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| Investing in Real Estate With Lease Options and "Subject-To" Deals : Powerful Strategies for Getting More When You Sell, and Paying Less When You Buy | 
 enlarge | Author: Wendy Patton
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13718
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 047171836X
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.63240973
EAN: 9780471718369
ASIN: 047171836X
Publication Date: June 23, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 GO Slowly and Know What You are Doing July 26, 2007
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a Realtor, I get a little nervous when my investor clients come to me and want to try things they read about or saw on the web or on tv. Most of those things are illegal in the state I practice in.
However, this is a good primer for beginners in Lease Options and Subject-to deals, both Realtors and investors can profit from this read.
I do have clients who use variations of these strategies, but it is very important that you fully understand how these work and what can happen if they don't work. This book is a good addition to every investor and Realtor's reference library.
A word of caution: Before you attempt any of these proceedures discuss it with a very knowledgable real estate attorney, preferrably one who is also a real estate investor.
Great info. July 5, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have a hard time believing that it is quite as easy as this book makes it sound but some very interesting and useful info.
 Her book is simply an advertisement June 28, 2007
14 out of 21 found this review helpful
How to Invest in Real Estate using Lease Options and Subject To's is nothing but an advertisement for her more expensive $700 course which includes all the scripts, contracts, forms, CD's, DVD's, powerpoint presentations to Realtors and so forth. I am really disappointed that she refuses to allow you to download these scripts, contracts and forms she mentions in her book for free off her website. Her book is worthless until you are willing to shell out $700 for her course. I love the content of the book but if you are a broke unemployed salesman you will continue to stay broke because it always takes money to make money. There is no such thing as free anymore. No such thing as compassion for those trying to get a brake here.
 great info June 13, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Wendy gets straight to the point and leaves no question unanswered. She uses multiple real world examples to illustrate how to structure deals when buying and selling real estate using subject to and lease option techniques. Her layout is very organized and very helpful tool I'll be sure to use over and over.
Great Book On The Subject -- A Buy Recommend May 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First let me say that from all I can tell I believe the author, Wendy Patton, to be a woman of integrity who earnestly believes in the investing techniques she writes about. While I don't "know" Ms. Patton, I do know people who know and respect her, and from all I hear she's the "real deal". She is an active investor who is actually "in the trenches" so you can expect that whatever she has to say on the subject must have some merit.
I honestly can't say that I found anything "wrong" with the book, however I do feel that it might come off as somewhat overwhelming to the new, or inexperienced real estate investor. This is definitely an intermediate level book in my opinion (at the least) and not the place to start to learn about real estate investing. Also, I feel that the book is more heavily weighted towards the buy side of the investing equation, with not as much attention to the operational, or ownership side of the equation.
That said, in answer to the question, "Should you buy this book?" - I unequivocally say YES. It is crammed with good, workable, creative financing advice -- just be prepared for "a lot of stuff," so don't become overwhelmed. If you are serious about learning creative financing techniques then this should be in your library.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I should say that I am an attorney, real estate broker, investor, trainer, and author of another book on lease-option investing that can also be found here on Amazon -- The WealthLoop Series Beginner's Guide to Building Wealth Buying Houses: The Foolproof Roadmap to Real Estate Riches Without the Risks and Hassles of Landlording It's part of the "WealthLoop Series" and can be found by searching for "WealthLoop" under books. It is written to be a genuine "How To" book that "takes you by the hand" and walks you through a step-by-step process for getting started in real estate investing that also includes sample leases, forms, and checklists, so that you can actually go out and implement the investing strategy it teaches as soon as you're done reading. You might want to check out the CD too -- The WealthLoop Series Beginner's Guide to Building Wealth Buying Houses (Combo Audio/Data CD): Author's Audio Commentary Plus Downloadable 32-page Marketing Manual, Checklists, Spreadsheets, and Forms.
Wendy Patton has written a very good book and I would suggest that you buy it.
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