Flipping America

FAR 198 The Guru Scam Expected Air Date: 10/18/18 Opening A friend sent me an email the other day with information about a real estate seminar he had signed up to attend. Wanted me to check it out and tell him what I thought. I did some checking and told him he was in for a high pressure sales pitch that rivaled something between a time-share and a used car. But they would be much more polished than either - in fact, you might not even realize you were being conned. I’ve seen these hucksters for years traveling the countryside taking people’s money and providing cheap canned information that anyone could learn for free. What’s worse is they know exactly how to convince you to pay $20-$50,000 and get their money by “helping” you raise your limits on existing credit cards or by borrowing from life insurance policies or your 401-K. If you’ve listened to my shows awhile you know I tend to get on a rant about this practice, but today I’m going to back up and have a little fun. A little later on I’m going to give y