Bruce Norris Is Joined By REO Mentor Tony Alvarez on the Real Estate Radio Show #574

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Tony Alvarez. Tony is known as the REOMentor and has been a friend of theirs for a long time.

Bruce and Tony discuss the market opportunity he jumped on in Lancaster, what the market was like in Rosamond in 2006 and how he responded to it, how he utilized what he learned in his life to help him grow his business, what he does to help others wanting to get started, the 2006 Millionaire Maker, and much more more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined By REO Mentor Tony Alvarez on the Real Estate Radio Show #573

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Tony Alvarez. Tony is known as the REOMentor and has been a friend of theirs for a long time.

Bruce and Tony discuss how he spends his time between California and Oregon, the states with the biggest positive net migration, the group of people who drive the fluctuating rental prices in the housing market in those states, Lancaster's journey and when Tony became interested in that market, Tony's own journey in regards to him buying and selling, what made him want to work with Bruce, and much more more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tony Alvarez and Mike Cantu Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #380

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez. Mike is a real estate entrepreneur, property manager, wholesaler, builder, teacher, and mentor who has purchased a huge number of homes at a discount from people he talks to over the phone and rarely meets. Tony is a real estate entrepreneur, property manager, teacher, and mentor who mostly buys properties by creating relationships with agents who control a lot of inventory. Bruce, Tony, and Mike discuss their motivations for joining real estate, what determined one's success, the "how much is enough" rule, Bruce's and Tony's experiences in teaching their different assistants real estate, the upcoming Millionaire Maker, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #379

Bruce Norris is joined this week by real estate entrepreneur, property manager, wholesaler, builder, teacher and mentor Mike Cantu.He has purchased a huge number of homes at a discount from people he talks to over the phone and rarely meets. Also on today’s show is Tony Alvarez, who is a real estate entrepreneur, property manager, teacher, and mentor who mostly buys properties by creating relationships with agents who control lots of inventory. Bruce, Tony, and Mike discuss what got them started in real estate, the turning points in their lives, the boxes in life people build and how this affects their lives, the past Millionaire Maker and what stood out, the upcoming Millionaire Maker, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Tony Alvarez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #363

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Tony Alvarez. Tony is a buyer and seller of properties and has been a landlord, author, and teacher. Bruce and Tony discuss his rise to becoming an investor and his first time entering the market, his experience speaking at the Millionaire Maker, the real estate market in the early 90s, HUD auctions, the performance and relationship-building side of a business, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Tony Alvarez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #362

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Tony Alvarez. Tony has been a great friend of Bruce’s over the years and has accomplished a lot. He also wears a lot of hats in that he is a buy/sell manager, a landlord, and he is an REO mentor. He is quite an addition to the industry, and Bruce was so excited that he talked him into speaking the first time years ago. Bruce and Tony discuss his approach when dealing with REOs, the importance of building relationships when forming a business, Bruce's experience with Flora Spiegel, the process of looping and how some will set people up to make sure they are of good character, their experience at the Millionaire Maker event, the growth both Bruce and Tony saw from so many students and investors at this event, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Tony Alvarez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #314

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Tony Alvarez. Tony is the owner of Evergreen Properties.  He buys and sells, buys and holds, manages his own properties, and has become one of the most sought after speakers and trainers. Bruce and Tony discuss his deal source in 2012, REO agents in the short sale world, acquisitions, hedge fund buyers, rental properties, price aggression, the building industry, and more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast. 

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Mike Cantu, Tony Alvarez, and Rick Solis Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #300

For our 300th radio podcast, Bruce Norris is joined by three special guests: Rick Solis, Mike Cantu, and Tony Alvarez. Rick Solis is a very successful investor who flies a little bit below the radar. He is an appraiser, buys trust deeds, and buys properties. Tony Alvarez, who invented the radar, is the REO Mentor and is a very successful buyer and teacher. He works with buying and holding, buying and selling, does wholesaling, and buys currently out of the MLS. Mike Cantu is a very successful property buyer. He has been a developer, landlord, and trainer. He is specialized in talking to clients on the phone and never meeting a soul who he buys houses from. Bruce discusses with them home prices in the lower end markets as well as the varying cities, hedge funds, the competition in the market and private party deals Mike has put together, the mailers Rick sends out and the attitude of those receiving them, the difference today when promising returns, the inevitable price increases, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

In other news, the fifth annual I Survived Real Estate will be meeting on October 19 this year. The Norris Group would like to thank their gold and platinum sponsors for helping to make this event possible.

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Mike Cantu, Tony Alvarez, and Rick Solis Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #291

Today on the show are three special guests. Rick Solis is a very successful investor who flies a little bit below the radar. He is an appraiser, buys trust deeds, and buys properties.
Tony Alvarez, who invented the radar, is the REO Mentor and is a very successful buyer and teacher. He works with buying and holding, buying and selling, does wholesaling, and buys currently out of the MLS.
Mike Cantu is a very successful property buyer. He has been a developer, landlord, and trainer. He is specialized in talking to clients on the phone and never meeting a soul from whom he buys houses.
Bruce discusses with them the first time they were inspired to invest in real estate, how their children view real estate, the time they had their first good stretch of real estate, their toughest times in the job, their definition of wealthy, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast. 

In other news, the fifth annual I Survived Real Estate will be meeting on October 19 this year.  The Norris Group would like to thank their gold and platinum sponsors for helping to make this event possible. 


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Tony Alvarez and Mike Cantu Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #237

Bruce is joined once again this week by Tony Alvarez and Mike Cantu,  two of the most popular buyers and now trainers in California.  Bruce, Mike, and Tony discuss their different methodologies for buying and selling houses, people who were the biggest influences in Mike's life, how both of them were involved in the education side of real estate, how Bruce was the one who influenced Tony to keep going in the business, their advice for starting over when you have lost everything, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.


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Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #236

Bruce is joined this week by Tony Alvarez and Mike Cantu.  Both names are household names in Southern California real estate investor buying.  Bruce, Mike, and Tony discuss how they got started in the business, negotiating in real estate, knowing what goals you want to have and keeping a record of them, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.


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Mike Cantu, Tony Alvarez, and Rick Solis #201

This week, The Norris Group celebrates its 201st episode and we're joined by Tony Alvarez, Mike Cantu, and Rick Solis. The four discuss the rental market, what the three like in a rental including square footage, bedrooms, and number of bathrooms, areas they all like and buy in, school districts, holding condos in the current California market, section 8, the current state of REO and shadow inventory, dealing with renters, and much more.

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Mike Cantu, Tony Alvarez, and Rick Solis #200

This week, The Norris Group celebrates its 200th episode! Thanks everyone for your continued support for our work. Our goal is always to provide the best information to help you in your California real estate business. This week, we have a special show featuring three of our favorite guests: Tony Alvarez, Mike Cantu, and Rick Solis. The four discuss what they would do if they could do it all over again, what they've been working on in the current market, and the different business models they all have. The three also talk about price and rent declines.

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REO Mentor Tony Alvarez #183

This week Bruce is joined this week by long-time real estate investor and now author of "Breaking Into the REO Business," Tony Alvarez. Bruce and Tony discuss the main way Tony buys houses, 14 distinctions for the lazy and incompetent, how Tony describes lazy, market timing, how to get in with agents that already have an investor in place, building relationships, love and its role in becoming great, and much more.

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REO Mentor Tony Alvarez #182

This week Bruce is joined this week by long-time real estate investor and now author of "Breaking Into the REO Business," Tony Alvarez. Bruce and Tony discuss one of Tony's first speaking engagements with the Norris Group, why he wrote a book, Tony's introduction to the business of investing in real estate, his family, the concept of his new book and why it's different, why Bruce bought his foreword, the psychology of REO and the agents involved, and so much more.

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Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez #154

Bruce Norris is joined this week by California real estate investors Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez. The three discuss what they would do if they needed to start all over again after losing everything. They discuss how different strategies work for different people and personality types. Thank you Mike and Tony for your time. Happy holidays all.

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Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez #153

Bruce Norris is joined this week by California real estate investors Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez which talk about how they got started, goals, and creating wealth. They also discuss early struggles in the business and how they got past downturns. Tony and Mike will be guests next week as well.

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REO Mentor Tony Alvarez #16

Join Bruce and investor/appraiser Tony Alvarez as they further discuss how Tony works with REO agents.

Tony Alvarez has been a successful Real Estate Investor and Certified General Appraiser in the Southern California area since 1981. Tony has bought, sold and rented hundreds of properties from vacant land to condos, single family residences, and apartments. More recently he is investing in commercial developments in Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California.
As an appraiser Tony worked as a staff appraiser for Great Western and Glendale Federal Bank and is approved by hundreds of Lenders, Insurances Companies as well as Government Agencies.

He has worked for Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and the FDIC.
He has an in depth knowledge of the inner workings of Lenders and their REO (foreclosure) departments. Tony’s knowledge of real estate, appraisal, finance, and investing is vast and varied. He brings a unique perspective to the real estate investment community.

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