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| Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures: Without Cash or Credit | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Conti, David Finkel
Publisher: Kaplan Business
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (40 reviews)
Sales Rank: 225408
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0793173655
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6324
EAN: 9780793173655
ASIN: 0793173655
Publication Date: August 15, 2003
Release Date: August 15, 2003
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Product Description
Life can be tough for real estate professionals these days. Even with interest rates at historically low levels, the uncertain economy makes homeowners hesitant to relocate or trade up. There just aren't that many clients out there, and the few who exist generate fierce competition. In fact, it seems the single ""hot area"" is foreclosures. But that's not necessarily bad news. Conti and Finkel's book is a good ""crash course"" for real estate brokers and agents wanting to understand this area and explains the intricacies involved in funding investment deals, using various buying/closing methods and employing exit strategies. Thanks to the book as well as workshops and seminars offered by the two authors, thousands of people each year learn the art of lucrative real estate investing.
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 Investing in Foreclosures October 17, 2007
Easy to read and understand. The Foreclosure process and strategies are presented with real life examples that help you to apply and to formulate your own strategies. It is also a good reference book.
 Powerful evidence May 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures without cash or credit is a morally courageous examination of real estate investing!! Peter Conti gives powerful evidence of new ways of investing. In this successful oriented book the author minimizes risk taking and explores objective ways towards successful investing. Must read!!
Excellent overview of Foreclosure purchasing December 22, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I had run across my first pre-forclosure deal and needed to get a basic understanding of the steps and processes. Peter and David's book provided that wonderfully. I was able to use the steps and scripts to sign up a deal, provide help to a stressed-out seller and reach the proper department at the lender. The suggestions of how to talk to both the seller and the lender have been very helpful with dealing with the human side of things. I felt very comfortable with the style and the seller has been very appreciative. I didn't feel manipulative at all.
 Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures: Without Cash or Credit by Peter Conti November 9, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
An official Library Weekly book review.
REVIEW:
This book generically highlights a few ideas on how to invest in
foreclosures and how to finance it without using cash or credit.
Part of the formula is the use of "double closings" which allows
you to simply invest with a minimal amount and use the sell price
as the payment during the title closing. The difficult aspect of
this is it doesn't truly describe certain foreclosure techniques
available in each state (generically applied). Additionally,
you may need to read this with a grain of salt with the current
real estate market conditions.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ON FORECLOSURES:
1. The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Tax Lien and Tax Deed Auctions [ISBN 0978834607]
EXCERPT:
"There's never a better time to invest in real estate."
RATING:
3 of 5
 Another Finkel disaster June 28, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
How to get the most money for your property. This topic, worthy of a book, gets a couple of pages which are platitudes. This is the second book of his I've read recently in which he talks about determining the market price. The approach he advocates will result in a variance with the market of 40%, if not more. And, he lumps apartment buildings in with houses as if they were valued the same way. Of course, they are not.
On the plus side, in this book he recognizes that people do tend to get legal advice before signing a contract. He tells you how to diffuse the lawyer's criticism before it happens.
During my years as an apartment broker, I dealt with more than a few lawyers, including clients. Maybe his approach will work, but I'd think not.
This is another feel-good, cheerleading book. Rich Dad, Poor Dad does a better job of cheerleading, but has even less substance than this lightweight work.
Once again, the author has silly sales techniques that don't work. Once again, let me point you to the best writer in sales: Neil Rackham.
Spare yourself time, money and effort. Pass on everything David Finkel writes or promotes (as I shall hereafter).
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