Friday, March 29, 2019

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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Friday, March 22, 2019

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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Friday, March 15, 2019

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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Friday, March 8, 2019

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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Friday, March 1, 2019

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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