The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit: How You Can Double Your Income By Investing in Real Estate on a Part-Time Basis [Paperback]

Thomas Lucier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2006

In The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor’s Kit, noted author and real estate expert, Thomas J. Lucier provides detailed information, step-by-step instructions and practical advice for both beginning and experienced investors, who want to join the ranks of America's real estate millionaires!

You get Tom Lucier’s lifetime of real estate investing expertise and experience in twenty-three meaty chapters. You also get all of the nitty-gritty details on five proven strategies for making money in real estate today. You’ll learn all of the fundamentals of successful investing and get the guidance that you need on these and many more vital topics:

• Choosing the right investment strategies
• Financing your deals
• Limiting your risk and liability
• Earning tax-free income from the sale of real estate
• Setting up and operating your own real estate business
• Investing in undervalued properties
• Following state and federal real estate related statutes
• Negotiating the best possible deal for yourself
• Buying properties at below-market prices
• Performing due diligence, inspections, and estimating property values
• Preparing purchase and sale agreements

The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor’s Kit is as close as you can get to a graduate degree in real estate investing without ever going to college. It arms you with the specialized knowledge that you need to compete successfully against the seasoned real estate professionals in your local real estate market. And this book comes complete with FREE downloadable and customizable forms to help you get started on the fast track.

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A practical toolkit for succeeding in today's competitive real estate market!

In The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit, noted author and real estate expert Thomas Lucier provides detailed information, step-by-step instructions, and practical advice for both beginning and experienced investors who want to join the ranks of America's real estate millionaires.

You'll get Lucier's lifetime of real estate investing expertise and experience in twenty-three meaty chapters. You'll also get all of the nitty-gritty details on five proven strategies for making money in real estate today. Plus, you'll learn all of the fundamentals of successful investing and get the guidance you need on these and many more vital topics:

• Choosing the right investment strategies
• Financing your deals
• Limiting your risk and liability
• Earning tax-free income from the sale of real estate
• Setting up and operating your own real estate business
• Investing in undervalued properties
• Following state and federal real estate related statutes
• Negotiating the best possible deal for yourself
• Buying properties at below-market prices
• Performing due diligence and inspections and estimating property values
• Preparing purchase and sale agreements

The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit is as close as you can get to a graduate degree in real estate investing without ever going to college. It arms you with the specialized knowledge you need to compete successfully against the seasoned real estate professionals in your local market. And this book comes complete with FREE downloadable and customizable forms to help you get started on the fast track.

For more information, please visit: www.wiley.com/go/luciernononsense

About the Author

Thomas J. Lucier is the President and CEO of Home Equities Corp., a company that specializes in the purchase, turnaround, and resale of small residential and commercial rental properties in the Tampa Bay area. He is the author of two other Wiley books, The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Kit and How to Make Money with Real Estate Options.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471756539
• ISBN-13: 978-0471756538
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Business & Investing > Real Estate > Buying & Selling Homes

More About the Author

I've been very lucky in life. I've found something that I have a real passion for, and that I am fairly good at, real estate. And in spite of the fact that I am a one-fingered typist and left-handed too boot, I've written seven books on real estate investing and managing Florida residential rental property. My book, The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Kit, is the all-time best-selling foreclosure book, with over 107,000 copies sold since December 27, 2004! As an author, I am most proud of the fact that hundreds, if not thousands of real estate investors worldwide, have used the detailed information and no-bullspit advice in my books, to earn millions of dollars collectively!

My books aren't intended for the get-rich-quick-in-real estate crowd. I'm well known for my trademark plain-English, straightforward, right-to-the-point writing style, that cuts through the bullspit and tells readers as it really is. My books appeal to rational, reasonable, intelligent, goal-driven, reality-based and action-oriented adults, who are willing to take calculated risks in order to profit from the many money-making opportunities that real estate provides! And in all of my books, I've done something that ninety-nine percent of all book authors are scared to do, I have listed my direct e-mail address and invited readers to contact me.

In today's Digital Age, the author who provides his readers with the best information wins! And I must be winning, because readers from all around the globe are constantly telling me that they find my irreverent, right-to-the-point, no-bullspit, politically-incorrect writing style and self-deprecating sense of humor, to be a refreshing respite from the dull, boring and poorly written pap, that's being peddled by most real estate writers, authors, bloggers and book publishers today.

I'm open for business 24/7, 365 days a year at my Web site, Avoid Bad Realtors, that's located on the World Wide Web at www.avoidbadrealtors.com. My books are available for purchase throughout the English Speaking World! And I've met some really cool people from the four corners of the Globe! But, best of all, I can sit bare-chested and barefooted in the privacy of my home office, and never have to worry about getting a 'memo' from some pencil neck geek in personnel!

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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, Common sense Reality - No scams or hype - Honest, July 24, 2006

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Lonnie Wall (seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit: How You Can Double Your Income By Investing in Real Estate on a Part-Time Basis (Paperback)

T J LUCIER has more honest, realistic, detailed information in each of his real estate books, than any author I have found. He is a journeyman carpenter and former marine, who is dedicated to integrity. He has thoroughly educated himself in each aspect of realty, before he writes. He is a property owner and investor first, not a charlatan, or scam artist. Details he teaches you in his books, about law, construction, inspection, negotiation, buying, and selling, are explained so that you learn, and protect yourself from risks. - Lucier focuses on investing, not gambling. - He teaches you to profit from good investing, not from hoping that inflation will save you.
He is accessible: He answers his own phone, and his emails.

LEIGH ROBINSON's Book: LANDLORDING, and JOHN T. REED's writings (johntreed dot com) are the other two high integrity sources you should pursue, if you want this quality.

My background includes Former: IRS Field Agent, CPA, Certified Financial Planner, and Real Estate Broker. So, I have some frame of reference from which to judge this material.

43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to be an investor in under 300 pages!!, April 26, 2006

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Lucas G. Hoppel "Why be a man when you can be... (Harrogate, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit: How You Can Double Your Income By Investing in Real Estate on a Part-Time Basis (Paperback)

After reading Mr. Lucier's first two books, I had high expectations for this one. My expectations were highly exceeded!
I've read multiple books in my quest to become a successful real estate investor and thought I knew quite a bit about it. After reading this book straight-through without putting it down, I realized there is so much that the other so called "gurus" don't teach us. Another appropriate name for this book could be "What the Guru's fail to mention".
Also Mr. Lucier's straight forward, no fluff teaching helped me see things for how they are verse the exaggerated teaching style of other real estate "experts".
Well to sum it all up; this book made me feel confident and motivated to go ahead and start taking steps forward to invest. He gives a ton of references so that you know where to go, who to talk to, and what to ask!
All of that combined with Mr. Lucier's invitation to call or email makes this book worth its weight in gold!

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Hype! Exactly what you need to know., April 27, 2006

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Otto Ruebsamen (San Diego, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit: How You Can Double Your Income By Investing in Real Estate on a Part-Time Basis (Paperback)

Tom's book is packed with information! He never puts any hype in his writing. In fact, Tom explains the negative aspects of real estate in detail to make sure people looking to invest in real estate don't get taken and lose their money.

Tom has been very detailed in this book telling you exactly what you will need as an new investor and also exactly how to make money. He makes sure you know all the good points as well as the not so good points to real estate investing. Tom explains the crucial details that so called "gurus" often fail to mention or lightly skim over as they are selling their hype.

This book takes you through what it takes to be a profitable real estate investor step-by-step. In fact, I would say there is more information about real estate in this book than any of the many $1,000+ real estate home study courses I have read and listened to.

This book will be a great resource and guide for any person wanting to get into real estate investing.

Otto Ruebsamen, President of Global Investment Group Inc.