Sunday, January 15, 2012

A Cool And Reasonable Choice - Hilton Head Real Estate Book Critique

By Isaac Brown


I just got my first-hand experience with this guy. His attitude really stinks.

If you are serious about buying pre-foreclosure properties and being successful at it then this book is a MUST. The author tells you everything you need to know (and then some) about the foreclosure process going far beyond a "cook book" type approach. Being in real estate myself, after all the books I have read relating to this topic, there has been no one book that surpassed this one in usefulness and ease of understanding, for both the professional as well as the novice. I want to say that Mr Lucier gives it to you straight, no run around and false hopes and definitely insightful, knowledgeable and worth more than the average price the book sells for. 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! 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.

Within 60 days of reading the book and following the author's directions I find myself going out and viewing properties. Then using the provided check lists and I can decide whether or not to making offers on pre-foreclosure properties. He takes it one step further by posting all of these links on his own website so you don't even have to write them down or type them in your browser's address bar! Thomas does not sugar-coat his words, and obviously has plenty of experience. Live consultation with him is also available at a reasonable cost. I've done that too, and he was most helpful. He even goes on to tell a story about a women who didn't do enough research and ended up with a $19,000 tax lien attached to her pre-foreclosure property. Again though, he never shows any examples or those records or HOW to use those records to determine if a deal is worthy or not.

This was not because the book was printed in 36 point type, but because the author captured my attention and held it throughout the book. I have been researching real estate markets and practices in my area for several years and I am currently pursuing my realtor's license.

By absorbing pre-foreclosures from the auction block, we are helping the homeowner from a foreclosure. We are helping the retail market values of houses in our area (Soft Landing). It jumps from topic to topic in each chapter, and it looks more like poor editorial style on the part of the publisher. Highly recommended, though, and lots of good examples!

This is an author who gives his all to debunk the myths and shine light on ignorance. I have read a couple other books that give great advice, but Lucier's book is step by step how-to's that the beginner needs to know. I'm just starting my investment career, but I believe the information Thomas Lucier gives in his book will save me 6 months to a year of time trying to find contacts, doing due diligence and avoiding mistakes. I have read so many books by people who seem like their more interested in motivating you too their $5,000 real estate seminar than to give you the information you need to make it in real estate. I have read two of Mr Lucier's books one on pre-foreclosures, and the other on real estate options which I have highly recommended to people that I've been discussing real estate with.




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