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

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

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

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

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Rick Sharga, Vice President of Auction.com Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #448

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Rick Sharga, executive vice president for Auction.com. Rick is the one of the country’s most frequently quoted sources on real estate, mortgage, and foreclosure trends. Rick joined Auction.com, the largest online real estate place, in 2013. Rick has appeared on the CBS evening news, NBC Nightly News, CNN, ABC World News, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, and NPR. He has briefed federal organizations such as the Federal Reserve and Senate Banking Committee as well as organizations like JPMorgan Chase, Citbank, and Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Auction.com, Rick was an executive Vice President for Carrington Mortgage Holdings, which owns and operates multiple businesses in the mortgage, real estate, and securities industries. Prior to Carrington, Rick spent 8 years at RealtyTrac, where as senior vice president he was responsible for marketing, business development, and debt operations. Rick is a member of various industry organizations and is on the corporate board of governors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. He is a member of the Five-Star National Mortgage Servicing Association. He serves on the editorial advisory board for default servicing news and was included in Inman News in the top 100. He was listed as one of the most influential leaders in real estate, both in 2013 and 2014. In his spare time he accomplished receiving a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and he spends his spare time spending his lifelong quest to find the perfect wine to complement his baby back ribs. Bruce has also gotten into barbecuing and found it very relaxing. Bruce and Rick discuss Auction.com's beginnings, the challenge of having a for-sale property go to auction, commercial and residential markets, the foreign buyer's participation in the commercial market, creative financing, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Rick Sharga, Vice President of Auction.com Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #399

On Friday, October 24, the Norris Group proudly presents its 7th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals.  Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: Auction.com, HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association and President Bill Tan, InvestClub for Women and Iris Veneracion, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association and Geraldine Barry, MVT Productions, and White House Catering.  For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.   

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Rick Sharga. Rick is the executive vice president of Auction.com. Bruce has known him for many years, going all the way back to RealtryTrac and Carrington. Bruce and Rick discuss Auction.com, the auction process, the secret sauce of being better capitalized, making Auction.com an eBay for real estate, diversification, Rick's reasons for being recruited and what attracted him to the company, the types of auctions available, absolute auctions, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Investor Experts, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA South REIA, Leivas Associates, Pilot Limousine, Primary Residential Mortgage, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Real Wealth Network, Realty 411 Magazine, Rick and LeAnne Rossiter, Personal Real Estate Magazine, SONOCA Corporation, Southpointe Companies, Spinnaker Loans, Tony Alvarez, and uDirect IRA Services, and the Council of Multiple Listing Services.  See isurvivedrealestate.com for video of the live event and more on our sponsors




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