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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: How I Got Started Making an Extra $43,000 Investing in Abandoned Properties—And How You Can Too! Investing in Abandoned Properties Is a Public Service to Your Community.
Foreclosures Feed the Abandoned Property Market.
How I Got Started.
The Beauty of Abandoned Property Investing: Very Few Competing Buyers!
Chapter 2: Why Every Real Estate Investor Should Do at Least One Abandoned Property Deal.
Motivated Sellers.
Advantages of Abandoned Property Investing over Other Strategies.
Combining Abandoned Properties with Other Techniques.
Chapter 3: How to Nail Low- or No-Money-Down Deals.
Raise the Price, Lower the Interest Rate.
Government Programs.
How to Research Grants in Your Area.
Available Loan Programs.
Chapter 4: Find Abandoned Properties Fast.
Target Your Search.
Spread the Word.
Join the Club.
Other Commonsense Strategies.
Stick with a System.
Chapter 5: Track Down the Owner.
Ask the Neighbors.
The Tax Advantage.
Other Public Records.
Simplicity Itself.
Chapter 6: Negotiating: Understand What Owners Want.
Key Principles.
Emotions in Negotiation.
Preparing to Negotiate.
Striving for a Win-Win.
Establishing Rapport.
What Does the Seller Need?
Chapter 7: Want an Option? Be Convincing.
A Sample Option Purchase.
Purchase Agreement and Receipt for Deposit.
Another Great Option Story.
Selling an Option.
Other Option Techniques.
Chapter 8: Creative Financing Techniques.
The Wraparound Mortgage.
The Subject-To Deal.
The Contract for Deed.
Other Creative Strategies.
Chapter 9: Turning the Corner and Heading Down the Home Stretch to the Abandoned Properties Winner’s Circle.
Determining the Value of a Property.
Making an Offer.
A Standard Real Estate Purchase Contract.
The Purchase Contract Explained.
Chapter 10: Rehabbing Abandoned Properties: Creating Curb Appeal and Homes in Demand for Maximum Profit.
Preparation and Inspection.
Renovating for Rental.
Renovating for Resale.
A Shopping Trip.
Chapter 11: An Abandoned Property Deal from A to Z.
Schedule Reggie Brooks to Speak at Your Event.
Special Bonus: How to Create Massive Wealth in Real Estate.
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Who Is Reggie Brooks?
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