How to Make Money With Real Estate Options: Low-Cost, Low-Risk, High-Profit Strategies for Controlling Undervalued Property....Without the Burdens of Ownership! (Paperback)

~ Thomas Lucier (Author) "The problem with 99 percent of all the property-flipping strategies being taught today is that they require would-be real estate mavens to go out on..." (more)
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Product Description

Spend like a miser, profit like a mogul

Who says you have to spend money to make money?Savvy real estate investors follow the examples of Donald Trump and Walt Disney, turning substantial profits on properties without incurring the debt, risk, and maintenance costs of ownership--and now, so can you!

In How to Make Money with Real Estate Options, real estate expert Thomas Lucier introduces you to the low-risk, high-yield investment vehicle that can earn big bucks even for small investors. Lucier explains what real estate options are, how they work, and why they are the tools of choice for thousands of successful investors. Step by step, he shows you how to:
* Locate potential option properties using the Internet, want ads, and "bird-dogs"
* Contact and negotiate with property owners
* Perform due diligence and avoid options pitfalls
* Prepare an option agreement that protects you
* Insure real estate options with title insurance
* Package and sell optioned properties for optimum profits


Packed with no-nonsense advice on how to identify the most profitable properties and manage every step of the option process, How to Make Money with Real Estate Options is a practical guide to one of the secret weapons of savvy investors.

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Spend like a miser, profit like a mogul

Who says you have to spend money to make money?Savvy real estate investors follow the examples of Donald Trump and Walt Disney, turning substantial profits on properties without incurring the debt, risk, and maintenance costs of ownership—and now, so can you!

In How to Make Money with Real Estate Options, real estate expert Thomas Lucier introduces you to the low-risk, high-yield investment vehicle that can earn big bucks even for small investors. Lucier explains what real estate options are, how they work, and why they are the tools of choice for thousands of successful investors. Step by step, he shows you how to:

• Locate potential option properties using the Internet, want ads, and "bird-dogs"
• Contact and negotiate with property owners
• Perform due diligence and avoid options pitfalls
• Prepare an option agreement that protects you
• Insure real estate options with title insurance
• Package and sell optioned properties for optimum profits

Packed with no-nonsense advice on how to identify the most profitable properties and manage every step of the option process, How to Make Money with Real Estate Options is a practical guide to one of the secret weapons of savvy investors.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047169276X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471692768
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,197 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Step by Step Learning & to the Point with REAL Information, March 23, 2005

By	Patrick (Tampa FL) - See all my reviews

The author gives you excellent detailed information along with lots of resource links, not to mention his email & phone info. He actually does answer email questions quick. His book is an excellent value because it's all about "how to" without any fluff, missing details, long winded stories or get rich quick schemes. I've read many real estate books & this is probably one if not the best & most informative on a new strategy that the average person can use.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experience shows through, June 2, 2005

By	William A. Futrell - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a former real estate broker (6 years in California during the crazy years of 1977 through 1983) and this book by Thomas Lucier is one of the better I have read over the years. It gives much practical real world information and gives the novice investor and experienced investor a tool to improve their chances of success in the options and lease options world of investing in real estate.

It is a seminar in a book. I highly recommend it for others.

Bill

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!!, July 19, 2005

By	Jeffrey Roth "Jeff" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a straight forward no non-sense book. I have read so many books by people who seem like their more interested in motivating you too their $5,000 real estate seminar than to give you the information you need to make it in real estate. I have read two of Mr. Lucier's books one on pre-foreclosures, and the other on real estate options which I have highly recommended to people that I've been discussing real estate with. If you are sick and tired of wasting your hard earned money on books that just pump you up, but give you no substance then buy this book and find out of if you really have what it takes to invest in real estate options. Also I e-mailed Mr. Lucier some questions I had, and he e-mailed me back - with well thought out responses - 9 hours later! Now that's what I call customer service and someone who stands behind his work. Thanks again!