May 3rd, 2007 12:05 pm
#6 Foreclosure Search on Google, Talking Foreclosure Book
And it’s organic! Don’t have to pay a penny (dirty or not). Now I just have to do something good with it. Like figure out if people are looking for how to stop foreclosure, or to research foreclosure process/laws or to buy foreclosures. Probably a mixture of all of those. So the demand is there. Now I just need to work on the supply. Gotta give people what they want…
I’m looking for ideas, contacts and resources to develop this foreclosure blog further. Namely if you have a product or service that can help people in foreclosure or those looking to buy foreclosures, feel free to contact me. I want to review your foreclosure related product and interview you on this blog. I’m still looking for advertisers and sponsors.
I’m putting together a plan for this foreclosure blog to take it to the next level and am open to input and participation. Aside from advertising, I’m thinking about doing an article area and maybe some FAQs and a foreclosure resource directory with a list of companies and professionals that can help people stop or avoid foreclosure.
The brainstorming session in Lake Tahoe went OK. I had some good thoughts but didn’t get a chance to write and send an update to my mailing list yet. That’s OK though, ‘cuz I’m still thinking through my plans.
Foreclosure Book
I actually spent most of the day yesterday talking with my publisher about my upcoming foreclosure book. Basically we have sessions where I’m talking out my story with all the juicy details and recording everything as it comes. This “brain dump” then goes to the transcriber to be converted to text. Then we massage and edit the text. It’s a fun process and not as hard as I thought.
I went back and forth on writing this foreclosure book. At this point I’m going full speed ahead. I don’t need some kind of a miraculous “turn around story” to share my foreclosure experience in detail.
There is plenty to talk about. Including my background, coming to America, early entrepreneurial adventures, how I got started in real estate, going to seminars, etc. Then there are the details about all the properties, including why I bought them, what I did to them, how much money I made or lost and where it all went.
Maybe, I can even scan in some of the mortgage documents, contracts and other paperwork. I can’t promise anything but I’ll see what I can do. I want the foreclosure book to be as detailed as possible to show the full story.
I also want to talk about this blog, the haters, the media coverage, the resulting opportunities and all the craziness that went on in the last 8-9 months.
Of course, I don’t know how much of that will end up in the final version but that’s just a little taste of what may come. Now it’s time to go back home. I don’t have enough revenue yet to justify taking long business trips. It sure was good to get away though and get some productive business done.
250 Comments
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Hey kid:
“I don’t need some kind of a miraculous “turn around story” to share my foreclosure experience in detail. ”
That would be swell, hobbit, and good luck with it, but….
whatever makes you think that folks are going to pay to hear YOUR story, when as the saying goes:
“There’s a million stories in the Big City”?
And I’m curious…did your publisher give you an advance on your manuscript?
If you’ve got a hot property, say Monica Lewinsky on her oral hygiene techniques, the pubs would give you an advance for the rights to your story.
If you just have a paper agreement, you just MIGHT getting scammed again.
Assuming “ForeclosureFace” takes off up the bestseller lists, what would be your cut?
Is it in writing?
And did your legal people vet the contract, if it exists?
Because ther are laws against making a profit from illegal actions, y’know.
asw: letsdoit
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:19 pm
every dirty penny: #1 position. Organic! Sweet.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:19 pm
First, First,
am I first??
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:21 pm
organic like your cess-pool!!!!!
It didn’t cost you a penny, it cost you 2.2million!!! correct that, it cost the idiotic banks that much who were stupid enough to loan to you.
people WANT you to get a J-O-B, they WANT you to answer the questions you’ve been avoiding (missing payments, hammar investments, etc)
how much money did this ‘publisher’ want up front for your book?
Casey, you don’t have ANY revenue to justify ANY trips. you just don’t get it, do you?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:23 pm
bittersweet jetta: #1 position. Win-win!
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Can you reveal who the publisher is?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Modesto pool scum: #1 position. Juicy!
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Wow
If all the details in this blog don’t get you prosecuted the book for sure will. If you put enough details it will make a great case for the prosecution, plus it will be a how to mortgage fraud, which will also draw law enforcement attention.
Good luck with that.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:26 pm
liar loan: #1 position. Saves prosecution attorneys a lot of time. Itsallgood.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Mad web skillz casey:
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May 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
lender ignore mode: #1 position. Awesome!
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:28 pm
clean the damn pool: #2 position
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 pm
“clean the damn pool” (with quotation marks): #1 position
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:31 pm
ignore cashcall: #1 position
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:32 pm
So who’s the publisher?
How much of an advance did you get?
And how about putting your book contract up on the web, so the Haterz(tm) can review it and explain what you need to do to keep from messing this deal up, and you can then ignore the advice and turn another promising opportunity into more debt.
Seriously, we’d love to see exactly how much intellectual property you’ve signed away for no actual money.
Is the transcriber keeping the extra o in loser just to keep things authentic?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Now will it work?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Position #102 SUHWEET!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:35 pm
> Namely if you have a product or service that
> can help people in foreclosure or those looking
> to buy foreclosures, feel free to contact me.
Casey
I’ve asked this before - what -=Legitimate=- business would want to associate their name with yours? You’ve admitted to felony mortgage fraud, you’ve failed at real estate, any partners you’ve had have quickly run for the hills…
Do you honestly think legitimate businesses are going to want to be a part of this? You may attract scam artists, but that’s about it.
> I’m still looking for advertisers and sponsors.
Keep looking.
By the way - I notice you’ve got Yahoo ads up. How long before that gets cut off due to click fraud?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Besides pointing out the obvious where you are BEYOND broke but took the time and spent the money (doesn’t matter how cheap it was) to go to Lake Tahoe….now you are saying that you didn’t even accomplish everything that you set out to on the trip. Classic!
You do things like this and then you wonder why you have haters. You have “haters” because instead of blogging about “getting saved” you write of being broke one moment and the next entry is about spending money without necessity.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Google “stupid real estate investor” and up comes your motley fool story first, so I guess that’s you again.
Why would anyone want to buy a book of your life story? Anyone remotely interested has seen it played out over the last few months.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Man that is one complicated process. Why make us jump through such hoops? Its not going to stop wacky posts. You just added another layer of crap. Oh well.
Lawnmower Man, you gotta get a life guy. (I think I wouda beat you this time but for the silly register stuff).
Its all good though…
Casey you are a hoot.
How does Timeline Guy make those cool little “TM” thingies. Is it that HTML stuff?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:38 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zo.....4480990506
You can’t even afford to pay rent and you sat in a cozy hotel room drinking Starbucks? WTF!!!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 3:32 am
Okay I will ask again:
Where is the UTAH payment?
Is your corporation suspended? If so, why? If not, why does the California Secretary of State say it is? Do you know the ramifications of a suspended corporation on your personal liabilty?
And why did you just delete the “Brainstorming in Tahoe” and “Living in My Car” posts? Especially the one with 300 comments?
How is that keeping it organic?
What the hell do you mean when you say organic?
You know that there is a screen shot of the “Living in My Car Post” as it originally (organically?) appeared circulating teh internets, don’t you?
BTW: I wrote about how you should publish your book and your need for vacations in A.D. 167.
Let no act be done without a purpose, nor otherwise than according to the perfect principles of art.
Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself. For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when he has within him such thoughts that by looking into them he is immediately in perfect tranquility; and I affirm that tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind. Constantly then give to thyself this retreat, and renew thyself; and let thy principles be brief and fundamental, which, as soon as thou shalt recur to them, will be sufficient to cleanse the soul completely, and to send thee back free from all discontent with the things to which thou returnest. For with what art thou discontented? With the badness of men? Recall to thy mind this conclusion, that rational animals exist for one another, and that to endure is a part of justice, and that men do wrong involuntarily; and consider how many already, after mutual enmity, suspicion, hatred, and fighting, have been stretched dead, reduced to ashes; and be quiet at last.- But perhaps thou art dissatisfied with that which is assigned to thee out of the universe.- Recall to thy recollection this alternative; either there is providence or atoms, fortuitous concurrence of things; or remember the arguments by which it has been proved that the world is a kind of political community, and be quiet at last.- But perhaps corporeal things will still fasten upon thee.- Consider then further that the mind mingles not with the breath, whether moving gently or violently, when it has once drawn itself apart and discovered its own power, and think also of all that thou hast heard and assented to about pain and pleasure, and be quiet at last.- But perhaps the desire of the thing called fame will torment thee.- See how soon everything is forgotten, and look at the chaos of infinite time on each side of the present, and the emptiness of applause, and the changeableness and want of judgement in those who pretend to give praise, and the narrowness of the space within which it is circumscribed, and be quiet at last. For the whole earth is a point, and how small a nook in it is this thy dwelling, and how few are there in it, and what kind of people are they who will praise thee.
May 4th, 2007 at 3:34 am
You just deleted the last three posts. Why? Why don’t you keep the Pool Pond scum post up? Is this organic?
May 4th, 2007 at 4:12 am
So give us a synopsis of the book section on how to avoid foreclosure.
The brainstorming session in Lake Tahoe went OK. I had some good thoughts but didn’t get a chance to write and send an update to my mailing list yet. That’s OK though, ‘cuz I’m still thinking through my plans.
You went there to write up a plan of action. Your words only days ago:
During this trip I plan to …….. put together an action plan……
Too much detail required? Let me help out:
1. See a psychiatrist. If you have a problem you can get help.
2. See a lawyer.
3. Based on the outcome of the first 2, file BK, get a job.
May 4th, 2007 at 4:17 am
“real estate loser” Google #2 #3 #7 & #9 Sweet!
May 4th, 2007 at 4:37 am
While I’m on (and since you have lost about 10 diary entries with your server move) I’ll remind you of something I asked that you haven’t replied to yet. You have a loan note due 22 May. How much is due on that date and how will you be paying it?
May 4th, 2007 at 4:40 am
I will buy 10 copies of your book Casey. Keep on Truckin’
May 4th, 2007 at 4:59 am
What’s compelling about your story enough for someone to want to buy a book?
The bubble is deflating. Thanks to scammers like you people will be averse to real estate for many, many years… and I don’t recall much interest in a book by the pets.com guy….
Please stop calling yourself an entrepreneur. Even if only half of your knucklebrained schemes were scams, you’re still a scammer at heart.
May 4th, 2007 at 5:07 am
Darn it !!!
Now I have to go to one of the mirror sites to see if I missed anything, since your posts from mid-April till now are gone.
Good thing your every word is being saved for further reference by others who care.
I do believe that brainstorming requires more than one brain, and they must both be functional.
nice try !!!
May 4th, 2007 at 5:10 am
Good job on losing your recent posts. Forgot to backup, didn’t you? Doh!
May 4th, 2007 at 5:19 am
Flailing, I’m sure Casey will pick up the backups next time he’s at Exurban Nation.
Could be yet another chance for the “haters” to bail the old boy out!
May 4th, 2007 at 5:30 am
I’ll play along.
Casey:
Even if justice never takes care of you (a real possibility now - congratulations!), you’ll forever have to live with yourself.
That’s poetic justice.
May 4th, 2007 at 5:36 am
“foreclosure resource directory with a list of companies and professionals that can help people stop or avoid foreclosure”
Why could none of them help you?
May 4th, 2007 at 5:42 am
Foreclosure fool #2,3 - organic!
Foreclosure idiot #1 - organic!
how to get foreclosed #6 - organic
foreclosure failure #5 - organic
blue ball foreclosure #1 - organic
how to get foreclosed #6 - organic
May 4th, 2007 at 5:49 am
I’ve just signed a contract with a publisher myself, in which I had to make numerous legally binding declarations that I owned all the relevant copyrights myself and that I would take full responsibility for any legal issues arising from potential negligence on my part.
Assuming you’ve had to sign something similar, did you tell your publisher about the PRLinkBiz agreement? Because they’re going to need to know about it at some point down the line, if only to prepare a legal defense. You probably aren’t worth suing, given your lack of assets, but a publisher certainly will be.
And I don’t for one second think the PRLinkBiz duo are keeping silent out of shyness or shame - they’re just biding their time until your story is actually worth something. Then they’ll pounce.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:06 am
Good Lord. I’m begging you, DON’T have a child, whatever you do.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:12 am
Another thing:
What makes you think the publisher won’t simply run away with your story?
Considering the way you’ve handled your business, I wouldn’t be surprised at you never signing a contract, or something like that.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:31 am
Holy Crap it looks like ole Casey may actually pull this off. I would now have to agree with him that this site definately has a financial value to it now. It’s really does depend on how well he can or someone else can monetize it. I personally know that I will never buy anything or use this site for anything other that its entertainment value ; however , Casey doesn’t need those of us that have followed this site to do anything other than what we already have….keep on checking back to push up his traffic count. Now that he has been able to get on to the front page of Google search with such a basic search as “foreclosure” he will definately be getting traffic that is looking for information and services . I never would have thought it when I first started following this site , but this bumbling lazy loafing idiot may have actually been able to strike gold on here . I hate to say it but maybe he is not such an idiot after all.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Hey Kiddo,
I just got my vacation money from my Union Fund Office.
My looser job has kept me busy this year, a lot of night and weekend work, so the hours really piled up. (1100 hours paid so far this year, that’s a pension credit and medical insurance until December 31.)
The way things work here in W-2 land, I’m paid $13.00 an hour vacation pay. These monies are included in the weekly gross, and taxed, taken out whole and held by the fund office until I want them.
That’s $14,300.00 that has already been taxed, so there is no April 15th “event” next year. (Yeah, one of the drawbacks to my looser W-2 existance is that Uncle gets his cut when I get paid. I even go single-zero so my two single-family rentals don’t hammer me.)
So, my tax return is $10,255.00, vacation is $14,300.00, and I have a ton of cash in the banks.
I was going to use granite for the countertops in the kitchen of the vacation home I’m building, but I may try Soapstone, to offset some of the industrial effect of the Stainless Steel appliances.
Since this is an advice blog, I’m wondering what choices you made when you were fixing up your flippers. You know, what did you do to add value and appeal to your investments?
Thanks, I’ll wait patiently for your answer, yeah right.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:56 am
Hi Casey,
I assume that you missed my questions the last two times because of the server crash and the lost posts. So:
You said that you just borrowed money at the last minute to pay your back rent, and some prepay of future rent.
How much did you borrow?
From whom?
What are the terms of the loan?
How much of the loan went towards rent?
What other things did loan money go towards, and how much to each?
Thanks,
THE SILENT NON-HATER MAJORITY
May 4th, 2007 at 7:04 am
What’s the use of instant comments if the answer takes days, if it arrives at all?
are you in “comment-ignore” mode?
Fool.
May 4th, 2007 at 7:38 am
are you in “comment-ignore” mode?
Tom in NJ, look at the time stamp. Haven’t you realised yet that Casey won’t be up for several hours yet?
May 4th, 2007 at 7:42 am
As this blog has become boring as hell, here another one of our award winning iamfacingforeclosure.com jokes:
“What is the last thing that goes through a bug’s mind as it hits a windshield? His butt.” Sweet !
May 4th, 2007 at 7:56 am
James_Marks, it’s pointless worrying about Serin’s publisher because Erin Morgan already owns the rights to the story.
Of course, I’m sure the claim that he’s been asking nicely to have the contract voided will hold up well in court.
Anyhow, it’s all moot. There is no book, never will be a book, and even if there was a book, no one would buy it.
May 4th, 2007 at 7:57 am
Dude you need some mental help ASAP, you are so delusional.
No one wants to read a book about a lazy a** LOSER who wont get a real job.
May 4th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Sorry, I stand corrected. It’s Joy O’Day who owns Serin’s story.
Wonder if that qualifies for EPA Superfund cleanup?
May 4th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Seriously man you need some help of the mental professional kind.
No one is going to pay you to write a book with no happy ending and no one is going to buy it.
You need a big dose of reality.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Your best bet would be to SELL NOW.
Yes sell the site name now. Probably for 20-40K although someone might be foolish enough to pay up to 100K.
Beyond that it will require work, commitment, and actually doing something on your part. Also, and honestly you have to look at yourself and realize you have few real successes. You failed to avoid foreclosure, you failed to manage your cash flow. Why would you expect people to take your advice.
I expect you not to sell but to try and work to turn it into $millions. It will not work. It will require real work on your part and real success in real estate. Neither of which you have shown any aptitude for at all.
Also once the haters realize their links are helping your ranking you can expect the haters to delete the links and your ranking to drop.
see my first comment.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Casey, who do you think your book would be marketed towards? That will tell you what you should write. It seems kind of pointless to market it to people who are trying to avoid foreclosure since…you know, you couldn’t manage to do that with many of your homes. And, for the most part, people in general are going to be trying to avoid foreclosure on one home, not 6 simultaneously. So marketing towards foreclosure avoiders is not good marketing.
I suggest drama. Or that cry-baby Lifetime Movie kind of book where, in the end, everyone has a happy ending. Oh wait…
Well, good luck with that.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:20 am
I’m thinking that maybe snowflake didn’t lose the posts, but intentionally removed them. He may go through and start removing content that he could later be attacked with. I guess that means he should have to remove the whole blog.
But, I’m thinking he’s in clean-up mode. Reason being: when you max out your bandwidth on a server, as he did, you still have access to the control panel and database. There should have been no reason why he couldn’t have gotten those posts moved over.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:22 am
Casey,
Your book could be one of the shortest in history.
How to Avoid Foreclosure by Casey Serin
Page 1:
Do the opposite of what I do.
The End.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:22 am
We need a “nudge” facility like on MSN. Every 10 posts and an alarm should go off.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Myserious… you got to #6 on the back of a crazy trainwreck story. When that story stops and the FLASH ads for cheap loans start… guess what?
Back in real life: cashcall, Utah, corporate debt, personal debt, bipolar episodes where everything is “all good”.
I know you’re just stringing us along to keep the hits up until the FLASH ad nightmare starts, now please add some value - funny debt stories, who’s after you now, if you forgot to open a bill? Just make it up.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:23 am
P.S. Are those two hags from AZ going to try to take a cut of your book sales since they rightfully own your story?
May 4th, 2007 at 8:39 am
“I don’t have enough revenue yet to justify taking long business trips. ”
You don’t say! You don’t even have enough revenue ($0) to jusitfy eating today. When do you plan on getting a job?
May 4th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Hey Kid:
You MUST restore the missing posts!
Without the pathos of the eviction saga, the “living in my Jetta” fantasy, and the “Escape to Lake Tahoe”, this narrative is as dry and as empty as your bank account.
Maybe the Haterz can email you the missing entries and comments.
PS: How’s the missus?
PPS: TAXES, hobbit, TAXES!
asw: corporation
May 4th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Hi Casey:
Annie here -
Nice news you are writing a book. While Haterz comments may be in the “public domain” through your blog, any personal comments, statements, disclosure of identities of those individuals need to be carefully handled — otherwise you may find yourself in litigation. Any information or disclosure regarding any individual you may wish to identify in your book should be approved in writing by that individual. Make sure your publisher has the necessary legal team to write the contracts and funds to contact these indivduals for their written release for inclusion in your book.
Also, remember to be truthful about everything. James Frey was burned badly when it was discovered his book was largely fiction.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Good Morning™ I am a modified semi-vegan™, modified semi-early riser™ today!
I received some private emails that suggested I had spelling and grammatical errors™ on my post, so I have done a “before and after”.
I would have posted earlier, but I has the $1.99 semi-vegan™ grand slam at Denny’s with a side of organic free range Kobi ham. Yum!
I wrote:
“And it’s organic! Don’t have to pay a penny (dirty or not). Now I just have to do something good with it. Like figure out if people are looking for how to stop foreclosure, or to research foreclosure process/laws or to buy foreclosures. Probably a mixture of all of those. So the demand is there. Now I just need to work on the supply. Gotta give people what they want.”
Translation: “you gguts did iit all for me. Sweet™!. Lots of page views. Now what?”
I wrote:
“I’m looking for ideas, contacts and resources to develop this foreclosure blog further. Namely if you have a product or service that can help people in foreclosure or those looking to buy foreclosures, feel free to contact me. I want to review your foreclosure related product and interview you on this blog. I’m still looking for advertisers and sponsors. ”
Translation: “How the Hell can I make a dime off of all this traffic and still be able to take naps.”
I Wrote:
“I’m putting together a plan for this foreclosure blog to take it to the next level and am open to input and participation. Aside from advertising, I’m thinking about doing an article area and maybe some FAQs and a foreclosure resource directory with a list of companies and professionals that can help people stop or avoid foreclosure.”
Translation: “This seems so hard when I have to do it myself.”
I Wrote:
“The brainstorming session in Lake Tahoe went OK. I had some good thoughts but didn’t get a chance to write and send an update to my mailing list yet. That’s OK though, ‘cuz I’m still thinking through my plans.”
Translation: “The casino thought I was a whale and comped me two nights. When I didn’t come through by going to the private high rollers area they grabbed me from the seafood buffet and two muscleheads, Vito and Vinnie, invited me to have an asphalt sandwich. Fortunately I could run faster than they could, but mu murse is still locked in my room”
I wrote:
“Foreclosure Book
I actually spent most of the day yesterday talking with my publisher about my upcoming foreclosure book. Basically we have sessions where I’m talking out my story with all the juicy details and recording everything as it comes. This “brain dump” then goes to the transcriber to be converted to text. Then we massage and edit the text. It’s a fun process and not as hard as I thought.”
Translation: “This is really extra sweet™. I don’t have to write. They are giving me a recorder and all I have to do is dictate my story and my philosophy of life. I feel blessed™ now knowing that once I finish, I will have a best seller on my hands and I will be able to pay back every dirty penny™!”
I wrote:
“I went back and forth on writing this foreclosure book. At this point I’m going full speed ahead. I don’t need some kind of a miraculous “turn around story” to share my foreclosure experience in detail. ”
Translation: “At forst all it seemed so overbearing having to actually write. I couldn’t get started. All I could do is lie on the floor in the fetal position for hours.”
I wrote:
“There is plenty to talk about. Including my background, coming to America, early entrepreneurial adventures, how I got started in real estate, going to seminars, etc. Then there are the details about all the properties, including why I bought them, what I did to them, how much money I made or lost and where it all went. ”
Translation: “Once everyone hears my philosophy of life, they too will be able to replicate myamazing feats!”
I wrote: “Maybe, I can even scan in some of the mortgage documents, contracts and other paperwork. I can’t promise anything but I’ll see what I can do. I want the foreclosure book to be as detailed as possible to show the full story.”
Translation:: “Hey, since they are going to transcribe my dictation, maybe they will com e by and open my mountain of mail™. I haven’t touched it since Thanksgiving.:
I wrote:
“I also want to talk about this blog, the haters, the media coverage, the resulting opportunities and all the craziness that went on in the last 8-9 months. ”
Translation: “I wonder how far I can push this before they’ll get wide to me?”
I wrote:
“Of course, I don’t know how much of that will end up in the final version but that’s just a little taste of what may come. Now it’s time to go back home. I don’t have enough revenue yet to justify taking long business trips. It sure was good to get away though and get some productive business done.”
Translation: “Most of what I spout is diatribe and self serving excuses for having done nothing productive for almost a year. Maybe they can make a kid’s picture book instead?”
Their™ Now you should be happy all of you haters™.
I have to go now and see if I can retreive my murse. It’s supposed to snow pretty hard today so I hope I don’t get stuck. Wouldn’t that be a story!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Walter,
“James_Marks, it’s pointless worrying about Serin’s publisher because Erin Morgan already owns the rights to the story.
Of course, I’m sure the claim that he’s been asking nicely to have the contract voided will hold up well in court. ”
Damn. Casey own3d by life, again. I’m sure the haterz™ have something to do with it. Oh, well. Back to brainstorming in Tahoe.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Did you read Nigel’s latest post on his don’t hate casey blog? You do realize you are this || close to turning him to a hater?
Also, being a reader that has been with the blog since the beginning(not always a poster though) I will say this, I find no need whatsoever to buy your book, and would discourage anyone from buying it. Your story is already out there. No need for a book.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:16 am
GIVE ME A FRICKIN’ BREAK! 10 BUCKS TO “BRIBE” YOU INTO PUTTING MY POST UP FASTER.
WOW, ONCE A SCAMMER, ALWAYS A SCAMMER.
And no, my caps lock key was not broken.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:18 am
KC,
Is this a vanity press publisher (they’ll print as many books as you’ll pay for)? Is this why you set up the shell corporation–to pay for publishing the books?
If it’s not a vanity press, have they given you an advance?
May 4th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Comments are really slow, especially for instant comments. Is this it? The death of IAFF? The demise of Casey the great Serin, originally of somewhere-in-Russia-land?
May 4th, 2007 at 9:43 am
dude… that’s freaking awesome! It’s crazy how devout we can become and obssessed with our Google rankings.
That’s so sweet that your book is already that high.
I’ve been working on getting the rankings up organically on Google for my Santa Barbara Wedding Photography site and am amped just to be on the second page.
That’s sick that you’ve got yourself onto the first page!!!
Can’t wait to see what your book will entail!!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:49 am
This story IS about over.
I’m really wondering when the indictment and perp-walk happen, then I’ll probably just peruse ExurbanNation for the intelligent people with ideas and plans, instead of schemes and scams.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Some more sweet Google rankings for IAFF:
“back to the bank it goes”: #1, #2. Sweet.
wheatgrass overdraft: #2, and #1 is the Wikipedia wheatgrass article in which Casey plays a cameo role. Sweet.
Sacramento mortgage fraud: #5 and #6. Casey used to be at #2 for this search; I guess the spinning of his tale on Nightline etc as “no worse than speeding on the freeway” was effective.
I want the foreclosure book to be as detailed as possible to show the full story.
You’ve never shown the full story; you’ve always spun it the way you want it told. Why should we expect the book to be any different? 300 pages of self-justification and whinging.
I don’t have enough revenue yet to justify taking long business trips.
You don’t have any revenue, snowflake. Wikipedia: “Money that a company receives from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers.” What products or services have you sold lately?
What paid for the rent?
What paid for the Tahoe trip?
You say you borrowed money, but you’re also desperately claiming this as a “business” trip. Where is the money coming from?
May 4th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Casey:
Try searching for:
Forclosure and Looser or
Forclosure and Idiot and you are even higher on Google.
You are truly a sucess..
May 4th, 2007 at 10:02 am
> I don’t have enough revenue yet to justify taking long business trips.
Um, Casey, you didn’t just take a business trip; you took a vacation. See, a business trip means you went somewhere because you had to meet someone with whom you are doing business. Traveling somewhere in order to talk on a different phone is not a business trip.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Casey, will you tell us the name of your publisher? Those of us who work in PR and publishing are curious to know.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Oh, Casey Boy,
I was gone for an hour or so, (from 11-12) I had to eat and change the oil on my Jetta TDI.
(What a looser I am, I got my fingers dirty for about ten minutes.)
I do my own maintenance, on my cars AND my homes, so I don’t pay anyone to do what I am capable of.
You see boy, I have to go to 55 Water Street, in NYC, tonight, to work my looser W-2 job. So, I had a little time and it was time for the car, so I just went and DID IT.
I think if you DID SOMETHING once in a while, your brain would function better.
Oh, by the way, there’s a 26 year old corporate lawyer sticking up for you over at EN, maybe he has Ninja Talent like Nigel’s forensic accountant friend.
My guess is the lawyer is a wingtip-wearing sh*thead who thinks he/she is above us loosers.
You two would make a great team, go look him up, PUNK.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Dear Mr. Serin,
The editors of Vantage Press are pleased to assist in the publication of your new book. As discussed earlier, please send the $5,000.00 deposit required to start printing. Please note that personal checks must clear before editing and printing can begin.
Thanks in advance,
Michael Thomas
Vantage Press
May 4th, 2007 at 10:38 am
@dm: Comments are really slow, especially for instant comments. Is this it? The death of IAFF?
Yep. Casey has become boring; everything he says we’ve heard before. Casey spins his wheels mining for nuggets, Casey fantasizes about the big comeback, Casey borrows more money, Casey feels down, Casey takes a trip, Casey feels better — it’s all been done already.
If you want to keep your audience, Casey, you’re going to have to start answering some of the questions you’re avoiding.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Casey - i’ve been reading for months now, never comment - you have enough of those with my same thoughts.
WHY DON’T YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS - YOU ARE NOT BEING FAIR TO YOUR READERS.
BE A MAN & ANSWER THEM!
May 4th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Please, Please take note of this:
And, let us be completely honest here:
This site and the popularity of this site has NOTHING to do with people wanting to learn from your mistakes.
People already KNOW not to do what you’ve done.
The ONLY (note, this is VERY important) reason this site is popular is because people like seeing another in ruins as it:
1) makes them feel better about their own finances
and/or
2) the comments against your (HATERS) are funny
and/or
3) people always look at car wrecks on the side of the road, despite creating back-ups
I believe you know this full well, and you want to take a ‘higher’ road by ‘teaching’ others about foreclosure.
This WILL NOT (the teaching thing) work in book. Your story of completely destroying your financial life, now THAT makes a book
Just remember that if you want any sort of sales.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:06 am
#1 for “homeless murse napper”
#1 for “real estate scaminar”
#1 for “sweet foreclosure deal”
#2 for “begathon monkey dance”
#2 for “cashcall avoid responsibility”
May 4th, 2007 at 11:18 am
******* YAWN **********
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz………….
May 4th, 2007 at 11:22 am
I feel that all of you are kind of down and bored today (cant be because of this active and responsive blog). To keep your spirits up, another iamfacingforeclosure.com joke:
“What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft? A flat minor.” Sweet !
May 4th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Ah, Sweet Cashback: there’s only one joke on IAFF, and he’s the one running the show.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:36 am
What happened to 4/19 “Pool Maintenance in Foreclosure” post? That was one of my favorites.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:40 am
HO HO HO
HE HE HE
Haw he haw he haw he…….
Loser (Looser)
May 4th, 2007 at 11:42 am
dung
where do I go?
skray
What do I do?
Blaspheam
Am I gay?
Ranch
Should I pay?
Fart
Flatchilence, flatchience how do I count the ways, as serin says Sweet I a bum hobo alchohol motivated chee who doesn’t know that what He does possess’ no talent because he is a communist who proves that blacklisting in the 40’s was a valid act you dog faced gremlin, wanna-be donald trump.
PS———————YOU ARE THE OFFSPRING OF A GAY
—————-ROMP BETWEEN CLAY AIKEN AND WILLIAM
———————HUNG.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Casey,
What happened to the 4/19 “Pool Maintenance in Foreclosure” post? It was a classic.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Casey,
Way to go!!!!!
#1 - clueless real estate flipper (Google search)
It’s All Good
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
ASW: Looser
May 4th, 2007 at 11:47 am
#3 under “committed mortgage fraud”
#2 under “jail mortgage fraud”
May 4th, 2007 at 11:52 am
#2 under “cashback jail”
May 4th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Casey to make this work, you have to interact with us and answer/address all questions…especially the “tough” ones. Even if it’s simply “that’s too personal” etc. Please make an effort to answer everyones questions and your site will continue to be popular.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:57 am
foreclosure fun #1
foreclosure trip #1
foreclosure mistake #1
foreclosure critic #1
foreclosure donations #1
foreclosure prison #1
foreclosure jail #1
foreclosure lowlife #1
foreclosure slimeball #1
May 4th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Casey Serin was a man on a mission. He was going to make millions in the real estate world.
He was facing foreclosure.
Now the only world Casey will be facing will be hard core thugs…………….in jail!!
- Sheriff John Bunnell
May 4th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Casey,
“I want the foreclosure book to be as detailed as possible to show the full story.”
If it’s going to be as detailed as this blog, well…
Thing is, you’ve never stated any details whatsoever.
You somehow got money to pay for your Tahoe vacation. Where did the money come from? Details, details.
You spent the money that was sent to you in “other needed expenses”. What were those expenses? Details, details.
Somehow, you manage to pay four months of rent from one day to another. How did you do it? Details, details.
Or, are you ashamed of telling us the truth?
What are you hiding, Casey? I fear your dark side is even worse than your “itsallgood” persona.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
#1, #2 positions: birddogging mailman and 8 houses, 5 foreclosures
May 4th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
#1 under Falling forward into wheatgrass wearing a purse
May 4th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
#4 and #6 dumb real estate flipper
May 4th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Pool scum, broken Jetta, and waa-waa I have to hold my widdle head while I cry posts all deleted. Yes, very organic flim-flam man.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
#1, #2 positions: juicing sweet deals.
And I just have to share this find: It’s All Good Companies, which include It’s All Good Web Design and Dream the Biggest Dream. 1-866-WE-IMAGINE. Sweet failing-forward mother of God: here’s a partner Casey can really engage with.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Casey
Guess what?
I won’t be buying your book.
Win/Win
May 4th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
#3 and #4, but I like it anyway: fix-n-flip flop.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
@lawnmower man, I guess I am just trying to live up to him with my iamfacingforeclosure.com jokes like:
“What did the digital watch say to his mom? “Look mom no hands.” Sweet !
May 4th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Casey
Where are you living these days?
May 4th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
#1, #2 positions: CashCall: NO DEAL!
May 4th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Thanks to us calling out google search positions we have made you #1 !!!!
“foreclosure idiot” was #6 on 3/19 now is #1
“foreclosure moron” was #3 on 3/19 now is #1
Haterz(tm) make you #1……..Sweet !
May 4th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
IamFacingForclosure is #2 on Gioogle for: Snowflake fliptard
Right behind #1 where your real story is uncovered.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
You are #2 for “haterz(tm)”. We will have to work on that……
Problem: iamnotfacingforeclosure.com beats you on the generic term of haterz. You should do something about that !
May 4th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Are instant comments working today?
May 4th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Google “foreclosure bum”
#3, #4, #6…
Way to go Casey!
Anyways,
My highschool football coach should write a book about being a winner in football. Never a winning season while I was there, 4 losing seasons before that and 2 losing seasons after I left. I guess he was fired at that point? Who knows. But he his many ideas how to play football he was an “ideas” coach! Execution is another thing!
Damn, just think how he could sell his skills to those coaches in bad situations, I mean they should follow his advice!! Win-Win! “It’s all good” and “everything is going to turn out great advice”!!
I’m sure Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno or Alonzo Stagg wish they had the knowledge that my high school football coach had, cause he had the solutions (even though they never worked!)
Your book and website will help millions out of the disaster your in now!!
May 4th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Sweet real estate deal! #6
May 4th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Stick with the details of your life and make a few bucks from Advertising.
http://www.icantsellmyhouse.blogspot.com/
May 4th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
You did this with your publisher? What kind of publisher gets involved with books at this level? Even if you meant editor, who works at a publishing company but isn’t exactly a publisher, at any publishing company worth its salt the editor will not be getting involved at this level, either, practically writing the book with you. Heck, they don’t even really edit books anymore. They want manuscripts that are ready to go and they expect the author to deliver it that way.
It’s possible you could be referring to a ghostwriter, who is often set up by the publisher but seldom works in-house. Is that what you meant?
I fear this is a fly-by-night operation, not a real publishing deal, where some random guy (or gal) is hoping to cash in on you and probably isn’t even fronting any money for production, and almost definitely isn’t paying you any real kind of advance or probably will stiff you on royalties and rights, to boot, if there are any to speak of.
Here’s a clue: If you (or any of your “money partners”) have to pay a dime upfront, it is NOT — I repeat, NOT — a legitimate publisher you are dealing with. Maybe you’re fine with that because you think if you do it all yourself (self-publish) you keep all the money. IT’S NOT THAT EASY.
There are certainly people making money from their own self-published books, but they usually have something other publishers can’t offer and they work tirelessly to overcome the lack of distribution, since most legit distributors won’t touch self-pubbed books. Not only are they usually shoddy, rife with spelling and grammatical errors, with poorly designed covers, and poorly promoted, but unlike legit publishers, booksellers can’t return unsold copies, so they don’t want to deal with them.
An example of a successful self-published title would NOT be a run-of-the-mill nonfiction book about how to avoid foreclosure, with less nuts and bolts than they could get elsewhere (and remember, your niche audience is broke).
(Look at the other hits on Google for foreclosure. Why would someone in trouble go to you over HUD and Wikipedia? To hear about juicing? The only reason would be for the train wreck.)
If you’re going the memoir route, and I suggest you do since the train wreck is the only compelling part of your story, then you still face an uphill battle. You do have a couple of things in your favor: this blog and your media coverage do give you what’s called a platform, but it’s a small one.
Given that most of that platform has had it up to here with you, you can’t count on many of them buying your book.
Also, the blip of media coverage you might get with the publication of a book is not going to have much long-term effect since your story is basically over. It’s not like you’re Suze Orman with regular TV and/or radio shows, weekly syndicated columns, etc. Despite some detractors, most of her audience likes what she has to say. She has a huge platform. You don’t.
You should definitely, definitely, definitely NOT do a How to Avoid Foreclosure book because of your obvious credibility issues.
Even though I guess you think of me as a hater, I do support the idea of you getting with a real publisher, getting a real book deal, and even doing the lecture circuit. Who knows, maybe even sell your story to Hollywood (better get that PRLink Ditz stuff cleared up though). It’s an honest living (assuming you do it honestly), and we all know you need to make a living.
Just don’t think it’s yet another easy path to riches. Advances are typically small. There’s no guarantee a book will sell. Few authors are rolling in the dough. Those authors crank out a new book every year or so, and even when they build a following, they will have critics. Not just prof’l book reviewers, but fans who complain that this book isn’t as good as the last one.
And of course you’ll be put under a whole ‘nother level of scrutiny, legalwise. Are you prepared for that? You can’t even answer our questions here.
May 4th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
wow…a book eh ….gonna finish the last chapters in jail ? now that would be a good read..especially the part where you transact fore closure contracts inside - wow your a star casey..a friggin monstar- this gets worse by the day ..and i bet you dont publish this …ive become a hater…lol
May 4th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Hey - are you still moderating non-paid, non-registered comments?
If not, that explains why you are getting very, very few comments.
I’ll give you free advice - comments are the ONLY reason most of us come here; kill them and your blog dies. On second thought, I should charge you at least $5K for that advice - then, maybe you’d listen. Everyone knows you don’t listen to good free advice.
(BTW, silicon-based lifeforms will be breathing liquid methane in hades [it’ll be a cold day in hell] when I pay you as much as a penny for the ‘right’ to post ‘respectful’ comments here.)
May 4th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
you are in Wikipedia under wheatgrass!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatgrass
Sweet!
Why do you keep deleting my reference to the chick with the yellow exercise ball?
May 4th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Why on earth would anyone want to visit a foreclosure site when the site’s owner let his own properties go into foreclosure through inaction? This blog’s story is just about done.
Also, why would anyone buy your book? Besides a few appearances on TV about your screw ups, you haven’t had much exposure. And you’re hardly what anyone would call a “guru”.
Do you have an agent for your book?
Are you getting an advance for your story?
Have you told the publisher about prlinkbiz?
Will your book have pop ups?
May 4th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
: #1 position. Organic! Sweet. 2. lawnmower manMay 3rd, 2007 at 12:23 pm bittersweet jetta: #1 position. Win-win! 3. lawnmower manMay 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm Modesto pool scum: #1 position. Juicy! 4. lawnmower manMay 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 pm lender ignore mode: #1 position. Awesome! [IMG ] In addition, we would like to recommend perusing Real estate short sales: “win-win” or reward for failure to live within one’s means?
May 4th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Sounds like it’s going to be a real page turner… NOT! Why should I pay for the book when I got to view the entire sad story on this website for FREE? I really do see a best seller here… AMERICA’S Idiots in residence will buy anything!
May 4th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
More sweet Google juice:
#1 and #2 for W-2 looser.
#2 and #3 for dancing monkey beg-a-thon.
May 4th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
“More sweet Google juice:
#1 and #2 for W-2 looser.”
DID YOU MEAN W-2 LOSER?
May 4th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Casey, I googled you and found this. Does it make you cringe when you read it? Sucks trying to rebuild a fake new image when your real story is out there forever.
From: Casey Serin
To: [BCC list]
Hi Ramit
I hate SPAM too! You’re receiving this because you’re in my personal mailing list. You’re a friend, family or an acquaintance or past co-worker or client. If you don’t want to receive occasion updates from me please use the automatic unsubscribe link at the bottom. Thanks!
Long time no talk! Yes I have not been good at updating everybody and keeping in touch. So here is a 1) quick update about what I’ve been up to, and 2) an opportunity to put your money to work with us in the real estate business
[…]
This January I quit my job to do real estate investing full-time. Together with partners in the area we buy and sell houses for fast gains and we also hold property for appreciation. In the first part of the year I personally bought 7 houses in 4 different states. It’s not all easy - there is definitely a learning curve. It helps to have experienced associates to help me along.
Now what??
We have a unique opportunity to continue to expand the real estate business. Because of the market reversal in California there is going to be many people in trouble with their loans. People have been buying more home then they can afford or refinancing like crazy. Foreclosures are already on the rise and they are going to sky-rocket in the next several years.
There is an opportunity to 1) help people out of trouble and 2) make some money. Service and integrity comes first though. I know what its like to be behind payments and face foreclosure. I refuse to be a “shark” investor.
It must be win-win, or no deal.
Want to participate?
Do you have money that’s sitting in an account somewhere earning an embarrassing 1-3%? Are you comfortable with your retirment money sitting in a volatile stock-market?
Maybe you’re not investing at all. Are you comfortable trusting social security to take care of your retirement?
Invest your money with us and get 24% fixed return secured by real estate.
We use your money to buy and fix houses improving the area and helping sellers in distress.
Benefits to becoming our private lender:
* we pay fixed 24% interest on your money - reliable returns
* compounded monthly - your interest is making interest and it grows exponentially
* secured by real estate - just like a bank, YOU get a mortgage against our properties to protect your investment
* start with as little as 10,000
* may use your 401K or IRA account - get tax advantages
* your money doubles every 3 years
* 10,000 grows into 100,000 in 10 years
Worst case scenario…
If we can’t pay you back, you get a good property. We only put your money into a house that has at least twice the equity as the amount you’re investing. We only invest into nice properties in good neighborhoods. If something were to happen to our business you can normally just sell the house at a discount and get your money out. What stock or mutual fund is going to give you THAT kind of security?
Limited opportunity…
We can only take a certain number of private lenders. Get back to me soon so I can explain in more detail.
Also please forward this to anybody else who may want to get a high return on their money. We pay referral fees!
Anyway…
I would love to hear from you either way. Lets catch-up!
May 4th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
@59 - Serin has never properly addressed that little scam. He can’t write it off like he did the Usenet pyramid scheme, either, since it was just last year!
May 4th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Casey, i’m new here but has anyone ever suggested that you just get a job to earn some money?
Also, don’t trust that SISB (Sean in south bay) he is a failed pizza delivery boy and a psychopath.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Googled: “I lied on my loans”
You get every one of the 90 hits! I guess everybody wasn’t doing it after all
Sweet!
May 4th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Book? People normally write books on subjects they are knowledgeable about. Real estate is not your forte, Casey, as much as you want to believe it is. And it is certainly not dealing with financial crises. For six months you were sitting on your a** , letting the bills pile up while everyone here was screaming at you to get a job and at least starting bringing in SOMETHING. But no, you didn’t want a W2 job taking time away from planning your comeback as a billionaire. Finally, late last month you said acknowledged there “might be something” to this job thing. Well no friggin duh. But here we are 6 months later, except now you have no houses, are even further in debt, and you certainly don’t look like any measure of a billionaire to me.
Now I am asking myself, do I really want to buy a foreclosure/real estate/financial advice book from someone who easily falls victim to scams, is mooching off his inlaws, and whose net worth must be in the neighborhood of -$800,000? If I’m a captain whose boat is taking on water, do I want advice from a guy who stopped his ship from sinking or the guy who’s treading water with no life vest while his boat at the bottom of the ocean? There are things you had better think about before you start running with this idea of a book and starting some kind of “Dear Abby” site for people to get out of financial trouble. Oh, but who am I kidding. I’ll just save this message to post again in 6 months except that time around I’ll double the numbers. Or maybe not. There’s got to be some point at which you won’t even be able to afford your web hosting anymore.
-FAS
PS
Does it strike you as odd that the only people giving you encouragement lately are the ones trying to sell you something? Why do you think that is?
May 4th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
wow, 24%!
money doubles every 3 years, wow, wow!
What stock or mutual fund is going to give you THAT kind of security?
THAT kind, really. did you mean T H A T one? T H A T ? ? ?
REALLY?
where do i send the check?
and then i could be among the lucky lenders calling you, and then you would be posting a picture of how you are not picking up the phone?
Can i really be one of the lucky ones?
As seen on TV!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Casey,
Yale economist Robert Shiller said Wednesday that housing prices may continue “retreating substantially” for another five years. My gut is that Shiller is a little optimistic. After all, Japan’s real estate prices fell for 19 straight years before finally posting gains this year. People who’ve been burned by an investment are loath to quickly return to it, Casey.
If you declare bankruptcy now, you may find that you have a clean bill of health about the same time real estate finally becomes attractive again. Wait too long and you’ll probably find yourself with little choice but to pursue a new career.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Is this book going to be kind of a reference book on foreclosure or an auto-biography ?
May 4th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Stephanie J is Awesome! Check out her Serinetics post…
-Insert Clever Title Here-
May 4th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Just wondering if you’ve talked with your criminal defense lawyer about the book. I’m sure he’d think it was an awesome idea to detail how you committed multiple acts of mortgage fraud, complete with including all the documentation.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
By the way, for those of you who haven’t been over to Nigel’s Don’t Hate Casey, go take a look (just don’t click on any of his ads).
It seems even Nigel has pretty much bailed on Shaggy. This website is going to become Serin’s “job”. Funny how it looks like all of the comments/participation is coming over the last day or so from a group of maybe 5 or 6 people, of whom I am one. just look at the recent postings … same names over and over.
Face it, Serin, you’ve jumped the shark. The coroner has determined the time of death to be the Tahoe trip. Happy afterlife.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
The following Think-ercise clarifies the difference between
*actions you provoke that result in productive work
*efforts you make that lead to fatigue and frustration.
Look at the two types of post cards shown on this page. Each type of card begins with a message to complete. Create a stack of each type of postcard. Starting tomorrow, select one card from each stack to write on every day.
On the set of cards that begins with “Today I worked to…” write about work you did that day that moved you toward accomplishing a goal.
On the set of cards that begins with “Today I wasted my effort by…” describe what you did that took effort but did not move you closer to a goal.
Writing messages provoked a strong response in a grocery store manager. He found that everything he did after the store opened in the morning could go on a wasted effort card, and that he accomplished things only before and after the workday.
It made him stop and realize that the way he was managing people and handling customers was not working well for him. The actions this exercise provoked led to his changing the way he did his job.
Over the next few weeks he tired various solutions until he found those that made the job more effortless. His most effective solutions were:
-carving out a couple of hours during each day to work at his desk
-categorizing problems that recurred frequently
-establishing effective policies and procedures for handling problems
-creating an employee incentive program related to customer satisfaction
He was completely energized as he worked at sending out more positive messages.
Here’s another example. The director of a non-profit agency thought that she really earned her paycheck when she struggled through budget meetings and scheduled shifts for over a hundred staff and volunteers.
“Public speaking comes so easily for me, I would do it just because I love talking about what we do,” she said. She didn’t count it as work because—for her—it was effortless. The Postcard exercise provoked her to get out and give more speeches that brought in more money—which allowed her to hire someone to do the scheduling
May 4th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
#1 “tahoe brainstorm scam”
#1 “real estate flipper scam”
#2 “flipper scam blog”
#2 “semivegan looser”
#5 “looser real estate entrepreneur”
#5 “mortgage fraud win win”
#5 “Beg a thon scam”
#5 “real estate flipper failure”
These didn’t make the top 20
“real estate expert”
“foreclosure expert”
May 4th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
RE: #59
Doesn’t promising 24% returns and “Double your money every three years” violate some federal investing law? Something about “Forward-looking statements”…..
I’d like to see the contract Casey has available for that “investment”….
Oh, and Casey, if you’re dictacting a book over the phone you’re not writing it; you’re dictating it. The ghost writer is writing it. And, of course, I too wonder what the PRBiz ladies have to say about you telling your story….
On the other hand, I couldn’t care much less. I just like the sparks the train’s wheels put off as the locomotive hurtles unendingly toward the abyss of Casey’s penultimate failure.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
some interesting things that are in the latest
May 4th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
RE: Your Book
ask yourself this question -
why would someone who is seemingly facing foreclosure buy a book to read about:
“…my background, coming to America, early entrepreneurial adventures, how I got started in real estate, going to seminars, etc. Then there are the details about all the properties, including why I bought them, what I did to them, how much money I made or lost and where it all went.”
May 5th, 2007 at 12:14 am
I donated a penny via paypal to Casey. I just want to help out anyway I can. I hope Paypal doesn’t charge him a fee for that donated penny. I don’t want to make things worse or be a hater. Maybe he can write the paypal fee off as a business expense.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:15 am
OMFG, that post (#59) about the spam Casey sent to all his friends, relatives, and passing acquaintances right before his little empire fell apart looks to be true. I googled him and found the story of him spamming everyone he knew begging for money.
Jesus, Casey, I wish I knew you in person. That way I could punch you right in the mouth. I don’t care who you are, trying to scam people with a 24% guaranteed monthly compounded interest return is so brazenly crooked, there is no other response. If the Pope himself told me that, I’d pop him in the mouth. And probably kick him in the ribs, to boot!
The funniest thing is… if anybody gave you ANY money, you COULD have given them 24% returns compounded monthly! And by that, I mean in a month, they’d only have 24% of what they loaned you! And a month after that, only 24% of that 24% left! Why, it’d take you only 2 months to turn their 10,000 into 576 bucks! One more month of wheatshots and they’d have a mere 138.24! Of course, after a month or two, you’d have to drop the return rates down to 1-2%. Or 0%. Because that money would be allll gone.
I can only pray the reason you sent out a retraction later on was because somebody punched you right in the mouth. Repeatedly.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:18 am
- Get rid of the blog and sell an ebook on this site
- throw together an ebook about foreclosure
- use the content from all those mortgage courses you have to make the book
- add some good affiliate links INSIDE the ebook
i could write this book in 2 nights, spend the time working on GOOD marketing copy for the website
SELL THE BOOK through this site.
- continue to post articles about foreclosure (forget the personal story, it’s not interesting anymore)
make some money
May 5th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Casey, answer milton’s questions or Jackie Treehorn’s thugs are going to come take care of you.
I’d do it myself but I’ve got some nihilists to contend with.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:39 am
you’re not even Jewish, walter.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:17 am
First of all, NO $10 “bribes” to you…I’d rather give it to a bum to buy Thunderbird. Better investment.
You can’t help anyone here. Hell, you can’t even help yourself.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Dude, I converted when I married Cynthia and you know that!
May 5th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Casey, I am shocked that you AWOL from Google for the search term “Jamba Juice inspiration”. However, the iamnotfacingforeclosure.com blog is #3 and #25 for this search term. Pretty ironic….a blog that was started simply to make fun of you is kicking your a** on “Jamba Juice inspiration”.
Sweet!
May 5th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Are instant comments working today????
Geez Casey - look at those numbers - only 74 replies. You are loosing your readership.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Hey Casey:
I just visited your site meter. If you are hoping to create a “profit center” from this blog you need to post daily (it’s been over 48 hours since we last heard from you). In addition, your posts must be timely and draw readers in…..
You need to increase your traffic….. otherwise, no $$ from yahoo ads…….
Get to work……
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May 5th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
@ 70-72 Jackie, Walter - nobody cares about your religious affiliations (dude!)
May 5th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
are you familiar with the definition of the word “organic”
May 5th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Casey is really a man of our times. Very much like our Clueless Leader, he see a silver lining in the most hopeless catastrophe. Beyond bankrupt, he takes flight like a globe trotting jet setter, enjoying the vistas of Lake Tahoe. He crafts his business plans, busily conniving on even more ways to dispose of other people’s money.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
lol..not enough revenue to justify a long business trip..really …dont you own stock …..lol..you have no revenue..nada ..pay your creditors back..their not some big institution..their only the front..its the mom and dad investors your hurting - man you are a joke..obviously the hackers think so too..id give it up..obviously they have you targetted
May 5th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Casey, your daily affirmation site is SWEET!!!
May 5th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
@79: When a search result is referred to as “organic”, it generally means that it has gotten there naturally by other people linking to it of their own accord and through the content indexed by the search engine. The opposite of “organic” search results would be paid search results, such as the ads at the top and to the right on Google.
But, yeah, Casey has become the queen of horrible catch phrases. “sweet” “cashback” “itsallgood” “semi-vegan” and the list goes on…
May 5th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Casey should write his own dictionary
May 5th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Ohhh…let’s watch the Google results, and after that, we can watch the digital clock flip to 11:11.
May 5th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
You know, all of us that have websites could Google-Bomb the term “foreclosure” to EN and knock Casey off his sixth position “throne”… I also make a motion that we Google Bomb “fliptard” to IAFF. He doesn’t rank as of right now…
May 5th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
I have been checking your blog for the past few months !
kudos to you !
Let me ask you yo this ….
are you in part at all blaming those seminars which you attended (kiyosaki’s, allen, etc … )
May 5th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
hey,
kudos to you !
I have been watching you blog for the past few months. You are doing an excellent job.
May 5th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Hey, kid;
In all honesty, that hotel window shot:
Yeah, it looks high enough for the drop to do you in pretty quick, just leave the blue ball in the room when you slam through the plate glass, not that it’ll matter, but you’d really look like a ‘tard down at the coroner’s office, you AND your blue ball, both deflated, laid out on the same gurney:
“Damn shame about that Pilates ball…someone coulda used that”
And DO try to pick an impact spot that will not harm passersby OR their property, m’kay?
(Just in case you were thinking something along those lines.).
It ain’t like you seem to have a whole lot to go home to…starting with a home.
Your bad.
If the little missus ain’t already “foreclosed” on your marriage, I’d reckon that it’s only a matter of time before her attorneys tape the “Notice of Default” to your forehead.
Just like all your cribs…you slept right there on the tracks while they barrelled right at you.
And what did you do? You got up, got a glass of water, then laid right back in the exact same spot and hit the “snooze” button.
Watch it happen again…don’t you get the same fatalistic feelings when you think about your marriage?
And BTW, hobbit-buddy, did you ever wonder if it wasn’t your S-i-L , or her cronies who snarfed your kickin’ tune system from your Euro-pimp sled?
Just ‘cuz she’s a girl doesn’t mean that she can’t play some mean “street ball”, y’know.
That smash and grab would be a “hint”…bad neighborhood for you to remain in, see?
It’s not like you’re “blood”, there.
But hey…chops on making the “google BIG SIX” for whatever it is, buckaroo…yer Mom and Dad must be so VERY proud!
asw: sweet
May 5th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
#164:
“Ohhh…let’s watch the Google results, and after that, we can watch the digital clock flip to 11:11.”
Ahhh;
Good to see that Tahoe hasn’t lost its’ special magic !
You can do things there that you couldn’t do anywhere else in the world.
asw: letsdoit
May 5th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
How’s it going with CashCall? Are they knocking on the door yet?
That was a trick question. When CashCall eventually shows up at your (sister-in-law’s) door they won’t knock. They’ll have a sheriff along who will knock the door down and let them in. Then they’ll take anything that isn’t bolted down. Even some things that are.
You’re getting ever so closer to prison my simian friend. Invest in a soap-on-a-rope.
May 5th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
How on earth can your story or site be used to help people with foreclosures pending? You did almost nothing to stop your foreclosures. What people will learn here is how to act the fool while the foreclosures happen anyway.
Just renting out the properties would have seriously delayed the foreclosure action. Yet, you didn’t rent any of them out — particularly the one with the eventually-nasty pool, whose maintenance cost could have been put upon the renters.
In order to market something, you have to have a product or service, and there’s NO product or service here in this site.
(I predict the Serin book will end up on the remainder shelves like Philip Kaplan’s book “F’d Companies”.)
May 5th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Hey Casey,
Just making sure you haven’t forgotten about us. You know, the nice ladies who own your a$$ if and when you ever get a book deal. Or a movie deal. Or anything of the sort. We know you didn’t read the contract, but we have a copy and will gladly read it to you any time you like.
Your friends - always,
Erin Morgan & Joy O’Day
May 5th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Hammar Investments appears to be active.
It often takes a while for the California Secretary of State website to update. As we all know, this is an aged corporation that Casey bought and presumably had to have reactivated. I suspect the reactivation paperwork and fees took a while.
http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpda.....r=C2556789
Corporation
HAMMAR INVESTMENTS, INC.
Number: C2556789 Date Filed: 9/10/2003 Status: active
Jurisdiction: California
Address
3636 AUBURN BLVD
SACRAMENTO, CA 95821
Agent for Service of Process
CASEY SERIN
3636 AUBURN BLVD
SACRAMENTO, CA 95821
Of course, he could have created a new corp for about $150 and it would be no less creditworthy than his current one.
-btc
May 5th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Okay Casey- I am a lurker I admit it. I just can’t stay away. Your anti-spam words are killing me. I now have my mom, and 3 brother in a total of 4 states following this. What’s gonna happen? Are you going to answer all the haterz questions?
May 5th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
BTW first ASW blueball second ASW millions….
SWEET!
May 5th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
oh man and now, ASW…………………………………………………………………………
LOOSER
YOU ARE KILLING ME OVER HERE!
May 5th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
ASW SILVER
May 5th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
last one i may die laughing….ASW fixnflip
May 5th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
@155
Web search “Walter Sobchak” and/or “Jackie Treehorn” for enlightenment
May 5th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
I think people are searching on google based on the publicity you were getting for your blog after doing all the media appearances: So actually they still want to know about you and what you’re doing: So somehow I think you will need to stay with that theme.
As far as what to put in the place of other aspects of the blog: I think people who are interested in preventing the type of experience you had would want to know what others are doing in their buy and flip ventures in this current real estate market.
Also ,people who are facing foreclosure might want a discussion board to discuss their feelings, plans and to meetup for support.
I also think a board concerning the courses you took and rating them and allowing people to comment on them(in a confidential way) would work as well. Since so many people are involved in taking courses the discussion would be enlightening as to what works and doesn’t work.
I also think you can list conferences, seminars, bootcamps but give people a way to respond to their experiences at these seminars and whether or not they worked for them.
You can also have a listing by state where to go to find properties etc. (A resource list)
As far as your idea to have writers. I think it really needs to be people who started flipping and they actually made a success/failure of it and will honestly tell what mistakes they have made along the way.
In sum, whatever you do with this website needs to reflect you: a person who gives it all away and also allows people to share their dissent: although, with a future board that dissent might be aimed toward some of the scam artists out there or dissent about what didn’t work.
You might want to check out a board like: http://www.flippingfrenzy.com to get an idea of what people are talking about.
There is another board called: http://www.friendsinbusiness. com which started because the woman who started that board got ripped off with many types of businessess like MLM and other things: she decided like you to turn her negative experiences into a discussion board which is one of the best boards on the net for people to talk about what does or doesn’t work. I think you will like her model.
There are already to many boards about there which has the same rehash of “experts” telling people what they should be doing; but real people want to hear the mistakes and successes of “real people” like them. Experts are a dime a dozen; but the real people in the trenches are more fascinating.
Just my take: I’m wishing you the best.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
What an accomplishment.
What is your ranking with these words:
“serious debt”
“ignorant flipper”
“bankrupt”
“homedebtor in trouble”
“for sale by losers”
May 6th, 2007 at 2:14 am
Casey Serin story commenters have pointed out Casey may have some sort of mental illness. Manic depression, depression and passive aggressiveness have all been mentioned as possible plagues. Initially, I discounted these armchair diagnoses simply because we
May 6th, 2007 at 4:56 am
y’know what everyone here needs? the experiences of someone who has actually met casey. someone with the time and finances to take a week or so out of their life and be casey’s shadow. we’d get way more details from that than we do from casey i’m sure, like how he managed to borrow money to pay the rent.
it would also serve as confirmation (or not…) that he isn’t just making all this stuff up and this tragic saga is for real.
maybe casey could make some $ from it if suitable person was fond a collection could be taken to finance the trip and give some $ to casey for his time.
if i was an idle playboy millionaire i might get on a plane and track the guy down myself just for the hell of it.
May 6th, 2007 at 6:42 am
Boring.
asw: “thingy”
May 6th, 2007 at 10:48 am
Yeah, this book is dedicated to all the heittaz that told me
I’d never amount to nothin’, to all the people that lived in the
buildings that I was flippin’, that called the FBI on
me when I was just tryin’ to borrow some money to feed my addiction,
and all the flippaz in the struggle, you know what I’m sayin’?
Uh-ha, it’s all good baby bay-bee, uh
{skip the rest of the song}
Stereotypes of a flip-pah
misunderstood
And it’s still all good
May 6th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Ok, I finally registered.
Now, answer this question:
What EXACTLY, and I mean to force you to answer with specificity, was the CD training project you and Galiana were working on? I saw an industrious looking pic with all kinds of boxes, packaging, equipment etc. strewn about the office, but no follow-up, as usual.
Casey: Answer this 2 part question about the only vaguely tangible evidence you’ve shown us of productive work:
PART 1:) Who hired you do that project?
PART 2:) How Much did they pay you?
and if you give the usual vague “I dunno, i have to check on that, Umm not sure it was some amount of money.. blah blah…”
I will never come back here again. I think your real problem is a serious deficit of testosterone.
May 6th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
I just registerd, and still my comment is in limbo. WTF.
May 6th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Tell us, how’s it going with CashCall? Are they knocking on the door yet?
That was a trick question. When CashCall eventually shows up at your (sister-in-law’s) door they won’t knock. They’ll have a sheriff along who will knock the door down and let them in. Then they’ll take anything that isn’t bolted down. Even some things that are.
You’re getting ever so closer to prison my simian friend. Invest in a soap-on-a-rope.
May 6th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Foreclosures will reach 1.1M by 2014
More than 1.1 million homeowners will lose their homes to foreclosure by 2014 because they can’t afford the rising payments on their adjustable-rate mortgages, according to a researcher.
The biggest losers will be the homeowners who lose their houses and the lenders and investors who fronted them the money. Cagan, a researcher for First American CoreLogic, says the net losses from these foreclosures will total about $100 billion over the next six or seven years.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/.....Z/70505028
May 6th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Casey,
I know that this has been commented on before, but I just read it in the real estate literature.
In the May 2007, Houston Realtor magazine, page 24:
“Under the current law, when a lender forgives some or all of a mortgage debt, the borrower is required to treat the forgiven debt as taxable income, taxed at ordinary rates…This phantom income places a heavy burden on a family that has incurred a significant economic loss. Similarly, an individual in foreclosure must pay tax on any mortgage debt amount that the lender cannot recover on disposition of the property.”
NAR and HAR is trying to get this law changed, but it hasn’t occurred yet (I don’t think).
How is your tax situation? Are you going to be able to get out of having to pay taxes on “phantom income?”
Phillip
May 6th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Serin FBI - number one on Google……
ASW: blueball
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
May 6th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
ASW: WINWIN
It was more interesting reading about google bombing than actaully reading the blog.
I think I will join you for some juice.
May 6th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Casey
Isn’t it about time that you participated in YOUR blog?
May 6th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Phantom Income, nothing phantom about it. You received an economic benefit in reverse. It amazes me that RE investors all want to make the big bucks on the sale of the houses, but don’t want to accept the pain when they screw the lender.
Better to have gone bankrupt , your credit is ruined for the next ten years, that will probably be the time you spend in jail, and you will be in jail sometime in the next 10 years.
May 6th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Casey -
Your numbers are tanking. And falling fast.
If you want to make money off this blog you need to be updating information, posting your activities, etc.
May 6th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
W-2 Girl …
I suspect Casey is temporarily unable to access the Internet. Maybe his laptop battery is flat and the Jetta’s out of gas.
Nothing to see here, move along …
May 6th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
How about an audio interview????
May 6th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Once again I am going to help you out KC by providing some quality content to your blog. Thank me for keeping the bored crowd around now that you stopped doing anything around here…..
Here we go another great iamfacingforeclosure.com joke:
“What’s the difference between mashed potatoes and pea soup? Anyone can mash potatoes!” Sweet !
May 6th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Casey!
How are you this evening? I had such a productive day! Boy getting a house ready to move into is a lot of work. I didn’t even get a nap or anything!
May 6th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
sooooooo boring.
May 6th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Getting a house ready to move into IS a lot of work! I do not envy you Kerriella, I’ve been there and done that a few times!
Casey would not know about such things!
May 6th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
#3 result for naturally-raised carnitas burrito — ahead of the unofficial chipotle log, and Chipotle themselves don’t even appear on the first page of results. I see a sweet nugget of opportunity to leverage the lucrative burrito market.
(Oh, and I notice the “bribe me” come-on has vanished from the comment form — I guess nobody bit, eh?)
May 6th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
unbelievable,
It’s been a really tough week but today went sooo much better. It has been pretty overwhelming but today my mother-in-law came and helped out. What a blessing that was!
May 6th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Geez Casey:
It has been 3.5 hours since I last visited. In that time you’ve only had six people post……
Your site meter shows your numbers “flat” from yesterday to today.
You said three days ago:
“I’m looking for ideas, contacts and resources to develop this foreclosure blog further. Namely if you have a product or service that can help people in foreclosure or those looking to buy foreclosures, feel free to contact me. I want to review your foreclosure related product and interview you on this blog. I’m still looking for advertisers and sponsors.
“I’m putting together a plan for this foreclosure blog to take it to the next level and am open to input and participation. Aside from advertising, I’m thinking about doing an article area and maybe some FAQs and a foreclosure resource directory with a list of companies and professionals that can help people stop or avoid foreclosure.”
Who wants to be an advertiser or sponsor to a site that has tanking numbers and no new information and content.
You need to shift your information and updates from your foreclosure experience to the “repayment of every dirty” penny.
You have a huge debt load. In addition, the properties where you will get a “charge off” from the lender that, at year’s end, will result in a 1099 form to be taxed will require tax payment in 2008.
You are far from done. Give us an update. Answer questions.
May 7th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Where is the big action plan you were to bring back from Tahoe?
May 7th, 2007 at 3:26 am
I wonder if today’s “content” is a giant ad for Sprint?
You know, quiet enough to hear a pin drop?
The commenters are right. They’re the only thing worth reading here, and they’ve bailed.
May 7th, 2007 at 5:03 am
I picked this name which is the polar opposite of how I really feel, to enable instant commenting, but then quickly realized I just didn’t give too much of a damn anymore. Testing for instant commentification, further comment to come if so.
May 7th, 2007 at 5:47 am
“It has been 3.5 hours since I last visited. In that time you’ve only had six people post……”
Because only a few people have insta-comment accounts and Casey has been too lazy to mod through the unregistered comments.
“Why won’t you comment on the scam letter you sent out to family and friends when you knew you were heading for a world of financial hurt”
Because he commented on it 6 months ago. Do try and keep up.
F*** you ENers are dumb as dirt.
May 7th, 2007 at 7:20 am
@ #173 :
“How is your tax situation? Are you going to be able to get out of having to pay taxes on “phantom income?”
x6.
That’s going to be quite the bill.
May 7th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Ads on blog… check.
Find a way to add more.
Then keep blogging every day.
You’ve made the first step, keep it up.
May 7th, 2007 at 8:53 am
From the looks of the repeat commentators, it appears you can now only capture the attention of the truly retarded from EN.
I hope no more of them have to take a break from following your story becuase of the stress on their life. Imagine that, getting so riled up at following another persons life that you you have to stop following it for mental health reasons. Thats a trong crowd over there.
Just yesterday, DAWG ( who over 17 refers to themselves as DAWG. ( whatever you say TAAANNNNKKK) was bragging about home many times he has bought a home or refinanced one. WE are all so impressed Robert Cote. Did you have to refinace to pay your legal bills and your fines for you DUI?
May 7th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Casey is a fool no doubt about it but I do hate the loser posters on this site who try to prove they are superior beings by giving idiotic, foolish and wrong legal advice. A question to Marcus Aurelius why should Casey care if his company is suspended ? “Do you know the ramifications of a suspended corporation on your personal liability” the question is do you.
May 7th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Let me guess why Casey hasn’t updated his blog.
No internet connection in the V-Dub?
SWEET!
May 7th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Yawn.
Here’s a recap of everything I’ve done sonce May 3rd at 12:05PM:
1)
So you can readily see why I am so tired today. I need to take a nap.
I’ll have a post up by Wednesday or June.
May 7th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Casey,
The Porsche payments due!! I’ve thought up another scam.
Call ASAP!!
G
May 7th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Because he commented on it 6 months ago. Do try and keep up.
That’s true, but it does still have some relevance given that, on the “Brainstorming in Lake Tahoe” post, Casey seemed to be gearing up to make another “fun and profitable” offer to those on his his mailing list.
In the earlier scammy email Casey grossly misled the recipients, omitting any mention of the financial difficulty he was in and promising returns which were obviously unattainable. It didn’t work then because Ramit was vigilant. Any proposal Casey makes now will be much more closely inspected.
May 7th, 2007 at 10:04 am
No offense, but I can only see people buying the book if there is an ending that either involves you paying everything back and being out of debt, or you going to jail…
May 7th, 2007 at 11:01 am
RIP iamfacingforeclosure.com RIP
“Three men died and were taken by God to the top of a cliff. God said to them that since they had been such great outstanding citizens of earth that they would be given one chance to become anything that they desired.
The first man ran to the edge of the cliff, jumped into the air and shouted, “I want to be an eagle.” Instantly he was changed into an eagle and soared off into the sunset.
The second man ran to the edge of the cliff, jumped into the air and shouted, “I want to be an owl.” Instantly he was changed into an owl and soared off into the sunset.
The third man ran towards the edge of the cliff, tripped on a rock, and shouted, “Oh s*** …” Sweet !
This blog has been a pile of s&%t for a while now…….RIP
May 7th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Is it Game-Over, or what?
are you capable of seeing what others see, or are you truly living your own fantasy life?
Too bad things worked out the way they did, but if you don’t change your behavior, get ready for the sequel.
May 7th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
@162 - Here is the dictionary, although probably in need of an update.
http://iamnotfacingforeclosure.....ictionary/
May 7th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
So what is the plan?
May 7th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Casey,
I hope you continue to entertain us. Not by repeating the same old stuff or by continuing to insist that your illusions (e.g. you’re a RE investor) and delusions (e.g. sweet big deals are in the wings) are real, but by writing (on a regular basis - 5 or 10 minutes a day) what you are DOING and what is HAPPENING to you. E.g - Cashcall activities, lender actions, marriage, housing, sources of income. And, from N’s posts, I’m not convinced that Utah is behind you.
If you’re open and honest (try to learn those skills), you can ride this a while longer.
If not, well, it’s been very interesting and thanks for the laughs and ’slap the forehead’ ‘WTF’ moments!
May 7th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Casey has been arrested and is awaiting transport at the Sacramento County Sheriffs way station in Elk Grove. I have a friend who is an officer (and a reader of this blog, no names please) he tipped me off this morning. Sounds like he’s getting hit with a Federal indictment and will be handed over to them later this evening.
Guess it had to catch up with him sometime. Goodnight funny man. :sadwave:
May 7th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
To Whom It May Concern:
“How do I get information about someone that was arrested?
Contact the Sacramento County Main Jail at 874-6752. They can advise you if someone has been arrested, the charges, whether or not they will be released on bail, cited or released on their own recognizance and they will also provide bail amount”
If anyone cares to confirm McBeef’s report.
It does raise the question, though, would a bail-bondsman be willing to lend the dough to spring the hobbit?
I’d better check Hater sites, since at the speed my comments have been “moderated”, the kid may very well have served his time before it appears here.
asw: thingy
“What do you know about that thingy?’
“Wha’…you’se mean that uptown thingy?”
” No…that downtown thingy…the thingy where that wiseguy disappeared…my people are givin’ me hell about it.”
“I don’t know nothin’ about that thingy.”.
May 7th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Casey,
Please, please buy more houses. We need more comic relief of your hapless investment strategies.
I don’t care what other are saying. There’s years and years worth of comedy to come. Branch out into other areas that you can massively fail in.
Maybe you could get deal with Comedy Central. Your continued financial screw ups would provide fodder for this channel for a long time.
Keep up the great work. I can’t stop laughing.
May 7th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
While I have to seriously question the veracity of anything coming off the fingers of someone calling himself “Richard McBeef” (”Richard McBeef” is the title character, and a murderer, in a story by Seung-Hui Cho of Virginia Tech fame. Hence, my conclusion that the individual on this board has a really warped sense of humor), the timing of Casey’s absence and RM’s statement that he’s been indicted makes the story plausible.
I speculated some time back that if charges [u]were[/u] to be brought against Casey, it probably wouldn’t happen until the last of Casey’s houses had been foreclosed. I reasoned that until the houses were gone, the extent of the damage, as well as the amount to which the damage might be mitigated, would be unknown. It would not be in the interest of the lenders to have Casey arrested while he might still be raising funds with which to pay back some part of his fraudulently-obtained loans.
The timing is also interesting in that Casey is now actively pursuing his book deal. The Federal government will soon have its hands full with more “liar-loan” borrowers than it knows what to do with, and while it cannot prosecute them all, it is a whole lot more likely to press charges on any of the above who are now trying to make money off the notoriety gained as a consequence of their crime.
So . . . though I wouldn’t trust Richard McBeef as far as I could throw him, that doesn’t make him WRONG. Not yet it doesn’t. But Casey can prove all this unfounded speculation wrong easily enough. Casey? Where are you?
May 7th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Richard McBeef = FFC troll.
May 7th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Yep, I don’t believe it for a moment.
Casey is asleep at the switch — 44 comments in the moderation queue right now — but that’s not unusual recently. As far as moderating comments goes, Casey seems to be in late-rizer mode.
Are you OK, Casey?
May 7th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
HATE HATE HATE
Nothing is wrong with Casey. He is just doing something he hasn’t done in a while. Its called living a real life. He is working on some sweet stuff and I for one can’t wait to see what he does next…
May 7th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Someone else pointed out that it was a bit suspicious that after fliptard’s final foreclosure, he spent a weekend in Tahoe spewing his story to a “publisher”…
May 7th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Yep, my FBI bro said they had enough of him - and brought him in.
He said between 5 and 10 years probably,
Loads O Money
May 7th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Casey:
With such a great ranking why update?
I hope you are having tons of fun in Tahoe.
May 7th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Have you been sleeping in the V-Dub Casey? How comfortable it it?
May 7th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Okay Casey -
You’ve got a small uptick going - this is good. Now is the time to add an update on all of your activities and progress since you “disappeared” last Thursday.
The latest “rumor” of your being arrested is driving up the numbers over at EN - you are losing and losing fast. Your window of opportunity narrows with each passing hour. Without a fresh post soon, people will stop visiting because they will no longer care. And once that happens, any ideas you may have had to utilize this website for financial gain is lost.
BTW - how many people paid the $10 bribe last week? Did you just take the money and run? Seems to me, if you wanted people to pay to view the site and have instant moderation you’ve not lived up to your end of the agreement. (No surprise there.)
A final word, if you fail to update your readers on the happenings and activities since last Thursday, the haterz over at EN will be having a IAFF memorial later this week.
May 7th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
casey is most likely being made to sweep floors
and wash dishes in the basement of a tahoe resort.
He probably wrote a BS check or used a a bad credit card
and they are making him work off the debt.
May 7th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
W-2 girl,
Are you sure you live up to your namesake? You sure seem to have a lot of time to be posting and monitoring blog traffic if you are indeed working a W-2 job!!
May 7th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
why can’t i post a comment re: your latest posting?
May 7th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
why are you still baiting us? you don’t intend to get an actual job and you know it.
May 7th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
If Casey won’t allow comments here - go to EN….
May 7th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
How much do they charge interest for your corporate credit account when you take a cash advance. Your SIL doesn’t take pay pal does she?
May 7th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Casey,
We told you so. Perhaps now you begin to understand.
May 7th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
I don’t know what to say, since it has all been said before.
Get a job, set a budget, follow the budget, get out of debt.
Time before getting entirely out of debt: 5-10 years.
But this has been said before.
May 7th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
do you read all the comments? how long does that take?
May 9th, 2007 at 2:44 am
Casey, did you get anything out of the brainstorming trip to Tahoe?