All Posts Tagged With: "builders"
American Chopper’s Paul Sr. To Join Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice
American Chopper’s Paul Teutul, Sr. will join the 2012 cast of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, according to an announcement from NBC Entertainment. This, as the expression goes, should be interesting. Teutul is likely to be a strong competitor because — whether a fan or not — he’s an actual, real-life entrepreneur, someone who started with [...]
9Jan2012 | Peter G. Miller | 1 comment | Continued
American Chopper Vs. Jesse James: Who Really Wins?
The stage is set for the most-publicized motorcycle build-off in recent memory. The two-night battle to be shown live from the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas will feature three well-televised bike builders, Paul Teutul Sr. with Orange County Chopper, Paul Teutul, Jr. from PJD designs and Jessie James, the once-host of Discovery’s Monster Garage [...]
28Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | 19 comments | Continued
American Chopper — Foreclosure Vs. No Foreclosure
So which is it: Was the Orange County Chopper world headquarters foreclosed or not? The answer as derived from the American Chopper TV show and public information is very simple: Both. Let’s start with foreclosure. It’s plain that a foreclosure action was initiated by the lender, the GE Commercial Finance Business Property Corp. The matter [...]
7Nov2011 | Peter G. Miller | Comments Off | Continued
American Chopper — Management Doesn’t Get It
There’s probably no better show that reflects workplace tensions than Discovery Channel’s American Chopper. How do you deal with skilled workers when you’re the owner? Orange County Choppers is a success story, in the sense of something that grew over time to a business that included a custom-built “international headquarters” to construct and show bikes. [...]
10Oct2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
American Chopper — Family Values, Family Conflict
In the usual scheme of things a foreclosure is a pretty big deal, but on the American Chopper TV series it’s not much more than a distraction. Instead of mortgages, the bigger issue is family dynamics — in this case a father and sons with a lot of visible and verbal collisions, inter-personal disputes which [...]
4Oct2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
American Chopper: Why Foreclosure Had To Happen
Like millions of property owners, Orange County Choppers has felt the sting of foreclosure and could be moving to smaller quarters. It’s a “business decision” says the senior Paul Teutel, speaking on the downsizing episode of the American Chopper TV series. You could see this coming for much of the past year. In November 2010, [...]
13Sep2011 | Peter G. Miller | 10 comments | Continued
American Chopper Is Back With Settlement & Foreclosure
After months of waiting, arguing and bidding, after big disputes regarding who had the better bike and how would a war between father and son work out, American Chopper is back and with it confirmation that Pauls Senior and Junior have reached a settlement after two years of legal wrangling. This is good news in [...]
30Aug2011 | Peter G. Miller | 1 comment | Continued
What Makes American Chopper So Compelling?
At first it seems that one of the most popular shows on television is powered by no more than a family feud, bent metal and a growing real estate empire. But a closer look suggests that American Chopper — the motorcycle-tinged saga of a family business that’s transformed into a winning TV narative — reflects [...]
9Jun2011 | Peter G. Miller | 6 comments | Continued
Speculator Risk Soars With Home Builder Discounts
If the full-page ads in my local paper are to be believed, new home demand has begun to flag. The issue is not how many units will be sold, rather it’s the way they’ll be priced. Recent ads have offered new home discounts ranging from $70,000 to as much as $100,000. In many areas across [...]
17Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
How Does A “Buy-Down” Reduce Mortgage Interest Costs?
With a “buy-down” you have a below-market interest rate (it is “bought down”) because either the borrower or the seller have given additional money to the lender up front. There are different forms of buy downs, most reduce interest costs in the first few years of the loan. For instance, if you pay an extra [...]
1Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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