fisted about their policies, the timeframe for completing a manufactured home, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs, SB 1069, and SB 13 Part 2 With Senator Bob Wieckowski #643

This week, Aaron Norris is joined again by Senator Bob Wieckowski. He was elected in 2014, and he represents the 10th Senate District in the California State Legislature. The district stretches from Southern Alameda County into Santa Clara County. He serves on a number of Senate committees as well, including judiciary, budget and fiscal review, transportation and housing, and ethics. He has been one of the leading voices pushing for housing solutions, including legislation on accessory dwelling units. He hopes to help out with California’s affordability. issues and lack of new construction. His background is as a small business owner and bankruptcy attorney.

Aaron and Bob will discuss Senate Bills 1069, ADUs, and specifically SB 13, when it will go up for a vote, what you can do to support it, what is included in it, how it affects mitigation and impact fees, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs, SB 1069, and SB 13 With Senator Bob Wieckowski #642

This week, Aaron Norris is joined by Senator Bob Wieckowski. He was elected in 2014, and he represents the 10th Senate District in the California State Legislature. The district stretches from Southern Alameda County into Santa Clara County. He serves on a number of Senate committees as well, including judiciary, budget and fiscal review, transportation and housing, and ethics. He has been one of the leading voices pushing for housing solutions, including legislation on accessory dwelling units. He hopes to help out with California’s affordability. issues and lack of new construction. His background is as a small business owner and bankruptcy attorney.

Aaron and Bob will discuss Senate Bills 1069 and 13, ADUs and what is happening with them, rules that 1069 covers, including transit, tandem parking, and detached and attached garages, the cities that have passed ordinances in conjunction with 1069, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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China and the Global Economy With Richard Duncan #641

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Richard Duncan. Richard is the author of three books on the global economic crisis including the international bestseller The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Cures, which forecasts the economic crisis of 2008 with extraordinary accuracy. Since beginning his career as an equity analyst in Hong Kong in 1986, Richard has served as Global Head of Investment Strategy at ABN AMRO Asset Management in London. He worked as a financial sector specialist for the World Bank in Washington D.C. and headed equity research departments for James Capel securities and Solomon broker brothers in Bangkok. He also worked as a consultant for the IMF in Thailand during the Asia crisis. He is now the publisher of a video newsletter Macrowatch, which can be found on his web site. www.richardduncanceconomics.com. I recommend this web site. He has offered our our listeners a 50% discount coupon if you get to his web site. The word to use for the discount is river. You'll find out in the next 50 minutes why he recommends it.

Bruce and Richard will discuss the 10-year T-Bill, the inversion yield curve, the global economy, especially in China, ghost cities, what could cause another recession, what we should expect from quantitative easing, the current monetary policy, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Quantitative Easing and Tightening With Richard Duncan #640

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Richard Duncan. Richard is the author of three books on the global economic crisis including the international bestseller The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Cures, which forecasts the economic crisis of 2008 with extraordinary accuracy. Since beginning his career as an equity analyst in Hong Kong in 1986, Richard has served as Global Head of Investment Strategy at ABN AMRO Asset Management in London. He worked as a financial sector specialist for the World Bank in Washington D.C. and headed equity research departments for James Capel securities and Solomon broker brothers in Bangkok. He also worked as a consultant for the IMF in Thailand during the Asia crisis. He is now the publisher of a video newsletter Macrowatch, which can be found on his web site. www.richardduncanceconomics.com. I recommend this web site. He has offered our our listeners a 50% discount coupon if you get to his web site. The word to use for the discount is river. You'll find out in the next 50 minutes why he recommends it.

Bruce and Richard will discuss the U.S. economy, what is it's main driver, quantitative easing and quantitative tightening, interest rates and what could lead the Fed to raise them again, whether it is their job to protect asset prices, demographics and the inflation cycle, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Smart Cities With Dr. Jonathan Reichental #639

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by Dr. Jonathan Reichental.  Heis a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017, Dr. Reichental was named a top 100 CIO in the world and in 2016 was named one of the top 20 most influential CIO’s in the United States. He is recognized as a global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation and blockchain technology. In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. His innovative work in government has also been recognized by the White House. Works with his teams to apply technology innovation in organizations to create new value and to enable work to be more meaningful and fun.

Aaron and Dr. Reichental will discuss smart cities, at-risk industries, economic and demographic trends, how the U.S. compares to other countries, LinkedIn and how they could change our current education model, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Industry 4.0 With Dr. Jonathan Reichental #638

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Dr. Jonathan Reichental.  Heis a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017, Dr. Reichental was named a top 100 CIO in the world and in 2016 was named one of the top 20 most influential CIO’s in the United States. He is recognized as a global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation and blockchain technology. In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. His innovative work in government has also been recognized by the White House. Works with his teams to apply technology innovation in organizations to create new value and to enable work to be more meaningful and fun.

Aaron and Dr. Reichental will discuss his learning course Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, what it is about, what technologies it encompasses, how the changes in technology could change urban development and real estate, urban and suburban and whether their definition is changing, education and how it has remained the same over the years and catered to different audiences, and much, much more.

He is also an adjunct professor at several universities including the University of San Francisco as well as a popular writer and educator producing several highly successful online courses with LinkedIn Learning. He co-authored The Apps Challenge Playbook, and he is a frequent public speaker on a wide range of technology and business-related topics. Co-hosts the popular podcast, Drinking Wine Talking Tech.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Centriq App Part 2 With James Sheppard #637

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by James Sheppard.  James is the co-founder and CEO of Centriq. The goal of Centriq is to simplify life for homeowners. One of the reasons Aaron contacted him a few years ago when he was on their YouTube channel was he did not think it was cool just for homeowners, but also from the real estate investor perspective. He is a two-time entrepreneur who has brought ideas to life in both the physical and digital world. In building Centriq, he is drawing from his experience in commercial real estate development, building large mixed-use projects in Vancouver, Canada as well as an infrastructure management business where he helped large utilities where cities optimize the performance of their physical investments. Prior to Centriq, James was VP of Strategy Innovation at Sales Force. His system reminds Aaron of a customer relations management system for your house.

Today, they continue their video presentation, which you can check out on YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Last week they ended by talking about recalled devices, and today James began by showing an example. Together, they discuss more about the app, devices that were recalled and why, what other companies like Lowes are doing with technology, how long it will be free and the cost of the professional version, what their goal is when it comes to the amount of time users utilize the app for their utilities, where service providers will come into play in the future, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Centriq App With James Sheppard #636

Aaron Norris is joined this week by James Sheppard.  Today will be a little bit different as at the beginning of the year the Norris Group went completely digital.  They are not just doing a radio show since most of their listeners are completely online all across the country.  Today they will be adding a video piece.  While they will try to explain everything going on, you will want to go over to YouTube, Facebook, or LinekedIn and check out the video.

James is CEO and co-founder of Centriq where he’s on a mission to simplify the life of homeowners. He is a two-time entrepreneur who has brought ideas to life in both the physical and digital worlds. In building Centriq, James is drawing from his experience in commercial real estate development, building large mixed-use projects in Vancouver, Canada, as well as in the infrastructure asset management business where he helped large utilities and cities optimize the performance of their physical investments. With Centriq, he's making those best practices accessible for residential property owners.

James and Aaron will discuss Centriq's app and how they make the process for replacing parts easier for homeowners, the main goal of Centriq and how he first came up with the idea, how their recall list works and if the person is immediately notified, what they are doing for the builder community, the consumer experience and where they are going from here, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Robotics and Real Estate With Aaron Norris #635

Bruce Norris is joined this week by his son Aaron Norris. His role with The Norris Group includes loan officer, office manager, and business development. Aaron has been in the real estate field for over a decade, having worked in the construction and design industry before joining The Norris Group in 2005. He speaks nationally on topics including technology and real estate, artificial intelligence, robotics, shared economy, virtual reality, and intech as well as marketing and PR trends. He has contributed to Forbes, BiggerPockets.com, and ThinkRealty magazine. He has an MBA from UC Irvine and is a credited public relations professional and APR. He also holds his certified specialist in planned giving CPST designation.

Bruce and Aaron will discuss his different designations and why he chose to pursue them, the weight of a business's reputation on clients, the different tradeshows he attended and what he learned the most from them, the investing they are doing in Florida, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Investing and Self-Storage With Hunter Thompson #634

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Hunter Thompson.  He is a full-time real estate investor and founder of Cash Flow Connections.  Since starting CFC, Hunter has helped investors out to allocate capital to over 100 properties, which have a combined asset value of over $350 million.  His experience includes investments in self-storage facilities, residential mortgage notes, mobile home park, single-family acquisitions, hard money loans, office buildings, and multi-family real estate syndications.  In connection with these investments, he has worked with some of the most experienced and well-respected asset teams across the U.S. and Canada.

Bruce and Hunter will discuss how he got started in real estate at such a young age, his model to go left when others go right, how he looked for opportunities in the real estate market, the European debt crisis, the position in the marketplace where he was heavily drawn, the first product type he funded and how it has changed, self-storage, mom and pop versus best in class, and much more on the real estate radio show.

If you want more information, you can visit his website at www.cashflowconnections.com. If you are interested in the self-storage business, send him an email at info@cashflowconnections.com and he can send you a free e-book.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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2019 New Home Construction and Trends With Rose Quint #633

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Rose Quint. She is the Assistant Vice President for Survey Research with the National Association of Home Builders. She holds a B.S. in Economics and International Business from Old Dominion University as well as a Master’s degree in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her responsibilities over NAHB include planning and conducting industry surveys, specifically in the areas of builder sentiment, remodeling, housing affordability, and AD &C financing issues. Quint is also responsible for special research projects.

Aaron and Rose will discuss why she chose to work in the building industry, reasons there are not as many smaller, affordable homes being built, what new homes in 2019 will likely feature, trends that are surprising her as well as new ones she sees on the horizon, features home buyers want to see in their homes, whether or not millennials still want to own a home, energy-efficient features and whether people are willing to pay for them, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Rent Control and the Apartment Market With Kris German #632

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Kris German. He is Vice President of investments in the LA and San Bernardino counties. He specializes in selling multi-family residential properties since joining RE/MAX Commercial in 2007. He constantly ranks among the top three commercial agents within the RE/MAX commercial national division over the last twelve years. He has been awarded every award RE/MAX has to offer. This includes the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award, Chairman’s Club Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and most notably the Prestigious Diamond Club Award in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Bruce discusses with Kris the apartment market, how long he has worked in it, the value of apartments and how they changed during the 2008-2010 housing crash, how far rents have gone up from the bottom of the market to today, what most changes the value of apartments, rent control, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Tax Laws and Tax Changes With Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland #631

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Matt MacFarland and Amanda Han with Keystone CPA. Matt has over 20 years of experience in public accounting as a CPA and tax strategist. He has worked for both the Big 4 and regional CPA firms. Amanda has over 18 years of experience as a CPA with a special emphasis in real estate, self-directing investing, and individual tax-planning. Amanda 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 things that may surprise taxpayers, the ease of filing taxes, the percentage of clients who filed a standard tax deduction last year, property taxes on second residences, the alternative minimum tax, safer harbor rules, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Hard Money Loans With Bruce Norris, Aaron Norris, and Craig Hill #630

Featured on the real estate radio show this week is the Norris Group's very own Bruce Norris, Aaron Norris, and Craig Hill.

The three discuss the changes to their loan program, how people's views on lending were different when the Norris Group started compared to now, Bruce and Craig's meeting and how they first started working together, the thing that sets the Norris Group apart from other businesses, the California Crash report and why Bruce wrote it, how they designate someone who has had experience before making a loan, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Vacation Rentals with Iris Veneracion #629

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Iris Veneracion. Iris began her full-time real estate investing career back in 2003 when she quit her six-figure corporate job in mortgage finance. She has now purchased, wholesaled, and rehabbed, or sold over 200 properties in Southern California. She is the director of InvestClub, formerly known as InvestClub for Women. Last fall, she helped the Norris Group create a very beefy chapter on short-term rentals, which Aaron had been wanting to cover for a long time. She is now also a proud mom of two twin boys.

Aaron and Iris discuss vacation rentals and where she sees them going in the future, her philosophy regarding these rentals, the biggest mistakes and misconceptions investors who work in this space have, her rules when deciding what tenants to let stay, trends she sees coming in the future, and the main things a place needs to have to be a good place to stay for tenants.

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ADUs and Title 24 and 25 with John Arendsen #644

Aaron Norris is joined this week by John Arendsen. He is a licensed General Contractor and manufactured home contractor as well as a licensed real estate broker and manufactured home dealer. This week, Aaron is continuing his conversation around accessory dwelling units.

Aaron and John discuss ADUs, stick-built homes, and manufactured housing, their financing, how the law applies to multiplexes and how many understand it, cities that have banned short-term rentals or made it law to stay there to rent it out, the difference between the DMV and RVIA, the HOA and why they are tight-fisted about their policies, the timeframe for completing a manufactured home, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Manufactured Housing With John Arendsen #627

Aaron Norris is joined this week by John Arendsen. He is a licensed General Contractor and manufactured home contractor as well as a licensed real estate broker and manufactured home dealer.  He is CEO of On the Level and Crest Backyard Homes.  His family has been focused on all things manufactured housing and ADUs for some time now.  He is also the author of Backyard Homeguide, everything you need to know about building an accessory dwelling unit.

Aaron and John discuss manufactured housing and how he got involved in the space, manufactured homes compared to modulars, ADUs and why people would have one, ADUs and junior ADUs, SB 1226, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Rent Increases and Migration with Jordan Levine #626

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Jordan Levine. Jordan is the Senior Economist at the California Association of Realtors. They are a statewide trade organization of real estate professionals with more than 190,000 members. Jordan started in the research and economics department of CAR in 2016. As Senior Economist at CAR, Jordan analyzes housing market conditions, macro-economic trends, and public policy issues through the use of external data from the public and private sector and survey researches conducted by CAR.

Bruce and Jordan discuss the real estate market in 2018, where we stand in terms of terms of housing affordability, median price, and how many can be homeowners, why he is optimistic about the market, misconceptions buyers have about financing and down payments, rent increases and whether this spurs buying activity or out-migration, the reason people are leaving California, things outside of real estate that concern him, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Adding Square Footage and Smart Home Technology with Kymberly Nelson and Derek Harms #625

This week, Aaron Norris is joined by Kymberly Nelson and Derek Harms. They were very helpful back in September with Cashing In On A Boom. They renovated one chapter and added three brand new chapters to the portal. Adding Square Footage was the chapter they helped with since they had been doing beautiful work in the space for close to a decade. Aaron and Bruce decided when they were not experts at something, they wanted to bring somebody in who was actually doing the strategy in California so they could get the latest and greatest.

Aaron discusses with them the price points in areas like San Diego and Orange County, dollar amounts and square footage and whether it makes more sense doing it at the higher or lower end, design elements they include to make their properties stand out, smart home technology, ways they made their properties stand out that took them by surprise, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Adding Square Footage with Kymberly Nelson and Derek Harms #624

This week, Aaron Norris is joined by Kymberly Nelson and Derek Harms. They were very helpful back in September with Cashing In On A Boom. They renovated one chapter and added three brand new chapters to the portal. Adding Square Footage was the chapter they helped with since they had been doing beautiful work in the space for close to a decade. Aaron and Bruce decided when they were not experts at something, they wanted to bring somebody in who was actually doing the strategy in California so they could get the latest and greatest.

Aaron discusses with them how they first got involved in the real estate field, when they first met and became business partners, the kind of properties they prefer to work with, the market in 2012 when they first got started, Derek's first deal in San Diego, their different jobs they bring to the table and contribute, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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