Hard assets are your true safety net. Post 86


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS Why the dollar is dropping like a rock! A YouTube presentation http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/04/26/why-the-dollar-is-dropping-like-a-rock.aspx?source=nl We need better education Citizens no longer are being well served by many parts of the government. Our schools are not teaching Johnny HOW to read nor HOW to think, rather, they are more and more becoming the vanguard of […] . . .

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Even “The Rich and Famous” Owe Taxes. Post 85


See the headlines Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch public auction canceled http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/23326658.html Sharpton Owes Back Taxes http://www.bootsandsabers.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/sharpton_owes_back_taxes/ This Week’s IRS “Hall of Shame” Inductee: Britney Spears http://taxfacts4u.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-weeks-irs-hall-of-shame-inductee.html Rich folks get into trouble all the time Not long ago I learned from a credible source that “The Donald” has filed for bankruptcy 13 times. According to Barbara […] . . .

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Buy or control real estate when owners are under pressure. Post 88


Delinquent Tax Trends news – press.com 5/11/2008 Property owners failed to pay taxes this year on more land parcels than ever. However, the number of parcels paid after the deadline but before the tax certificate sale has remained very high. Tax delinquencies up significantly Table gotten from: http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/RE/80509084/1076 ******************** Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS  Look at the […] . . .

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Property Taxes Are Going Up – Prepare! Post 84


Falling Home Prices Have Little Effect on Property Taxes Real Estate Crash By Miodrag Trajkovic It would certainly seem as though there should be one advantage to dropping home prices. Many homeowners assumed that when the value of their homes fell, their property taxes would as well. This has not been the case in many […] . . .

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Foreclosure Bus Tours???!! Post 82


Hop on: Foreclosure Bus Tours Content Manager By: Diane Tuman, | April 1, 2008 | Sports Illustrated has a feature – or, maybe they stopped running it (dunno, since I haven’t picked up the magazine in a while) – named something like, “This Week’s Sign That Apocalypse is Upon Us,” which deals with some bizzaro […] . . .

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The human spirit is elastic. Help those in tax foreclosure. Post 81


T R U S T M A K E R S Asset protection planning and education April 24, 2008 This week I had the honor to spend time with a person who had made it through complete financial destruction and emerged on the other side. We actually had a conversation about the positive side of […] . . .

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How tax delinquent property investing overcomes REI’s most difficult problem. Post 80 Part 2


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS As I stated in Part #1: The #1 real estate investing question is – How do I find the exceptional deals – on a consistent basis? The Answer to the #1 real estate investing problem / question is: You must use an exceptional real estate investing System. Working a good system is […] . . .

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How investing in tax delinquent property overcomes REI’s most difficult problem. Post 79 Part 1


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS REI – Real Estate Investing When you first think about real estate investing, most people probably think about fixers, or land lording or perhaps foreclosures, etc. Of course, the late-night infomercials promise to teach you to buy property with no money down – but they never say how to do it. “Buy […] . . .

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The IDEAL property investment. Post 78


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS In the real estate investing world we use quite a few acronym’s to help remind ourselves to do things in a proper manner. First and foremost, we must make sure that we understand the “numbers” regarding the property. If renting, this becomes crucial. One such acronym is IDEAL. I=Income D = Depreciation […] . . .

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Property tax reassessments are going to reduce county income. Post 77


Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS Imagine being a county treasurer Fact 1: These days much of the country is facing declining home prices. Fact 2: A large percentage of the counties budget’s come from property taxes. Fact 3: As home prices fall, homeowners will seek to have their property reassessed and try to pay lower property taxes. […] . . .

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