Making Big Money Investing in Real Estate: Without Tenants, Banks, or Rehab Projects

by David M. Finkel and Peter Conti

Book Overview

For both beginners and seasoned investors, this book shows how to use a creative financing method to control a property and change the terms with which it is made available to a new buyer, increasing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793154154
• ISBN13: 9780793154159
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Dearborn Trade
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Read it. Do it. Make Money. No excuses.

Great book. Better people. On the Must read list of RE books.It was refreshing to learn that you could buy property with a high level of intergrity and help the sellers feel good about the transaction. I have signed up three properties in three weeks of practicing the techniques. The average locked in profit has been $ 43,000. There are real estate " guru's " that spend a lot of time selling books and seminars that are long on theory and short on great techniques. However, I found David and Peter's techniques and business practices to be very sound and ethical. Anyone can do this, be successful and feel great about the experience. If you read a bad reveiw on this book...check to see if it is written by a licensed real estate agent ? Bottom line. Agents don't make money on Lease options. Naturally they are going to see lease options in a different light. ...

The name of the game

Peter and David's book gives you a broad overview of some of the creative financing techniques used in RE investing today. The techniques presented REQUIRE motivated sellers and the authors are generous enough to tell you how to go about finding them. Please note that motivated sellers are not a dime a dozen in most markets, but they do exist all over the country. As for the man who says the techniques don't work in the Midwest, my very first call was to a seller in Kansas who accepted an offer using these techniques. Getting deals done is methodical and requires perserverance and practice. Also note that one single book will not be all you need to become an investor in RE, continuous education and hands-on experience are a must. Combine what you learn here with information from others, meet with real investors, talk to real estate attorneys, and then decide for yourself. To the doubters, at the very least do yourself a favor and read about Peter and David's methods for rent-to-owning your current home when you decide to sell it, you WILL earn thousands in profit.

Robert Bruss loved the book...

I've been a fan of these guys books since I read their first one two years ago. I've read a ton of other real estate books and think there stuff is quite good. I thought a few of the personal attacks posted were out of line and wanted to say to anyone who is reading a few of the , listen to what Robert Bruss said (I've been reading his syndicated real estate column for four years now.)He says, "This book contains the best real estate negotiation strategies I've ever read. I wish I had known their techniques when I started investing in real estate... On my scale of one to 10, this outstanding book rates an off-the-chart 12." Then read the few negative reviews with a grain of salt. THe book is worth it if you're into real estate. That's all I wanted to say.

Excellent Techniques for New Investors!

I am a real estate agent, and real estate investor, and I found the book informative with some very interesting twists to some of the creative techniques I'm already using. Get the book if you want to learn how to invest in real estate without the landlording problems, invest for cash flow, and use little money down techniques. It was easy reading, and a lot of good how to, and examples.

They did it again!

I've already read David and Peter's first book called "Multiple Streams of Income" and I also couldn't put it down at all. I finished it within two days which is really a record for me! Anyway, the techniques and ideas are priceless, they will have you thinking faster and harder about taking control of your future and getting into this type of realestate investing. They share a lot of details on how this works and they tell it like a story from the beginning to the end. Don't get me wrong, you cant just read the book and run out there, you probably need to get legal advice, forms and learn how to fill them out but the book really gets you up to that point. I'm going to put these ideas into practice and I have no doubt about my success. Like they said "It's not that things are difficult that we don't dare do them, it's because we don't dare that they become difficult" or something like that!I loved their first book and I love this one! Thanks David and Peter for sharing all your knowledge and best wishes for success.