The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Kit: How to Make M...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 272 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 1st Edition December 27, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471692794
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471692799
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Review
Chosen as one of Robert J. Bruss' ten best real estate books of 2005! "This ultra-complete book reveals virtually everything necessary to profitably acquire foreclosure distress properties without making costly mistakes."-Robert J. Bruss, nationally syndicated real estate columnist

Product Description
Pre-foreclosure real estate is one of the hottest investment opportunities on the market. The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investors Kit offers step-by-step instruction and no-nonsense advice on how to find great deals, estimate fair market value, negotiate with sellers, sell your property on your own, and win big in real estate. Youll learn how to get the best deals on foreclosure properties before they go to auction and utilize simple ready-made worksheets, checklists, forms, and agreements that make getting started easy. Even people of modest means can get into pre-foreclosure investing-all it takes is a little hard work, persistence, and the tools youll find in this handy guide.

Reader Reviews
Having read the other reviews, I bought this book with high expectations. I was very disappointed. The book lacks details and conatins too much cursory, trivial and antecdotal information. For example, the author explains that public records are listed in alphabetical, he gives great examples of which mobile office equipment to buy and describes over and over how wonderful the internet is but glosses over important details like actual examples of what exactly you find in the public records and examples of how to determine if a deal is worthwhile or not. He talks about due diligence and that one should research the public records to get information from 50 different places. He even goes on to tell a story about a women who didn't do enough research and ended up with a $19,000 tax lien attached to her pre-foreclosure property. Again though, he never shows any examples or those records or HOW to use those records to determine if a deal is worthy or not. His step-by-step process is not detailed enough to put into practice without doing tons more research. The book seems unfocused and often times wanders away from the point. Overall not a very practical book but probably a pretty good buy if you know nothing about foreclosures, pre-forclosures or home buying in general.