Download or read book Reel Estate Rip Off written by Renee Pawlish and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A mysterious death. A brother searching for the truth. A devious ex-wife. Real estate shenanigans. More danger for Reed than a film noir plot."--Back cover.

Download or read book Reel Estate Rip off written by Renee Pawlish and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A real estate agent who didn't like cycling or heights dies after riding off a cliff in the Colorado mountains, and the police label it suicide. The victim's brother adamantly believes it was murder and hires me to investigate. After accumulating a list of suspects, from the victim's irate previous client to a devious ex-wife, I realize a killer is on the loose. Someone is determined to keep the details hidden, but I will continue searching for the truth ... even though it might cost me my life.

Download or read book Beware of Real Estate Rip Offs written by W. Millerd Porter and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bubble in the Sun written by Christopher Knowlton and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Knowlton, author of Cattle Kingdom and former Fortune writer, takes an in-depth look at the spectacular Florida land boom of the 1920s and shows how it led directly to the Great Depression. The 1920s in Florida was a time of incredible excess, immense wealth, and precipitous collapse. The decade there produced the largest human migration in American history, far exceeding the settlement of the West, as millions flocked to the grand hotels and the new cities that rose rapidly from the teeming wetlands. The boom spawned a new subdivision civilization—and the most egregious large-scale assault on the environment in the name of “progress.” Nowhere was the glitz and froth of the Roaring Twenties more excessive than in Florida. Here was Vegas before there was a Vegas: gambling was condoned and so was drinking, since prohibition was not enforced. Tycoons, crooks, and celebrities arrived en masse to promote or exploit this new and dazzling American frontier in the sunshine. Yet, the import and deep impact of these historical events have never been explored thoroughly until now. In Bubble in the Sun Christopher Knowlton examines the grand artistic and entrepreneurial visions behind Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Miami Beach, and other storied sites, as well as the darker side of the frenzy. For while giant fortunes were being made and lost and the nightlife raged more raucously than anywhere else, the pure beauty of the Everglades suffered wanton ruination and the workers, mostly black, who built and maintained the boom, endured grievous abuses. Knowlton breathes dynamic life into the forces that made and wrecked Florida during the decade: the real estate moguls Carl Fisher, George Merrick, and Addison Mizner, and the once-in-a-century hurricane whose aftermath triggered the stock market crash. This essential account is a revelatory—and riveting—history of an era that still affects our country today.

Download or read book Our Lot written by Alyssa Katz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Lot tells how an entire nation got swept up in real estate mania, and it casts the business story--the collapse of the subprime empire and the global impact it had on the economy--as part of a project of social engineering beginning in the 1930s by the U.S. government to make homeownership available to those who had never been able to attain it before. Based on original reporting, Our Lot does not dwell on the foibles of executives. It looks at the boom as experienced by ordinary Americans, and examines how our own economic anxieties and realities helped fuel the real estate bubble. Conveyed in accessible language and through narrative reporting, the book looks to help homeowners and would-be homeowners understand what really happened, how it has affected our homes and communities, and how we can move on into a future we'll want to live in.

Download or read book The Raw Truth to Success in Real Estate written by Engelo Rumora and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the thousands of other real estate investing books, why choose The Raw Truth to Success in Real Estate? Engelo “The Real Estate Dingo” Rumora has the hard-earned experience to back up The Raw Truth that he shares in his “leave no prisoners” approach to real estate investing. His pants come off in this thriller as he shares simple “hands on" techniques and practical strategies that WILL move real estate investors closer to their ultimate financial goal. For those who are willing to work harder than they’ve ever worked, with an unwavering and laser-sharp focus on their end goal, The Raw Truth to Success in Real Estate is for them.

Download or read book Real Estate Hobby Millionaire written by Bonnie Laslo and published by Rj Communications. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the simple secrets to understanding the complex world of real estate. Bonnie Laslo shows how anyone can easily get started in real estate in less than 30 minutes. Learn how to become wealthy in real estate and how to: -Avoid losing your shirt. -Be prepared for the tenants from hell. -Determine if you have the stomach for this business. -Avoid putting too much money into your property. -Identify things you need to look for in buying property. -Purchase at the best price. -Do simple calculations to make sure the deal is a good deal.

Download or read book Real Estate Riches written by Dolf de Roos and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-time bestseller, Dolf de Roos?s classic Real Estate Riches shows you how to find great deals and make great profits in the real estate market. You?ll learn why real estate is such a reliable moneymaker and how to achieve the biggest return possible on your investment. Full of time-honored wisdom, proven tactics, and quick-and-easy tips, this book shows you how to find the best properties with the most potential, analyze deals, negotiate and submit offers, effectively manage properties, and dramatically increase the value of your real estate without spending much money. If you want to be your own boss and quit the nine-to-five life, Real Estate Riches shows you how.

Download or read book Capital City written by Samuel Stein and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This superbly succinct and incisive book couldn’t be more timely or urgent.” —Michael Sorkin, author of All Over the Map Our cities are changing. Around the world, more and more money is being invested in buildings and land. Real estate is now a $217 trillion dollar industry, worth thirty-six times the value of all the gold ever mined. It forms sixty percent of global assets, and one of the most powerful people in the world—the president of the United States—made his name as a landlord and developer. Samuel Stein shows that this explosive transformation of urban life and politics has been driven not only by the tastes of wealthy newcomers, but by the state-driven process of urban planning. Planning agencies provide a unique window into the ways the state uses and is used by capital, and the means by which urban renovations are translated into rising real estate values and rising rents. Capital City explains the role of planners in the real estate state, as well as the remarkable power of planning to reclaim urban life.

Download or read book Zillow Talk written by Spencer Rascoff and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you spot an area poised for gentrification? Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market? Will a house on Swamp Road sell for less than one on Gingerbread Lane? The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past five years. To understand real estate in our fast-paced, technology-driven world, we need to toss out all of the outdated truisms and embrace today's brand new information. But how? Enter Zillow, the nation's #1 real estate website and mobile app. Thanks to its treasure trove of proprietary data and army of statisticians and data scientists, led by chief economist Stan Humphries, Zillow has been able to spot the trends and truths of today's housing market while acknowledging that a home is more than an economic asset. In Zillow Talk, Humphries and CEO Spencer Rascoff explain the science behind where and how we live now and reveal practical, data-driven insights about buying, selling, renting and financing real estate. Read this book to find out why: It's better to remodel your bathroom than your kitchen Putting the word "cute" in your listing could cost you thousands of dollars You shouldn't buy the worst house in the best neighborhood You should never list your house for $444,000 You shouldn't list your house for sale before March Madness or after the Masters Densely packed with entertaining anecdotes and invaluable how-to advice, Zillow Talk is poised to be the real estate almanac for the next generation.

Download or read book The American Revolution as a Gigantic Real Estate Scam And Other Essays in Lost Found History written by Peter Lamborn Wilson and published by Autonomedia. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six previously uncollected essays in alternative history -- maybe even "lost/found" history -- from the author of Sacred Drift, Pirate Utopias, Heresies, riverpeople, Escape from the 19th Century, and many more. "The American Revolution As A Gigantic Real Estate Scam" establishes the acutely "revisionist" mood; -- another essay touching on early American history, "Toland, Blake and the American Druids," follows. Then, a pair of essays on the scandal of eugenics in America -- "Jukes in Utopia," about a family oppressed by Eugenicists in upstate New York, and "The Monkey Trial: A Revisionist Interpretation." Finally, two essays on anarchist themes: "The Coffeehouse Republic," on Gustav Landauer and the Munich Soviet of 1919, and "Brand: An Italian Anarchist and His Dream," on Enrico Arrigoni, "the last of the Italian left-wing Stirnerite individualists" and his amazing insurrectionism and illegalism.

Download or read book The Rip Off written by James R. Carter and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chip Bannister ran the nation's largest real estate RIP OFF from 1965 to 1974. Chip was the youngest of three boys; smooth, good looking, school-boy charm, single, I got the world by the tail swag and loved the girls. Egomaniac, but, very smart, extremely cunning. He was an east coast trust fund kid that attended USC, and then, with the help of his billionaire father, formed Bannister Financial in downtown Beverly Hills. Chip's dad successfully managed the company for two years and then handed the reins to Chip at the beginning of '65. Upon taking control, Chip quickly discovered it was easier to simply continue to raise new money, versus, executing the business plan---that was the beginning of a Real Estate Ponzi scheme that would eventually bankrupt the company and all the investors. The investors: these were not just the rich and famous, Chip's investors were school teachers, fireman, police officers and others that had their life savings with playboy rip-off artist, Chip Bannister. Chip's best friend from college was Dillan Patterson. Dillan grew up in Hermosa Beach, dreamed about playing football at USC, played there from '58 to '61, and, was drafted by the Packers in 1962. After a five year career as a professional athlete, Dillan returned to Los Angeles, married his childhood sweetheart, and starting a career in real estate. Dillan and Chip's relationship was tighter than ever given their real estate businesses' somewhat overlapped. Dillan thought the world of Chip and went out of his way to refer people to Bannister Financial as often as possible. Dillan's #1 client was a guy named, Captain Donald Bowen, commanding officer, Point Mugu Naval Air Station, California. Military man: fought in World War II, Korea and moved up the latter over time. The military was his career; real estate was his business. Careful, discerning, cautious, smart and shrewd. Dillan made the introduction - Chip and the captain. It's easy to run a Ponzi scheme on a dummy, but, was it possible for Chip to pull it off on a guy like Captain Bowen who was meticulous careful? The captain was naturally leery of Chip at first, but, ultimately they began doing some business over a one year period---11 transactions total. And then! The captain figured out the scam. By 1974, Chip knew the company was effectively bankrupt and hired a PR firm to blame the whole thing on Dillan and his CFO, Ivan Turner. The captain spent some time investigating and preparing; and then, he filed a lawsuit against Chip and Bannister Financial Inc. What Chip didn't know: he had messed with the wrong guy. The captain was the current leader of The Team. The Team: a group of World War I veterans that galvanized and unified from the horrific aftermath of the Great Depression. The captain's father was the original founder of The Team. The Team would eventually do what the court could not---affect real justice on Chip Bannister.

Download or read book Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies written by Peter Conti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make real estate part of your investing strategy! Thinking about becoming a commercial real estate investor? Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies covers the entire process, offering practical advice on negotiation and closing win-win deals and maximizing profit. From office buildings to shopping centers to apartment buildings, it helps you pick the right properties at the right time for the right price. Yes, there is a fun and easy way to break into commercial real estate, and this is it. This comprehensive handbook has it all. You’ll learn how to find great properties, size up sellers, finance your investments, protect your assets, and increase your property’s value. You’ll discover the upsides and downsides of the various types of investments, learn the five biggest myths of commercial real estate investment, find out how to recession-proof your investment portfolio, and more. Discover how to: Get leads on commercial property investments Determine what a property is worth Find the right financing for you Handle inspections and fix problems Make big money in land development Manage your properties or hire a pro Exploit the tax advantages of commercial real estate Find out what offer a seller really-really wants Perform due diligence before you make a deal Raise capital by forming partnerships Investing in commercial property can make you rich in any economy. Get Commercial Real Estate For Dummies, and find out how.

Download or read book Wake Up and Smell the Real Estate written by Tom McKay and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom began building his real estate fortune with the purchase of his first property at age 19. Despite having no credit or money of his own, a deal presented itself and Tom was able to see the incredible potential profits in real estate. This was his wake-up call.He realized deals are born every day in nearly every city, big or small. The circumstances that create opportunities for buyers are not unique, but rather commonplace. Deals arise from divorce, disasters, death, bankruptcy, bad decisions, inheritances, and retirement. These are the roots of all deals and they happen everywhere in the world. Tom was lucky to learn at an early age that real estate investing is a business where everyone is equal, rich or poor. The person who has the deal in his hands-the contract-is the person who will make the money. Today, Tom owns and manages over 150,000 square feet of property rentals, houses, commercial centers, offices, industrial and flex properties. In this book, you will learn Tom's methods and see links to the top videos on his YouTube channel, FlipAnythingUSA, where he elaborates on exactly how to make money as a real estate investor.You will also learn how Tom developed tools to find the best deals in any community and how to out-negotiate the competition. This knowledge comes from years of experience and hundreds of wins and losses. All of Tom's lessons are explained here in a very conversational and easy-to-understand manner. This is your chance to learn from a friend. The book is based on real stories: the opportunities, decisions, success and-yes, even failures-that have made Tom McKay one of the shrewdest and savviest investors in the country.Tom takes you from the beginning, where he started out with nothing, looking for a deal first and the money second. Because as Tom would explain, when you have the deal you hold all the cards. Even if you are broke, as long as you have a contract to buy a property at a great price, the rest is simple. Getting a deal on what someone has and what someone wants is where the easiest money is found.If you adopt Tom's method and attitude, you can follow in his footsteps, making millions on land, commercial and industrial buildings, apartments and houses.Regardless of whether you are a teenager, a senior citizen, or anywhere in between, it's not too late to change your life. You can make thousands-sometimes even tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tom knows age and income are not a factor with his methods. Taking action is what is important. So, now is the time to wake up and smell the real estate! You'll be glad you did.

Download or read book The Strait Path to Real Estate Wealth written by Kris Krohn and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and practical book that shows how to get started and achieve financial independence as a real estate investor.

Download or read book The Swamp Peddlers written by Jason Vuic and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida has long been a beacon for retirees, but for many, the American dream of owning a home there was a fantasy. That changed in the 1950s, when the so-called "installment land sales industry" hawked billions of dollars of Florida residential property, sight unseen, to retiring northerners. For only $10 down and $10 a month, working-class pensioners could buy a piece of the Florida dream: a graded home site that would be waiting for them in a planned community when they were ready to build. The result was Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Deltona, Port Charlotte, Palm Coast, and Spring Hill, among many others—sprawling communities with no downtowns, little industry, and millions of residential lots. In The Swamp Peddlers, Jason Vuic tells the raucous tale of the sale of residential lots in postwar Florida. Initially selling cheap homes to retirees with disposable income, by the mid-1950s developers realized that they could make more money selling parcels of land on installment to their customers. These "swamp peddlers" completely transformed the landscape and demographics of Florida, devastating the state environmentally by felling forests, draining wetlands, digging canals, and chopping up at least one million acres into grid-like subdivisions crisscrossed by thousands of miles of roads. Generations of northerners moved to Florida cheaply, but at a huge price: high-pressure sales tactics begat fraud; poor urban planning begat sprawl; poorly-regulated development begat environmental destruction, culminating in the perfect storm of the 21st-century subprime mortgage crisis.

Download or read book The Real Book of Real Estate written by Robert T. Kiyosaki and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 bestselling author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" comes the ultimate guide to real estate--the advice and techniques every investor needs to navigate through the ups, downs, and in-betweens of the market.