Finding the next one, at the right price was always our challenge. This book shows you exactly how and where! I'll be going to my first foreclosure appointment tomorrow evening. I'll go over the book again and plan on using all of the forms and checklists (the book is full of forms).
I also emailed him a couple of questions of which he emailed a response right back immediately. Mr Lucier, you will be richly rewarded because you give the reader want they need and you don't short change us. Thomas has put everything together in a precise step by step, easy to understand and apply program. There is no other book that gives you all the information to make you successful in this market! The Purchase Agreement serves as a first draft to take to your local real estate lawyer (to be adapted for the State in which the property is located). The author explains his methods in a step-by-step fashion. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in real estate investment. This book provided me with the information I needed.
Overall it's a good guide. Also on another note, I only buy books BY investors not marketing gurus or writers. The step-by-step approach works great for novices. The author includes his phone number and email address and he returns emails within a day. I bought several books at the same time. I read his from cover to cover and used the others as cross references - the other books never provided me with any more or any better information than he did.
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.
I was hoping it would include a bit more about rentals but the tactics included for getting a great deal can be applied to any type of real estate buyer. It's a great book for terms and as a resource.
The spreadsheets are great, I have actually replaced a couple of mine with his! Overall, I find the book useful more so for a new investor, but valuable nonetheless even for experienced investors like I. If you are not willing to "WORK" then this is not for you. If you are willing to "WORK" and do what Thomas J Lucier says and stick to it than this book is for you. Mr Lucier tells in detail how to negotiate with homeowners in trouble, how to be the solution to their problem, and how NOT to have the door slammed in your face. He also demystifies the process of dealing with the homeowner's lender by explaining in detail each step in the process of taking the property off their hands.
This book provides excellent insight for buying pre-foreclosures. It is well-written, easy to understand, and insightful.
I also emailed him a couple of questions of which he emailed a response right back immediately. Mr Lucier, you will be richly rewarded because you give the reader want they need and you don't short change us. Thomas has put everything together in a precise step by step, easy to understand and apply program. There is no other book that gives you all the information to make you successful in this market! The Purchase Agreement serves as a first draft to take to your local real estate lawyer (to be adapted for the State in which the property is located). The author explains his methods in a step-by-step fashion. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in real estate investment. This book provided me with the information I needed.
Overall it's a good guide. Also on another note, I only buy books BY investors not marketing gurus or writers. The step-by-step approach works great for novices. The author includes his phone number and email address and he returns emails within a day. I bought several books at the same time. I read his from cover to cover and used the others as cross references - the other books never provided me with any more or any better information than he did.
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.
I was hoping it would include a bit more about rentals but the tactics included for getting a great deal can be applied to any type of real estate buyer. It's a great book for terms and as a resource.
The spreadsheets are great, I have actually replaced a couple of mine with his! Overall, I find the book useful more so for a new investor, but valuable nonetheless even for experienced investors like I. If you are not willing to "WORK" then this is not for you. If you are willing to "WORK" and do what Thomas J Lucier says and stick to it than this book is for you. Mr Lucier tells in detail how to negotiate with homeowners in trouble, how to be the solution to their problem, and how NOT to have the door slammed in your face. He also demystifies the process of dealing with the homeowner's lender by explaining in detail each step in the process of taking the property off their hands.
This book provides excellent insight for buying pre-foreclosures. It is well-written, easy to understand, and insightful.
