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Always Think Safety
Sometimes I am questioned as to why I do not want to own property in my personal name. Am I trying to do something illegal, immoral, or fattening? NO! I am just trying to protect my family’s assets from deadbeats and their contingency fee lawyers! Furthermore, I am...
How We’ve Gone on a Four Month-Long Family Vacation, And Counting – Land Trust University Newsletter Exclusive
Editor's Note: This guest article is the first in a two-part series. My family and I are having a 4-month vacation this year (so far). Wild, huh! While everyone is scrambling around trying to figure out what their next steps are, we have been on a 4-month vacation...
50 Years of Investing in Real Estate – Land Trust University Newsletter Exclusive
This is my 50th year of investing in real estate. It seems impossible, but it is true. I have invested in almost every type of real estate, but I have concentrated primarily on the Single-Family Home as a long-term store of value. I bought my first rental house in...
If the City Cannot Find the Owner, Can a Contingency Fee Attorney?
A city administrator called me the other day looking for the owner of a property I control. He called because I am the property manager of the building. The administrator said the city wanted to make some improvements to the intersection outside of the building. To do...
Mark Zuckerberg Is An Idiot (Or At Least His attorney Is)
Recently I had lunch with a high-powered attorney in San Francisco. He charges $5,000 per land trust for his clients. He told me that there was an article in the local papers about Mark Zuckerberg buying a condo in the downtown San Francisco area as a place to stay...
Celebrity Homes
Once a week I receive an email from an online business that publishes information on high profile people. Usually, there is a picture of the famous person's house, car, or yacht included. It is amazing to me that public figures can be so naive to own...
Insurance Isn’t Always the Band-aid You Expect It to Be
I spoke to 33 real estate investment clubs in 2019. In almost every audience someone asked me the following questions. “Why do I need to protect my assets, isn’t that what my insurance is for?” I always give the same answer, “Buy all the insurance you can afford but...
Management in Times of Crisis
Scott FladHammer of Real Estate Investors Association (R.E.I.A.) graciously invited me to a conversation with him about real estate investing and real estate management in times of crisis. I've been in the real estate business for decades now, and I have seen many...
Saving Money Using Land Trusts
I was surprised by this person's reaction to how much money he could save using Land Trusts! In the end, I was genuinely shocked and grateful. Remember to like me on Facebook, join me on LinkedIn, and please leave me a Google Review! ...
Giving Back
Do you consider yourself fortunate to be a real estate investor? I sure hope you do. As investors, and just as community members, it is important to give back. Remember to like me on Facebook, join me on LinkedIn, and please leave me...