Private Local Investing With John Stephenson #684

Bruce and Aaron Norris are joined this week by John Stephenson. John is an entrepreneur, business owner, real estate investor, a personal competitor of his, and a friend for a very long time. What John does not realize is that he has often been the inspiration for Bruce to reach beyond what he had envisioned for his own life. 

In this segment, they discuss what inspired him to be an entrepreneur, his first jobs before going into investing, how he inspired Bruce to go into real estate, his favorite business mentor who inspired him, the industrial sector he works in and what it was like in 2000 when he acquired his first property, how rent has changed since then, 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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CES and Home Preferences With Rose Quint #683

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 A, D & C financing issues. 

In this segment, they discuss the recent Consumer Electronics Show, what preferences people have when it comes to the type of house they want and features in it, what her job entails in A D and C financing, the reason for the decrease in the sizes of single-family homes the last four years, builder trends and whether it is easy to find builders, the American Living Award and what determines who earns it, 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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Riverside Opportunity Zone with Aaron Mazzrillo #682

Aaron Norris is joined this week by one who shares his name: Aaron Mazzrillo. He is an entrepreneur, a real estate investor, and a marketer. He also comes at this from a different angle than some people do. 

In this segment, they discuss the different ways he has marketed, his favorite platform for marketing, the new black swan in real estate, what he believes makes someone a good wholesaler, Riverside opportunity zones, how he took advantage of available real estate in the area, his thoughts on ADUs, the new ADU law that went into effect, 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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Local Real Estate Expertise with Aaron Mazzrillo #681

Aaron Norris is joined this week by one who shares his name: Aaron Mazzrillo. He is an entrepreneur, a real estate investor, and a marketer. He also comes at this from a different angle than some people do. 

In this segment, they discuss what local investors are doing to make the business work, how he ended up in the real estate field, what led him to make the move to California, when he started buying in Riverside, his worst experience with a lot split, the most challenging time for the Norris Group, the newest iBuyer model some companies are already starting to utilize, 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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The Florida Concept with Bruce Norris, Aaron Norris, and Craig Hill #680

Bruce Norris is joined this week by The Norris Group's very own Aaron Norris and Craig Hill to discuss their new concept. 

In this segment, they discuss hard money and how it is different today than 25 years ago, their new concept, what parties are involved, why they have chosen to do it, the Florida market, how Florida stands out from other markets, their Saturday event Turmoil, 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 the TIC Model with Dossier Capital #679

Aaron Norris of the Norris Group continues his discussion on accessory dwelling units with Dossier Capital. Joining him are Michael Delacruz, Dennis Battung and Michael Randall. A little over a year ago, a year from last September, they were very instrumental in helping write an accessory dwelling unit chapter as they rolled out hard money funding for investors doing this via flips, holds and even secondary units on rentals already purchased. Aaron followed with people he had worked with on this, including Kristi Cirtwell, and he looked at Dossier Capital's properties this summer. This interview is a follow-up to what they have done and if they still love ADUs. 

In this segment, Aaron discusses with the three of them how they first got started in the business, whether it was hard for them when they first started with the times, the response from the cities and their buyers regarding their projects, their approach to designing ADUs, SB 13 and how this will benefit both homeowners and investors, the TIC model for ADUs, 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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Loan Programs and the Lending World With Cary Pearce #678

Bruce Norris and Aaron are joined this week by Cary Pearce. He is the branch manager and senior loan manager for Flagstar Bank. He has over 25 years in the lending business, and Bruce has known Cary for just about as long as he's been in the business. 

In this segment, Bruce, Aaron, and Cary will discuss how long he has been in the industry, the market during the downturn, what the credit expectation was during this time, what programs he could see re-implemented today that were aggressive then, changes to Fannie Mae that will be a game-changer next year, the ratio of refis to purchase loans, the lending business and whether it is more competitive now, 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 Opportunity Zones With Derek Harms #677

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Derek Harms today. Over the next couple of months, Aaron is going to try to go area by area and talk to some trusted voices in the market. Derek happens to be the president of the North San Diego Real Estate Investors Club, or NSDREI. He is a Compass agent and a real estate investor down in the San Diego market. 

In this segment, Aaron and Derek will discuss ADUs, opportunity zones, whether these two could work in tandem with each other, whether Compass is looking to work with these in the future, what they are warning people about when it comes to new laws that could affect ADUs, precautions to avoid getting penalized, 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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Adding Square Footage and ADUs With Derek Harms #676

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Derek Harms today. Over the next couple of months, Aaron is going to try to go area by area and talk to some trusted voices in the market. Derek happens to be the president of the North San Diego Real Estate Investors Club, or NSDREI. He is a Compass agent and a real estate investor down in the San Diego market. 

In this segment, Aaron and Derek will discuss ADUs, adding square footage, the Compass brand, technology, iBuyers, the San Diego 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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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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