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Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties, 4th Edition [Paperback]

George Achenbach
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Your 'Between Two Houses' ideas for finding deals is one of the best ideas in any real estate book I've ever read.--Sarah Lopez, Houston, Texas. "My brother and I are doing this part time and so far we've made over $100,000 apiece in a little over two years."--Edgar Cole, Hartford, Connecticut. "We made money on our first Goldmining deal to take care of all the costs on our second Goldmining home (which we are living in). Thanks."--Stan Londski, Colton, Connecticut People all across the country are raving about George Achenbach's bestselling Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties series. Isn't it time you found out why? With this expanded Fourth Edition, the expert in foreclosure properties reveals how you can use a few simple techniques to profit from distress properties, while at the same time help troubled owners save their credit rating. Combining proven strategies with twenty-five years' experience, Achenbach takes you step-by-step through the entire foreclosure process: from the first notice of default to the foreclosure sale or auction to the final disposition of the profit-making property. Everything you need to become a specialist in the field of distress properties is here, including sample forms, worksheets, checklists, and real-life examples, as well as procedures to follow, evaluation techniques, and negotiating tips. There are even suggestions on leasing homes, creating rental income, saving on taxes, and avoiding pitfalls. Additionally, a new chapter gives advice on adding a second floor after buying at auction. Whether you're a first-time buyer or a seasoned investor, this comprehensive, money-making guide will show you everything you need to succeed at any stage of the distress property cycle, including: * Procedures for locating distress properties. * Financial analysis techniques on evaluating property and making the right offer. * Bidding successfully at auctions. * Effectively dealing with lenders when the property goes REO. * How you can benefit from reselling property quickly. * Negotiating tips for dealing with new purchasers and profitably transferring titles. * Generating rental income, capital appreciation, and tax savings through property leasing. GEORGE ACHENBACH is President of a private venture capital and income property investment company. As a graduate engineer, he started ten businesses and built more than 7,000 homes and apartments, as well as many commercial and industrial projects. He has spent more than twenty-five years buying and selling properties using the techniques presented in Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties, which has sold more than 50,000 copies.

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"Your 'Between Two Houses' ideas for finding deals is one of the best ideas in any real estate book I've ever read."—Sarah Lopez, Houston, Texas.

"My brother and I are doing this part time and so far we've made over $100,000 apiece in a little over two years."—Edgar Cole, Hartford, Connecticut.

"We made money on our first Goldmining deal to take care of all the costs on our second Goldmining home (which we are living in). Thanks."—Stan Londski, Colton, Connecticut

People all across the country are raving about George Achenbach's bestselling Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties series. Isn't it time you found out why? With this expanded Fourth Edition, the expert in foreclosure properties reveals how you can use a few simple techniques to profit from distress properties, while at the same time help troubled owners save their credit rating.

Combining proven strategies with twenty-five years' experience, Achenbach takes you step-by-step through the entire foreclosure process: from the first notice of default to the foreclosure sale or auction to the final disposition of the profit-making property. Everything you need to become a specialist in the field of distress properties is here, including sample forms, worksheets, checklists, and real-life examples, as well as procedures to follow, evaluation techniques, and negotiating tips. There are even suggestions on leasing homes, creating rental income, saving on taxes, and avoiding pitfalls. Additionally, a new chapter gives advice on adding a second floor after buying at auction.

Whether you're a first-time buyer or a seasoned investor, this comprehensive, money-making guide will show you everything you need to succeed at any stage of the distress property cycle, including: Procedures for locating distress properties. Financial analysis techniques on evaluating property and making the right offer. Bidding successfully at auctions. Effectively dealing with lenders when the property goes REO. How you can benefit from reselling property quickly. Negotiating tips for dealing with new purchasers and profitably transferring titles. Generating rental income, capital appreciation, and tax savings through property leasing.


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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect this book to teach you anything new, Nov 29 1998
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What you WON'T find in Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties is any untrue hype or other type of "get rich" schemes. You won't learn how to buy properties for $1.00, nor will you find any clever plans for using OPM or anything else like that.

What you WILL get is a book that:

1) Is brutally honest with respect to the fact that it takes money to make money: "...I'd get one certified check for $90,000.00 and four $10,000.00 checks..."

2) Has embarassingly dated information: "...by the middle of the 1990's, we may have an avalanche of foreclosure and defaults..."

3) Is filled with numerous examples of the form "I bought the house, took out a 2nd mortgage, rented it to my grandmother, painted the gutters, gave a buy option to my brother-in-law, installed indoor plumbing, yada, yada, then made $1000.00 net profit a year later". Yawn.

4) Paints the investor as some sort of white knight who saves defaulters and banks. Then, in almost the same breath, says things like "immeditaely evict the tenant".

5) Does not give you any specific information. Want to know how to navigate a deed room? No dice.

The quote on the front of the book, in a very clever way, totally sums up the book: "An excellent overview of the benefits of buying foreclosures". Read that close, especially the "overview" and "benefits". What it DOESN'T say is "An excellent information source for buying foreclosures".

Don't waste your money on the book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Foreclosure is not an easy subject, but this is a keeper..., Jan 17 2003
This review is from: Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties, 4th Edition (Paperback)
George Achenbach, has written other real estate books under the names Val Cabot and Lee Crown. He has been a builder of 7,000 houses and a buyer of foreclosed properties. He tells of his sucesses as well as his unsucessful ventures into the foreclosure world. His book has pictures of and descriptions of the various foreclosure cases with which he has been involved. His book is written from the prespective of somebody who actually worked foreclosures for many years. This is not the easiest area of real estate investment to work, but through deligence and perserverance the rewards can be extremely lucrative. There are other books on foreclosure, but I can't think of any that are as good. Over 50,000 copies of this book have been sold and with good reason. There are a lot of PRETENDERS in the foreclosure field with books and course that have high promises and little substance. George Auchenbach is the REAL Deal. He's done foreclosure investing for many years and has written an easy to read layman book on foreclosure.
My only criticism is that some aspects are dated. The cases in the book stretch back over the 30+ year career of the author and therefore some of the dollar amounts and the years of the transactions are old. However the principles and lessons learned from the author's experiences are timeless. This is best book on foreclosure that I've read, but I'm still looking for something better, that perfect book. If I could I would have rated it 4.5 stars. I recommend this book to anyone interested in buying foreclosure real estate.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Vague, outdated info, Aug 25 2002
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This review is from: Goldmining in Foreclosure Properties, 4th Edition (Paperback)
This book reminds me of the joke "How to Make a Million Dollars and Never Pay Taxes". Step 1: First you get a million dollars.

All the info was about that useful.

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