About 3 weeks ago, I posted a blog entry entitled “Civil War Erupts at myHouseDeals.com”. We poked fun at getting injured in a ficticious “battle”. Unfortunately, just a few days later, someone really was injured. But not in battle of course. Elise was injured in a car wreck near our offices. For those of you who…
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One easy way to go to prison is by defrauding a lender or conspiring to defraud a lender. This is otherwise known as mortgage fraud. Of course, there are many types of mortgage fraud. But one scheme, in particular, is more prevalent among real estate investors. Let’s take a look at what to be aware…
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“Is it maroon or is it brown?” That was the divisive question that was unexpectedly thrust upon the staff at myHouseDeals.com on Tuesday morning. This simple question brought a halt to all business. For about 60 minutes, wholesale deals went unapproved, member questions went unanswered, and updates to the website … don’t even think about…
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This just in. In an attempt to turn her life around and start a career, Paris Hilton used her jail time wisely to successfuly put a house under contract on Tuesday, June 12. (Apparently, the jail has a phone and fax machine.) According to her publicist, Paris initally considered rehabbing and re-selling the property for…
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As you may recall, my friend Robert was outraged last week when I took his Cadillac out for an “unauthorized” spin. And when he found the $20 bill that Wendel left in the car, he shouted, “Doug, Tell Wendel that if he wants his $20 bill, he’ll have to pry it out of my right fist!” But that…
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Like I mentioned last week, I’m moving into a new house that I bought a few months ago. I’ve done a major rehab on it, and it’s SUPPOSED to be ready for move-in here in a week or so. We’ll see! But until it’s ready, I’m homeless, so I’m staying in my good friend, Robert Hamlin’s…
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Here’s a brief bio for those of you who aren’t familiar with me or my real estate investing experience. I was born in Lubbock, TX and grew up on a cotton farm just outside of town. I had a very exciting childhood, spending most of my free time playing sports with my twin brother, Trent. My dad was…
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