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Do you guys like how I said I was going to start posting more frequently, and then I didn’t post a thing all week?
I had one of those weeks where I woke up on Monday morning, blinked, and then next thing I knew it was Friday. And I’m not even really sure what I did all week- it’s all kind of a blur.
The buyer from NY that I was supposed to meet up with on Monday ended up blowing me off, which made me really happy because I just LOVE having my time wasted. I probably spent an hour on the phone with the guy talking about the market here and the different neighborhoods, blah, blah, blah. Then lined up some deals for him to look at while he was here. And then he just up and blew me off. Awesome.
What else?
Murphy and I are in the middle of a deal that we thought was in the bag last year, but ended up falling apart at the last minute. I think I mentioned it in a prior post but didn’t go into much detail….. He has been working with a buyer from up North that is buying up all of the properties in this tiny little section of Tampa, with the intent of knocking the houses down and putting some sort of commercial property in their place. They’ve already bought 4 or 5 houses in this area, along with some vacant land, and they are paying WAY more than your average investor would be willing to pay. This is good for us, obviously.
So anyway, I hunted down one of the investors who owns several pieces of vacant land in the area where this group is buying, and sure enough, he was interested in selling. We had the deal negotiated last year with us purchasing the lots for 89k, and selling to the out of state guys for 120k. Weeeee!!! And then the buyers decided at the last minute that they wanted to hold off, although I can’t remember what their reasoning was. I think it was probably just to piss me off. It worked.
As luck would have it, the out of state guys called Murphy a few weeks ago and said they were in buying mode again and asked him to bring them anything he could get his hands on in this little neighborhood. The guy who we originally negotiated the sale of the land with is still interested in selling, and told us to make an offer. We are just waiting on the buyers to give us a price so we know where to start. They are supposed to have an answer by Monday, so we’ll see. I’ll crap my pants if it actually works out.
So that’s what I’ve got going on.
My quest to become a famous chef is still not going so well. My latest creation, which I like to call “Olive Oil Overload” (O cubed, for short), quickly made it’s way into the garbage can earlier this afternoon. I was actually thinking of starting up a cooking blog, but someone stole my domain name: EverythingICookTastesLikeShit.com. Oh well.
Alrighty then, that’s all I’ve got for today, folks.
Have a great weekend Everybody!
P.S.
Fan me up on Facebook! All the cool people are doing it. Hehe.
P.P.S.
Is anyone else taking the Red Pill? I think it is phenomenal so far.

On March 13, 2010 at 2:19pm, Christy in TX said...
Good luck on the deal Steph maybe the second time is a charm!
I am also going through the Red Pill. Wish the new module would come out though. I missed it last week.
On March 13, 2010 at 2:37pm, Stephani said...
Thanks Christy- I’m hoping the 2nd time is a charm, too. A big, fat, 15k charm!
The new module came out a little bit ago, btw.
On March 13, 2010 at 2:37pm, Erby said...
Hey Steph, i didn’t know you were on the red pill. I contemplated getting on the freedom wave just for the red pill but had second thoughts. How has it been treating you?
On March 13, 2010 at 2:41pm, Stephani said...
Hey Erby,
I think it’s awesome so far. It’s 90 days long (1 module/week), which I think is a really cool way to do it. If I listened to it all at once I don’t think it would be as effective. It has definitely lit a fire under my ass, that’s for sure.
On March 13, 2010 at 3:16pm, Neil Uttamsingh said...
Steph,
You crack me up!
Case and point…
“I’ll crap my pants if it actually works out.”
For the buyer that is from up North, how North are we talking?
Canada North?
Onwards and Upwards,
Neil
ps: although your domain name was punked, I am sure that you can come up with some even better ones!
.-= Neil Uttamsingh´s last blog ..Business Life Story Part Two =-.
On March 13, 2010 at 3:31pm, Stephani said...
Hey Neil,
They are from Minnesota- so, pretty far North.
On March 13, 2010 at 5:04pm, RJ said...
Steph- RedPill is tiiiight, and it definetly does keep you in the right mindset. I just finished ready The Loss Mode of Prayer by Greg Braiden, I should get affiliate links for that, like ya’ll bloggers do it, anyways if you havent read it, its a good one.
I saw that your a tennis fan? or just a federer fan?
cheers
rj
.-= RJ´s last blog ..How 2 Cell Phone Geeks Crush The Columbus Wholesale Market =-.
On March 13, 2010 at 5:31pm, Stephani said...
Never heard of that one. I just Googled it- sounds pretty deep. Will have to add that one to my list as well…
I’m a huge tennis fan as well as a huge Federer fan. I suck at playing, but I love to watch. Matter of fact- I just finished up the Inner Game of Tennis. Pretty interesting.
On March 13, 2010 at 6:06pm, RJ said...
Get your rackets ready cuz were playing
Huge Fan too! been playing since forever, high school and college-was gonna hack it out in the Futures (minor leagues) but got hurt my last year, very cliche, but true story.
we had a few decent days here in the O-H so I tried to capture a lil tennis on the iphone- check it
http://twitvid.com/BA3C7
Played for YSU (Youngstown State University) yep, I was a Penguin. haha laugh it up. respec!
I’m gonna have to check out Inner Game
.-= RJ´s last blog ..How 2 Cell Phone Geeks Crush The Columbus Wholesale Market =-.
On March 13, 2010 at 6:14pm, Stephani said...
Nice iphone footage!
That’s awesome that you played in hs and college. I went to a tiny little school in the middle of nowhere so we didn’t have fancy sports like tennis. One of these days I’ll take lessons.
On March 14, 2010 at 7:42pm, Carey_PA said...
OMFG Step! This post had me rolling. The “I’ll crap my pants if it actually works out” comment and the “I was actually thinking of starting up a cooking blog, but someone stole my domain name: EverythingICookTastesLikeShit.com” lmfao….Steph I gotta tell you when I read that sentence I nearly lost it.
I’m not kidding you….I was cracking up so much tears starting coming. Kathy just looked at me and was like “What?” I was reading that sentence to her and she didn’t really understand me cuz I was cracking up too much.
Thanks for the great laughs before bed. Oh and I hope you get to crap your pants girl!!!! lol
.-= Carey_PA´s last blog ..ATM Placement – New Chinese place? New Strip Club? New Cash Only business? =-.
On March 15, 2010 at 3:21am, Stephani said...
Heeeeee!
Glad I could give you a good chuckle, girl.
And I hope I get to crap my pants, too.
On March 15, 2010 at 6:37am, mobilehomegurl said...
Nice post, Steph! I seriously see a career in standup comedy for you, you really had me laughing on this one!
p.s. Have you seen Jolene, The Trailer Park Queen’s cooking YouTube channel? She’s pretty entertaining to watch, though I’ve never tried any of her recipes
If you’d like to check it out, here’s the YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/JoleneSugarbaker
On March 15, 2010 at 6:55am, Stephani said...
Jolene The Trailer Park Queen? That name rocks!
Going to check her stuff out now- thanks.
On March 17, 2010 at 9:01pm, mobilehomegurl said...
Hey Steph,
Here’s one of my favorite videos from Jolene the Trailer Park Queen, she talks about trailer park life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLT-o_0brhI
Very entertaining!
On March 15, 2010 at 7:44am, Greg Bellefleur said...
Hi Steph,
I work with Bob Norton and Mark DiPonio in the Detroit area and would like to talk to you about the Tampa area. Please call me at your earliest convenience at 248-568-7650
Thank you,
Greg Bellefleur
On March 16, 2010 at 5:08pm, LaToya Glenn said...
Steph,
Okay so Red Pill #6 What I learned. Do not walk into a sellers house looking like an big ‘ol overweight weirdo. If you have a uni-brow take care of it. Folks do not like to do business with folks with jacked up teeth. I understand what Preston is saying about maintaining health and appearance but his passion regarding this subject was hilarious to listen to.
Toya
On March 16, 2010 at 5:14pm, Stephani said...
HAHAHAHAHA!
I was just talking to Shae about Module #6 a few days ago.
I am just kind of skipping over that info and focusing on the other stuff. I was a bit disappointed with it, too, but I have really gotten a lot out of the other Modules, so it’s all good to me.
Gotta run- have to whiten my teeth. Heeeheeee.