How I Turned 1 000 Into Five Million In Real Estate In My Spare Time

Abridged edition. Author William Nickerson did so well with his spare-time money-making that at 42 he was able to realize the popular dream of early retirement from the daily grind on a high income. He explains in detail how he did this in his best-selling sensation, How I Turned $1,000 Into Five Million, out of his firm conviction that the age of opportunity is not dead - that even today the road to fortune still lies open to the average person.

"Probably the most famous book ever written on making money in real estate. Wiliam Nickerson and his book ... has probably created more millionaires than any other book in investing history. It simply is a masterpiece of common sense advice."--Page 4 cover

"Everything you need to know to make millions by investing in real estate. Be smart -- take advantage of their invaluable experience to help you reach your financial goals."--Jack Canfield, Co-author, The Power of Focus, Dare to Win, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series. A proven formula for making a killing in small real estate investments in all market conditions Millionaire real estate investor Mike Summey and nationally recognized negotiation expert Roger Dawson team up to offer a complete program for becoming a real estate magnate in your spare time. Unlike all the get-rich-quick real estate investment guides on the shelves, The Weekend Millionaire shows readers how to look beyond price to the fundamentals of what makes a property valuable and to leverage that value in order to build wealth, consistently, over years. It also teaches them an original, win-win negotiating strategy in which the buyer determines the terms of the purchase and lets the seller determine the price. Readers get clear, step-by-step guidance on how to: Find great investment properties Approach sellers Structure a win-win proposal Get a proposal accepted--even with no money down and bad credit Negotiate a transaction Manage and maintain properties for increasing returns

After writing his first book (How I Turned $1,000 into Five Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time), William Nickerson went on book tours to stores, radio and TV show explaining his new concept of the average person investing in real estate. This second book in the form of questions and answers is his response to the hundreds and thousands of questions people asked on the book tours and seminars that he gave. Nickerson crossed the country dozen of times, studying real estate developments, checking trends, and updating his information. Besides his personal contact people also sent Nickerson thousands of letters with questions and stories of their own success following his real estate teachings. Says Nickerson, "These current examples of success prove over and over how real estate investment can turn small nest eggs into large fortunes." Nickerson shows how his techniques work in different parts of the country. He tells how to appraise property values no matter where you live. Nickerson answers the following questions among others: Where is the best place to invest? How can I tell a good deal from a bad one? Can a property be worth more than the listed price? What is the riskiest property? Where can I make advantageous trades? When is a building worth remodeling? How can I get 100% financing? How does a tax free exchange work? What are my chances of success?

Arthur L. Schwartz, Jr. and Steven D. Kapplin The focus of this volume of the ARES Monograph Series is new ideas in real estate investment. Within this volume, empiricial studies, literature reviews, and tutorials examine a broad range of important investment issues. Many new and innovative ideas are presented. This volume should be a rich source of real estate investment ideas for many years to come. Kapplin and Schwartz examine the returns of two types of REITs, as well as that of Master Limited Partnerships (MLP), over the 1987-1989 time period. Their sample consisted of 54 real estate securities; they conclude that these entities did not provide an effective inflation hedge. MLP returns exceeded that of the overall stock market, but the two REIT types did not provide rates-of-return in excess of the marked. An extensive review of the commercial real estate return literature is presented by Fletcher. He focuses upon studies that utilize commingled real estate fund (CREF) data. His detailed overview of the subject provides a much needed synthesis of the current literature. Roulac presents an extensive discussion of the differences in the per spectives of individual versus institutional investors. In his essay, he considers such factors as scale, diversification, and related issues. Addi tionally, he examines a wide range of literature from within academia, 1 INTRODUCTION 2 as well as the opinions of various real estate gurus. He concludes that behavioral factors override economic considerations.

Here is the new revised edition of the all-time bestselling real estate bok. Readers will discover safe and solid surefire strategies for profitable real estate investing in the '90s, including techniques on how to take advantage of opportunities in depressed and stagnant markets, motivational tools, and more.