The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth: How to Make Money in Any Market [Paperback]

R. Donahue Peebles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 2008

You can still find plenty of good deals in a failing real estate market by applying the advice in The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth: How to Make Money in Any Market. Multimillionaire teal estate mogul R. Donahue Peebles makes it possible for you to always win in real estate, provided you have the right knowledge and exercise good judgment in the deals you make. Start with small investments and work up to bigger, more profitable properties; before you know it, you’ll be a smart investor earning large profits!

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Find big profits in any market???with expert advice from real estate mogul R. Donahue Peebles

A few years ago, the experts said you couldn't lose in real estate. Now, they're saying you can't win. The truth has always been more complicated. Even when the market was only going up, people made plenty of bad deals. And even now, you can still find plenty of good ones. You can always win in real estate, provided you have the right knowledge and exercise good judgment in the deals you make.

In The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth, multimillionaire investor R. Donahue Peebles shows you how to follow the path he took to real estate riches???by starting small with smart investments and building up to bigger, more profitable properties. Based on his own personal experience and examples from across the nation, Peebles shows you how to measure real value and find deals in any market.

If you want to invest smart and earn big profits, The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth gives you all the tools to succeed:

• A full explanation of the current housing crisis???how it happened and where the markets are going

• Fundamental investing tools, including a crash course in property valuation, practical data and resources, and proven tips on negotiating with lenders and sellers

• A proven plan for building wealth in the new real estate climate with expert guidance on understanding your local market, measuring real value, investing in residential and commercial properties, and structuring your deals

Markets go through natural cycles of ups and downs. With The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth, you'll understand those cycles, learn to measure the true value of properties, and grow your real estate empire???especially when the market is down.

About the Author

R. Donahue Peebles is Chairman and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the nation's most successful real estate investment firms. A leading developer and entrepreneur, his portfolio includes four-star hotels and residential and commercial properties in Las Vegas, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach. He is also the author of The Peebles Principles, from Wiley.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047037280X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470372807
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explains how to get rich in a down real estate market, December 3, 2008

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Jeri Nevermind "loves to read" (Idaho) - See all my reviews
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With the housing market in slump, and the economy in the doldrums, would you believe you could still make money in real estate?

Peebles insists you can.

Not that he suggests you can make money in all markets. "Detroit, the auto capital of the United States, has terrible fundamentals" (p 42). Atlanta, however, seems to have better fundamentals.

The book gives you a crash course in valuation. And how to use the government to help you--for example, "the Rehabilitation Loan program, which lets you borrow the money you need to fix up a property" (p 73.)

Key to investment is knowiing how to judge different regionsof the country. Indicators such as good job groawth, for example, will help in recovery. He takes you through the techniques of buying and selling, and how to negotiate.

I was, however, disturbed by his information on how to threaten to sue the developer to make more money.

Still, overall, a book that will help you with real estate.

5.0 out of 5 stars peebles, March 28, 2009

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Real estate developer, December 10, 2008

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R. Bassam "Iranian in exile" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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Having read Don's last book, I could not wait to buy and read this one. It was an absolute let down. Its a book written for the average joe with little understanding of real estate. If his last book was a 10 out of 10, this book is a two at best. Thank god it was in paper back. It would not be worth the money in hard cover. Sorry Don. I still love you and think you an inspiration. Better luck next time.