Entries from December 2006

December 28, 2006

Happy New Year - Taking Some Time Off

Going to take a few days off and go to  one of my properties at the beach.    I am planning to enjoy some guilt free adult beverages, seafood, college football, and ocean views.  In addition, I will be celebrating the birth of the Anheuser Busch and Miller Brewing Companies.  I am going to focus on my positive [...]

December 28, 2006

Top Ten Things I Don’t Have To Do Today Because I Am Not Facing Foreclosure

10. Beg Ms. Landlord not to deposit my bad check.
9. Repeat guru crap over and over to myself, hoping a miracle sweet deal appears before me.
8. Talk to my boss to see if I can count on my base income next month.
7.  Wonder where my next Jamba Juice is coming from.
6. Worry about lenders picking [...]

December 28, 2006

History of Not Facing Foreclosure - Part 2

So let’s pick up where part one left off.  My first home, a primary residence, was sold off to an early flipper.  Fast forward 3 years - 2 in the apartment, 1 in a rental house.  At that point one of the roommates was getting married so it’s time to break up the party.  This was [...]

December 27, 2006

Goals For January

The main key to setting goals is make them attainable and get a jump on things.  Having said that, here are our goals for January (5 days before the month starts).
1.  Set January goals (sweeeet, I can check this one off already).
2.  Blog
3.  Procrastinate all things difficult
4.  Set Alarm Clock for Early Riser program
5.  Spend [...]

December 26, 2006

Top Ten Ways to Avoid Foreclosure

In the spirit of David Letterman, here are our top ten ways to avoid foreclosure:
10.  Spreadsheets are your friend.
9.  Blue bouncing balls are very relaxing and tend to make you sleepy.  Avoid them at all costs.
8.  36% interest - bad.
7.  Start your day before noon.
6.  Repeat over and over - cash back at closing is not profit.
5.  Beware of [...]

December 25, 2006

History of Not Facing Foreclosure - Part 1

Here is a little bit of history for us here at Iamnotfacingforeclosure.com .  I’ll be brief so as not to bore anyone who cares to read it.  I was lucky enough to be a pretty smart guy and graduated high school with honors.  I went to college and got a degree in Business.  My grades [...]

December 24, 2006

On The 12th Day of Christmas

In the spirit of Christmas, we here at Iamnotfacingforeclosure.com decided to spread some good cheer.
To that effect, we give to the hero who inspired us:
12 ounce bag of Starbucks
11 Dirty pennies
10 Guru seminars
9 Certified Letters
8 Sweet Deals
7 Days of early rising
6 new advertisers
5 Skillful lawyers
4 Jamba Juices
3 Credit Bureaus
2 Rich Dads
and a Blue Ball to bounce [...]

December 21, 2006

COMING SOON!!!!

Welcome to IAmNotFacingForeclosure.com .
We have been following the plight of young Casey Serin, the guru inspired real estate investor/flipper/speculator, for a couple months.
Let’s face it. Casey has done pretty much everything wrong in an effort to create a real estate empire. There have been numerous posts with good advice on his blog [...]