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Roberta Sopone... tiger tattoos.. raaawwwrrrr— February 3, 2008 9:37 a.m.
Gumball Rally
Let me know if you see any turned over beer trucks.— February 3, 2008 9:15 a.m.
Robert Allen Holding Classes in Getting Rich in Real Estate. Don't Expect Him to Mention His Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Now it's how to get rich buying foreclosed properties? I'mn sure there must be some taking advantage of people in their time of need or misery. There's no secret to buying foreclosures. Just go to the county recorders office, get a list of public sales and do your research. Again, the only person who's going to make money on this is Robert Allen. If these deals were so good, he'd be out there with some money partners buying them all up. If you buy a foreclosure, you'd better have cash and be planning on living in it. This is no timeto be flipping even if you get a great deal it could take a year or more to sell.— February 2, 2008 10:11 p.m.
Robert Allen Holding Classes in Getting Rich in Real Estate. Don't Expect Him to Mention His Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Plenty of people file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and keep their homes. They usually have a homestead exemption as well as having taken much of the equity out. They can reaffirm the debt on the home in the proceeding and when they are discharged they have to begin paying the trust deed holders again. If they have an income stream - job or business - they simply commence making their payments again. In the past, it was quite common for people with million dollar homes to file Chapter 7 and keep their homes. It has become far more difficult since the Bankruptcy Reform Act that became law in 2006. Those that are deemed to have a substantial future income potential are typically forced into Chapter 13 and made to repay a good portion of their debt over 3 to 5 years.— February 2, 2008 6:20 p.m.
San Diego's Low Literacy Rankings
The newspaper readership is in California, Arizona and Texas. Hmm. I wonder why? The Northeastern and Midwester states have the highest readership. I'm guessing because they are closer to Canada. And if people can't read a newspaper, why should be build a library for the same folks? We sell the crap out of tacos though.— February 2, 2008 2:57 p.m.
Gumball Rally
This took me 3 minutes to read. You owe me two quarters.— February 2, 2008 2:51 p.m.
Robert Allen Holding Classes in Getting Rich in Real Estate. Don't Expect Him to Mention His Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
More Robert G Allen resources: The Rip Off Report.. http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/059/ripoff0… Real Estate scam? http://www.buzzle.com/articles/129834.html filed for bankruptcy. It's speculated the move was to avoid paying mounting refund requests. http://www.reviewopedia.com/robert-g-allen.htm Want more? I could post hundreds. To finde them for yourself, go to GOOGLE.COM and type in ROBERT + ALLEN + SCAM or CROOK or FRAUD.— February 2, 2008 2:43 p.m.
Robert Allen Holding Classes in Getting Rich in Real Estate. Don't Expect Him to Mention His Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
It would not surpise me if the IP Address of post #3 came from The Ranch. I heard the reasons leading up to his bankruptcy was he did not insure his house and it was destroyed in a disaster. What kind of idiot doesn't insure his property? I don't have first hand knowledge of his situation, but I can share the names of his creditors in his 1996 bankruptcy which left his creditors "no money." American Express Optima Card Bank of New York Citibank Visa Farmers InsuranceGroup (San Diego) Ferrette & Slater ALLC (San Diego) Franchise Tax Board (California income tax) Internal Revenue Service John Graff (Highland, UT) Mark IV Properties (San Diego) McKay, Burton, Thurman (Salt Lake City) Neiman Marcus Nordstrom Robinson-May Saks Scalley & Reading APC (Salt Lake City) Scott Meredith Agency (New York city) Shirl and Gail Loveless (Provo, UT) Simon & Schuster (New York City) The Broadway (Phoenix) Not many real estate banks, property managers or such are there? No mostly a bunch of luxury retailers he stiffed. Do you think he paid any of them back when he got on his feet? Robert Allen makes his money selling books and high pressure seminars. He DOES NOT MAKE HIS MONEY IN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS. Information from this web site is quoted below. I urge people to check this website for other investment advice scam artists... http://www.johntreed.com/Reedgururating.html#anch… ------------------------------ I also heard that Allen was telling people his bankruptcy was caused by an avalanche that destroyed an expensive home he and his wife were building. He tried to pawn that story off on me, too. Here are the details as I recall them. The avalanche occurred around February. But the IRS and the State of Utah had filed liens against him for non-payment of taxes months before the avalanche. Furthermore, I interviewed him by phone about all this and recorded the conversation with his approval. I asked him what kind of real estate genius, as he was claiming to be at the time, would fail to insure his home. He said he did have insurance against the avalanche. “Did you file a claim?” “Yes.” “Did the insurance company pay it?” “Yes.” “So how did the avalanche cause your financial difficulties if it was fully insured?” He then mumbled something about a deductible. Gimme a break. At the time, he was claiming to be a multi-millionaire. Millionaires are not bankrupted by the deductible on their homeowners insurance. Plus there is still the pesky fact that he was in financial difficulty before the avalanche ever happened. And then there is the question of why he was building a mansion in the mountains when he was not paying his state and federal taxes like the rest of us.— February 2, 2008 2:38 p.m.
Name This Place
I'll name this place. Lake Lindo in Lakeside.— February 2, 2008 2 p.m.
Robert Allen Holding Classes in Getting Rich in Real Estate. Don't Expect Him to Mention His Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Mandate attendance by all City Financial Management Employees Then they'll know what to do when we go bankrupt.— February 1, 2008 6:31 p.m.