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

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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.

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

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!

when i first started reading this book, i got all excited because it looked like it was gonna be filled with lots of "advanced" technical information that i can read, review, and research for more detail. i was right. i enjoyed this book from start to finish (even though it got a little slow for me somewhere in the middle, i understand that the basics must be included to appeal to a broader audience).

one thing that i am all jazzed about that was mentioned in the book, but wasn't talked about in detail, was regarding the taxation of the option consideration. the option consideration is not taxable until the exercise of the option. now, with just this bit, you can get pretty creative.

also, i corresponded with the author and it was nice to know that he keeps his promise to answer any technical questions via email or phone. now that's awesome!

This is my second of many books by the author. I like the way the material is presented with no fluff or "bullspit" as he likes to call it. Everything I needed to know was in the book and has since been put to use. Many thanks to Mr. Lucier for not wasting my hard earned money and time as so many other so called experts have done.

I thought I understood the lease/option strategy and always avoided it because of the probability of violating the "due on sale" clause of mortgages. This book outlines a smarter strategy.

Even better than providing merely the strategy, the book touches on the broader aspects of real estate investing...how to prospect for the right properties to target this strategy...how to analyze the value of the property...how to think outside of the box...etc.

I especially appreciate how the author does not paint the pretty pictures of real estate investing you find in other books (and seminars). Real estate investing is hard work, not for the feint of heart. This book provides a great strategy for real estate investing, but ultimately puts responsibility for its success or failure on the investor.

I have read Mr. Luciers book from front to book in its entirety and I'm about to re-read it again along with taking notes and contacting the attorneys, combing thru public records, etc to make this strategy work.

I believe the information that Mr. Lucier provides in his book can be compared to that of an uncut diamond. Meaning that, natural diamonds dont look like the ones you see in the jewelry stores. In fact the average person may simply pass them by as an ordinary stone if seen. Natural diamonds must be cut and polished to become truly valuable as we all know them to be.

Mr. Luciers Real Estate Option book is that uncut natural diamond, and it is up to you, the reader, to cut and polish this information as it applies to your local real estate environment to make it truly valuable.

Im 23 and im about to start my own company after reading this book. it'll give you a good sense of direction about how to go about flipping properties under option....think about the following:
- you dont have to put money upfront
- you dont assume title to the property so you avoid lawsuits
- and you can easily make $15,000/property
- do that 4 times a year and u'll be making more money than you do in the entire year
- you spend less than 60 hours per property

I wouldnt sell the book even for $100. Its worth a lot more than that!! there are only 2-3 books written on this subject (naked options)...go and buy one for urself!!

Good luck!

Thomas Lucier has written a brilliant gold standard for those of us who are real estate investors who want to add one more great way to leverage real estate with the fewest dollars, greatest benefit, and least costs for the transaction. This book is so simple, yet sophisticated I did my first 'Option Agreement' (following the excellent plans & forms he outlines)before I even finished the final chapter. If you're a serious investor who wants to never have another j-o-b working for somebody else and want to make a living in real estate, buy it, read it and use it this week- I did!

Two Thumbs Up!!! A must read!!! The most comprehensive, inclusive, and insightful read that is long overdue! If you want the real-world-scoop on how to do it and do it right, this no hassle guide goes to the point with invaluable tips and personal experiences to keep you savvy and up-to-date with all the right stuff, i.e., contact information, referral sources at your finger-tips. To have someone like Mr. Lucier share all his technology secrets and expertise is a rarity! If you have any questions, the author is available and as close to you as your cell-phone. Thanks Mr. Lucier for being my mentor and helping me become financially independent and independently prosperous!!

R.R.Ford. California