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Anyone here remember TOM VU - How to make Money in Real Estate ?

By 10caipirinhas   Follow   Tue, 27 Oct 2009, 9:22am   1,473 views   14 comments
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K853GykeGH0

It's one of those great 1980's late night infomercials that never seemed more appropriate to today's mess.......enjoy the 4 minutes of laughter.

The guy was serious, he made tons of money selling the courses, don't know about how his clients did with their RE investments though......heh.

Apparently he is now a professional poker player of some note.

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1. javco Follow Befriend 43 comments

   1   11:40am Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I think he changed his name to Lawrence Yun... - Nah just kidding. Our old late-nite pal Tom Vu with his trademakrk yelp "Come to my Semm eee NAR' Yeah that's it NAR... America - Turd World Nation of Nothing and Serial NoBodies.

2. Leigh Follow Befriend 17 threads 466 comments Portland, OR

   2   5:42pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Kind of like the Rich Daddy, Poor Daddy dude that filed bankruptcy and soon discovered he could make a heck of a lot of money giving seminars on how to get rich?!?! WTF!?

3. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 416 threads 7,008 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

   3   8:34pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I have a great idea as to how to make money in real estate. Please send me your money & I'll buy some.

4. The Little Guy Lobby Follow Befriend 2 threads 37 comments Gotham, WI

   4   8:46pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Did you ever stop and think about how much "business" in this country is really only about people telling other people how to make money. Nothing is ever created, only the same old bullshit. And yet people keep falling for the "you can make millions working from home in your spare time". Maybe America deserves what it is getting today, since this mentality is so insane.

5. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

   5   9:11pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I have a better idea. Invest in Nigeria and become instant millionaire. No need to buy a real estate. Just send me $500 initial deposit into my bank account and I'll transfer $10 million of unclaimed money into you account.

6. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 416 threads 7,008 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

   6   9:19pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I already sent you my money... by the way, how's your dead uncle?

7. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

   7   9:37pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Lol! My dead uncle is doing fine in his new life as an animal.

8. voipsts Follow Befriend 1 comments

   8   9:49pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Tom VU When I first come to this country I was dish-washer, with hard word I get promoted to bus-boy. I show you how to make 30 million right now. Want to have nice car and boat like me? Want to have pretty girls like me? I will show you with my money making secrets right now!

9. Malcolm Follow Befriend 2,842 comments Carlsbad, CA Malcolm's website

   9   11:03pm Tue 27 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   The Little Guy Lobby says Did you ever stop and think about how much “business” in this country is really only about people telling other people how to make money. Nothing is ever created, only the same old bullshit. And yet people keep falling for the “you can make millions working from home in your spare time”. Maybe America deserves what it is getting today, since this mentality is so insane. In business courses, the running joke is more money was made during the gold rush by people selling equipment to prospectors than was actually dug up. I always liked these informercials, I thought it was funny how effective the whole pimp thing was with all the hot girls around him.

10. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 416 threads 7,008 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

    10   5:44am Wed 28 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I like the suits. Polyester blends make me hot... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43212 "More Americans Falling For 'Get Rich Slowly Over A Lifetime Of Hard Work' Schemes OMAHA, NE—A report released Monday by the Omaha-based public-interest group Aurora indicates that increasing numbers of Americans are being defrauded by schemes that offer financial reward for a lifetime of hard work. "People don't realize that long-term savings and loyalty to one company don't pan out," said Sylvia Girouard, the study's author. Girouard added that steady employment which claims to offer long-term financial gain in the form of a pension plan is nothing more than an elaborate Ponzi scheme."

11. fredMG Follow Befriend 1 threads 47 comments

    11   7:15am Wed 28 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   There was a SNL skit where the infomercial was "how to get rich by selling a $50 book on TV"

12. Tomrisk Follow Befriend 6 threads 52 comments

    12   11:12am Wed 28 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   "TOM VU"... I remember him. Thanks for posting. I keep looking if any posting on internet... Anyone know anything about this guy now, in jail, homeless or retired? Anyone.

13. thomas.wong87 Follow Befriend 310 comments

    13   3:47pm Wed 28 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   look up in wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vu Tommy Vu and the Babes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQNdi-fRExc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9rkyyzoqI8&feature=related

14. thomas.wong87 Follow Befriend 310 comments

    14   3:53pm Wed 28 Oct 2009   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/business/19sheets.html?_r=1 Carlton Sheets...When the Real Estate Game Cost $9.95