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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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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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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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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Texas proposes to limit real estate investing. Post 119


What is up with Texas? by Susan Lassiter-Lyons February 16, 2009 I just got this email from a friend of mine who owns a HomeVestors franchise in Texas. They’re the “we buy ugly houses” guys. This is pretty startling legislation if passed so it’s important that we real estate investors pay attention to what happens […] . . .

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Fed moves to limit foreclosures. Post 118


Fed takes major step toward stalling foreclosures January 27, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Tuesday took a step toward easing mortgage foreclosures threatening millions of Americans, announcing that it would write down troubled mortgages to keep people in their homes. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the initiative would specifically include $74 billion […] . . .

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MI foreclosure rate leveling off. Post 117


MI foreclosure rate leveling off FLINT News Flint, MI January 07, 2009 Officials see indications that foreclosures are starting to level off GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan – Bank foreclosures in the county kept rising in 2008, but there were signs in those gloomy numbers that the sheriff’s sales are starting to level off. The year-end figures […] . . .

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