Florida tax liens – Beware! Post 128


BARTOW | Friday is the last day to pay 2008 property taxes without incurring extra costs, according to Polk County Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder. After June 1, tax certificates on the delinquent tax bills will go on sale, Tedder said. Tax certificates are sold to aid local governments in recouping the tax money already […] . . .

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The Government VS Joe Kaiser. Post 127


Foreclosure guru hit with $3.2 million penalty seattlepi.com Thursday, May 7, 2009 Levi Pulkkinen “I’m the Tiger Woods of foreclosure rescue” accused man cries out. To state lawyers, Joseph Kaiser is a swindler, preying on homeowners facing tax foreclosure who don’t know their options. To one King County judge, he’s a purveyor dealing in […] . . .

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Landlording 202. Post 126


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS™   Landlording If you are going to be part of the real estate investing business, understand that you will be a landlord at some point. Get over it I know, I know. No one wants to be a landlord. Well, I’m sorry, but it comes with the real estate investing territory. It […] . . .

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Commercial Paper may be the next shoe to drop. Post 125


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS™   I will let this email speak for itself. I did not edit the email. Commercial Paper time bomb Subject: The One Trillion Commercial Real Estate Time Bomb From: cfo-newsletter@emailblitz.com Date: Mon, May 4, 2009 8:37 am To: ————————- The One Trillion Commercial Real Estate Time Bomb data provided by Deutsche Bank […] . . .

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Consider selling – NOW! Post 124


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS™   The Recession Is Over!! This is the headline coming from the talking heads at CNN, etc. A significant percentage of the nation’s media is very determined to do what it can to bolster President Obama’s agenda. To this end, they trumpet any small piece of good news. If there are several […] . . .

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Real estate investing signs work wonders. Post 123


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS™   Signs work Look in the exterior sidebar. See the picture of a sign. It reads: “Why Rent? 100% Financing, No Down Payment, 439-6100.” I have used this sign many times. Each time I have a property for sale, I display this sign prominently – and the phone rings. At a minimum, […] . . .

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The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ housing markets. Post 122


10 Best And 10 Worst U.S. Housing Markets Forbes February 26, 2009 by Matt Woolsey The cities that are showing signs of stabilization and those that continue to unravel. Blame overbuilding and risky loans, a gambling mentality or even the desert sun, but based on recent results from the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, […] . . .

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Obama’s housing plan may be a bust. Post 121


Freedom Works Feb 20, 2009 by Matt Kibbe Ten Reasons to Oppose the Obama Housing Bailout The President, just one day after he signed the trillion dollar stimulus bill, started pushing Americans to support his new borrow and spend policy.This time it is at least $275 billion to bail out people with mortgage troubles. Among […] . . .

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Obama’s housing plan may be a bust. Post 121


Freedom Works Feb 20, 2009 Matt Kibbe Ten Reasons to Oppose the Obama Housing Bailout The President, just one day after he signed the trillion dollar stimulus bill, started pushing Americans to support his new borrow and spend policy. This time it is at least $275 billion to bail out people with mortgage troubles. Among […] . . .

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Buying real estate correctly. Post 120


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS™ Real Estate MUST be bought correctly This is always true, but it is especially important today when the market is falling. All indications are that next year’s foreclosure numbers will be far larger than this year’s record shattering numbers. Anyone reading this blog will notice that I have consistently held that a […] . . .

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