Rick’s Irreverent & Erratic Rants
Irreverent, provocative and sometimes controversial
If you’re sick of the BS from twenty-something ‘experts’ who call you dude, and you’re hungry–no, making that starving–for real deal experience, field-proven strategies, tactics and techniques that really DO work AND peppered with the philosophy and wisdom only gained by many decades actively in business, then you’ve come to the right place. So get in, buckle up and hold on!
BLUE MOON
WHAT ARE THE ODDS? Lest you think I'd forgotten you, or that I was dead, I'm very much alive and quite busy. I’ve been remiss in posting for some time. You were warned that it was Rick’s Random Rants. My apology. Several weeks ago, Friday was a full moon. Because it's...
Speaking April 15th in Arcadia
If you will be in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, April 15th, please come join my friends as I give a little talk entitled: "Probate Profits for the Attention Deficient Investor" As you may know, I rarely speaks outside the legal and professional community. Bring...
Are you working ON your business or IN your business?
Ok, I confess. I've been doing both. Lest you think I'd forgotten you, or that I was dead, I'm very much alive and quite busy. Beginning in early January, we became exceptionally busy with both new transactions and older deals that were languishing and required a...
KAIZEN
In my last post I shared with you four of the plans that I was working on for 2015. This is your roadmap that you use to keep you on track, whether simple or detailed. Hopefully, you have a written plan and have (or are developing) the habit of reviewing it on a...
Do you have a roadmap?
My road map is a written business plan Did you think that I just decided to work missing owner (abandoned) and probate real estate without much thought? I’ve spent LOTS of time thinking about my market and both how to (and not to) reach my target prospects. Over this...
Red Tags and Blue Roofs
If you're a drive around-type deal prospector and have enough sense to drive deep into tracts of established homes, then you know that this is where most abandoned houses are found. Occasionally, I’ve found them on busy streets where they’re obvious to heavy traffic,...
Dining with the Donners
This past week my buddy Will and I ventured up through central California to visit fellow Bottomfeeder friends. Dennis Lanni treated us to a great lunch in Sacramento, rumored to be a favorite European eatery of former gubernator, Arnold Schwarzennegar. Also checked...
Cascading problems and perfect storms
Ok, I'm going to turn up the heat on your thinking machine over the next few months. I'm willing to reveal several essential truths that I've discovered about finding opportunities. Tell me, what is the key to identifying owners who really, really want to sell? Did...
DUMBING DOWN, LOOKING DOWN OR JUST NOT LOOKING?
[Sorry that I’ve been MIA and flying under the radar a bit lately, too] Face it. You are obsessed with your smart phone. Your mind tells you that you must be connected or something terrible might happen. In reality, all a smart phone is, is a two way radio with other...
Exploiting every opportunity
Do you remember the TV ads for the Popiel Pocket Fisherman? It was designed to offer a quick way to be fishing when you have limited time and don't want to miss an opportunity to catch fish. Similarly, if you are committed to hunting (of fishing) for abandoned,...
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