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Summary: Definitely buy this book!!
Review: 'A reader from California' - you don't know what you're talking about. And I wonder how many properties you actually have?Having left my 6 figure full-time senior management position for want of a better and fuller life, I stumbled across Peter and David's book in my research on property. What a gem it is! After reading the first two chapters, every word of it made sense. I have just sold off a property the traditional way and now only have three remaining. However, I'm gearing myself up to implement Peter and David's strategies (or as much of them as possible) for any future deals. Why? Because they make absolute sense and make it the easiest path to real estate investing. Yes, I agree there are many people spousing themselves as real estate gurus making millions in seminars, because I have attended them. Some of them I have wasted my money. But don't throw out the baby with the bath water, these guys speak experience and have the track record to prove it. If you look into the follow the evolution of all these seminar gurus, you will find that they all lead back to a few founding people - of which Peter and David are of a handful of those founders. The others are basically copy cats and derived from them. This book isn't for the faint hearted. If you want real techniques for buying and selling property that will literally propel you, and are prepared to step out into new territory and make some mistakes along the way, get this book. You wont be sorry.
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Summary: Fabulous Resource! I Love This Book!!
Review: After 20+ years of real estate investing, I recently stumbled across Peter and David's book in my research on property. What a tremendous asset it has been!
After reading the first two chapters, every word of it made sense. I have just sold off a property the traditional way and now only have five remaining. However, I'm gearing myself up to implement Peter and David's strategies (or as much of them as possible) for any future deals. Why? Because they make absolute sense and make it the easiest path to real estate investing.
Yes, I agree there are many people spousing themselves as real estate gurus making millions in seminars, because I have attended them. Some of them I have wasted my money. But don't throw out the baby with the bath water, these guys speak experience and have the track record to prove it.
If you look into the follow the evolution of all these seminar gurus, you will find that they all lead back to a few founding people - of which Peter and David are of a handful of those founders. The others are basically copy cats and derived from them.
This is not a "get-rich-quich without effort" book, but if you are interested in real techniques for buying and selling property that will literally propel you to financial freedom, and are prepared to step out into new territory and make some mistakes along the way, get this book. You won't be sorry!!
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Summary: Read the book before you Review IT!
Review: I am completely confused about your reviews. I have just read this book. These authors never professed to inventing the lease-option, come on gimme a break. They never said go ahead and charge $1800 for rent when you pay $1400. And to think that a property would go up from $200,000 to $284,000 in six years, who said that. Look at the big picture even if the prop only goes up 25% of what you hope $221,000 and you only charge $1400 for rent you still come out with $21,000 profit.
Buy a home next door to a cow slaughter house and your right you might even lose some value $175,000 I don?t know. They never said buy anything you can get your hands on and you will get a guaranteed heap of returns. They really press the issue of motivated sellers and getting a good deal. Even Charlton sheets said money is not made when you sell the house it?s made when you buy it. I can also respect that they welcome your Charlton Sheets comments on there website. www.ResultsNow.com.
And, you mean to tell me if I rent my home to a husband and wife with three kids, that if all goes bad for them they might burn my house down and steal my appliances (LOL). Maybe, I missed the part in the book that said find any jacka*s you can and lease-option to them.
Sure there are good tenants and bad ones. Be vigil during your screening. If you move in some crazy college kids you might be asking for trouble. If someone?s credit is hammered I would stay away. But, a few dings I would think are ok. As for putting out 100 signs, I don?t know the laws in every state but assuming its legal is that to much for you to have to do for your $21,000+ dollar payoff (geez) you didn?t deserve a refund.
?Money back guarantee, Take our book, read some of it, and do it half-a**ed. If you don?t make it, we?ll take a loss refund your book and pay your S/H cost and go out of business for YOU ;-)?
Good world, if everyone did business like that. ?If you don?t like the movie we?ll refund your money?
I told my brother to buy these books. When I called him he told me he passed this book up because of bad reviews. Haven't you ever liked a movie that someone else hated? I think bad criticism is a good way to compare the facts. But don?t depend on them. These people don't even seem as though they truly read the book.
They were looking for the easy way to wealth. We all know by now nothing is easy. Life was not made easy. We have to make it easy for ourselves. When Tiger Woods started golf I know it wasn't easy. You think it?s just a bit easier for him now. I think so. We have to find something in this world we like and then make it our lives. That?s the only way we will make it "Rich".
Effort = Payment
To bad we come from a society that spends $1.00 with hopes of hitting the 80 million dollar jackpot. That?s like going to bed every night with hopes of waking up with huge muscles. Hell, you might have a better shot anyway. Don?t buy the book! Who cares! But don?t listen to these ignorant reviews as they are worthless. Read them and solve their lies.
I found this: Pros/Cons Lease-Options
http://tms.ecol.net/realestate/leaseopt.htm
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Summary: Unoriginal & Unworkable
Review: I just finished reading the 2001 paperback revised edition. This book is written in easy to understand layman english. It even tells you what to say when you call the seller, called a "Quick Sell Script". One of the problems I've found with many investment books I've read is, they don't give you the "Point A to Point Z" how -to -steps to accomplish the task. On a scale of 1 to 5 I give this book a "10"!! Also, if you do a little research on these two guys, you will find out that they are also investors not just writers!!!
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Summary: Great Book ! Just get the facts!
Review: I'm a college student, and I've just began investing in real estate. Having no background in real estate, I'm very grateful that I stumbled upon this book. It was very easy to understand as well as enjoyable. On my second day of taking action and following their program, I ran into a deal. They have really good ideas in the book, and a step by step program for beginners to get started. The rest is up to you to implement their information and take persistant action.
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Summary: Best beginers book so far
Review: I've been an investor for over two years, and these guys have one of the best ideas I've seen in a long time. And after viewing their material this past March, I've already made my first deal. This really works, if done correctly.
Hats off to these guys!!!
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Summary: Unoriginal & Unworkable
Review: The principles are correct, however the examples are outrageous. To hope that a $200,000 home becomes worth $284,000 in 6 years is ludicrous. And you can't charge ABOVE market rates just so you make money - by definition the market won't pay that much. More troubling to me are the authors use of "Multiple Streams of Income" (taken from Robert G. Allen), "Nothing Down" (taken from Robert G. Allen), "The Challenge" (taken from Robert G. Allen), and the claims of having "invented" the Purchase Option "method." Investors have been using purshase options long before these authors were born. Lots of sales - not much valuable information.
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Summary: powerful technique
Review: This book is a straightforward presentation of implementing a lease option stragety to control Real Estate and generate profits using neither upfront cash nor credit.In the world of Real Estate where a clause, sentense or approach can means thousands of dollars , these ideas have proven very important to me.
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Summary: A Good Start for the Beginning Investor
Review: This book is written in language that a beginning investor would find easy to understand. It focuses on one (of many) ways to invest in real estate, lease-purchase, and focuses on a specific method to accomplish this. I think this helps the reader as a beginning investor to really comprehend the concepts and terminology. I have met both authors and even a couple of investors whose stories appear in the book. I have found all to be people with integrity and determination to follow their dreams. This book can be a real inspiration to someone who is just thinking about investing in real estate. I have recommended it to many friends, because I have been able to see the methods they describe working for myself. It's a book worth reading.
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