By bobnorton on Apr 2, 2009 in General | 0 Comments
I got a call on Monday morning from my favorite realtor, Karen Helland. Whenever Karen calls, it usually means I’m getting another payday so I called back. Her exactly words were, I need another house! She sold our rehab that my coaching student, Mark Diponio and I listed 3 days earlier. What a great way [...]
By bobnorton on Mar 24, 2009 in General | 15 Comments
Have you ever gotten caught up in the hype of compiling a complicated business plan with detailed pie charts, excel spreadsheets etc?
I recently had a fellow investor ask me to finance his latest real estate business venture AND as a “selling point”, he told me he had put together a business plan! Excellent I said, [...]
By bobnorton on Feb 6, 2009 in General | 5 Comments
Just a little update on my Indy adventures…
Combine melted snow, a vacant house and tile and you get a YouTube classic:
By bobnorton on Jan 20, 2009 in General | 9 Comments
We had a saying when I was 10 year old playing outfield in baseball. Our coach, would gather us around with a blade of grass sticking out of his mouth like a toothpick and he would say,
“Men, when you snooze, you lose”.
Of course he was referring to one of us who was picking dandelions [...]
By bobnorton on Dec 23, 2008 in General | 7 Comments
Craig Fuhr, a successful investor in Baltimore, MD and I got together to check out some potential leads in Indianapolis. It became apparent after a couple hours that the properties we were investigating were in border line neighborhoods (i.e. crap real estate). Stuff was worth $1-5k at most. I encounter this everyday in Detroit but [...]
By bobnorton on Dec 10, 2008 in Commentary | 9 Comments
Here is Southern Utah, where I currently live, I encountered some very interesting FDIC negotiation tactics….. verbal offers! Check out the video to follow my negotiation technique….so simple a GEICO caveman can do it!
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By bobnorton on Dec 1, 2008 in Deal Case Studies | 3 Comments
As real estate investors, lead generation is a vital part of our business. Whether its bandit signs, direct mail, Realtors, driving for dollars, probate lawyers or other wholesalers, a consistent lead generation system will keep you from staying dollar “skinny”. My favorite lead generation methods have always been Cultivating REO Realtor Birddogs and Cultivating Contractor [...]
By bobnorton on Nov 11, 2008 in General | 2 Comments
Welcome world! The BobNorton.com Blog is finally here. Before I share with you what this blog is going to be all about, I need to get something out in the open:
I am a house addict.
Well, maybe I’m not that type of “HOUSE” addict! (My brother loves this show and it would be safe to say [...]
