Get Your News Hot Off The Press The NAR Realtor magazine has been providing informative and timely articles for decades. The recent 2022 Spring Issue is no exception. One article is 190 Tips, Facts and Ideas. It is excellent and there is material for everyone. On page 12 there is a section on 9 Steps to […]
Reverse Mortgage Guru
Getting To Know Harlan Accola Harlan J. Accola, CRMP, is a respected Reverse Mortgage authority and author of an outstanding book on the subject, entitled, “Home Equity and Reverse Mortgages, The Cinderella of Baby Boomer Retirement”. When he talks about RMs, we should listen. In his book Chapter Five he is explaining some facts to […]
IRS Tax Tip: What To Consider When Selling A Home
Great Advice From A Great Source IRS has an amazing Tax Tip email service. Real estate people should study them and use them as handouts to your clients. This is information from the source. I would register for their tax tip email and then google IRS TAX TIPS ARCHIVES to check what has been sent […]
Buzz Words
Implicit Bias: Buyers, Sellers, and Licensees Be Aware There are numerous articles and postings about Implicit Bias and Love Letters. A new 2 hour Implicit Bias Course will be part of the 45 Hour CE Requirements effective January 1, 2023. And an interactive participatory component must be added to the required Fair Housing CE Course. Buyer […]
Oscar Night Sunday
On The Edge of Our Seats The votes are in and we will see the results on Sunday. Just a few thoughts on the major categories. The two Oscars that seem most set are Best Actor Will Smith and Best Supporting Actress Ariana De Bose. Other favorites include Jessica Chastin for Best Actress and Troy […]
7 Ideas for Real Estaters In This Market
You Can Never Be Too Educated When I started I knew that I wanted to sell apartment houses by syndicating them and then property managing them during our ownership. To do this I found that my best sources for leads was teaching at UCLA in their evening Real Estate classes, speaking at Apartment Association meetings, […]
Winning
First Place Is The Place To Be From my Webster’s: To be first or best in, or as if in a contest. Lots of discussion about winning right now involving World Series, football, round ball, elections, etc. There are thousands of famous quotes from famous people about this topic such as winning is the only […]
Pro-Betting On March Madness
Big Money and Bigger Risks A bettor at South Point wagered $33,000 to win $550 on Baylor on the money line (-6,000) and cashed his ticket when the Bears blew out Norfolk State, 85-49. The same gambler rolled over the bet and wagered $63,500 to win $706.10 on Gonzaga on the money line (-9,000). There was […]
UCLA Versus The Tar Heels
A Moment of Reflection The Bruins will be playing North Carolina in the Sweet 16 this Friday. In 1968 they met in the NCAA Championship game at the Sports Arena and UCLA won 101-69. Wooden’s fourth title. I was at the game with my 6 year old son Danny. The more interesting game was the […]
We Should Check Our Spam Regularly
This is something I constantly forget to do. Recently I checked and there was an email from my office that the computer thought was spam, some important information from NMLS, and a newsletter from Tristan Ahumada. Those should not be in spam. Also, I have some categories entitled promotions, updates, social and forums that I […]