LIST OF DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
INTRODUCTION
Real Estate Options: What They Are, How They Work,
and Why You Should Use Them
What you need to know about real estate options. √ The
difference between a straight real estate option and a
lease option. √ The seven key elements of a real estate
option transaction. √ How a real estate option transaction
works. √ Why you should add real estate options to your
repertoire of strategies. √ Twenty four good reasons to buy
options instead of properties.
PART I
HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY IN REAL ESTATE
TODAY WITHOUT EVER BUYING ANY PROPERTY
CHAPTER 1 Why Real Estate Options Are Less Risky, More Profitable,
and Easier to Use Than Most Property Flipping
Strategies Being Taught Today
Why most property flipping transactions are under intense
scrutiny. √ Five obstacles that investors must overcome
when f lipping properties. √ Six costs that eat up profits
when f lipping properties. √ Why the concurrent closing
strategy is usually extremely hard to implement. √ Why it
makes more financial sense to f lip options instead of
properties. √ How savvy investors can use real estate
options to provide just in time property.
CHAPTER 2 The Most Profitable Types of Properties to Buy Real
Estate Options On
Why you must be able to visualize a property being put to a
variety of other uses. √ The seven most profitable types of
properties to buy options on. √ Why it's best to specialize
in at least two different types of option properties. √ How
I turned a $500 option into a $15,000 profit in less than
30 days.
CHAPTER 3 What It Takes to Be a Profitable Real Estate
Option Investor
Why a positive mental attitude is the most essential element
in achieving success. √ Twenty reasons most people fail to
make it as real estate investors. √ Why you must use today's
technology in your option investment business. √ How to
set up a home office for your option investment business.
√ Why you shouldn't form a separate business entity before
you do any deals.
PART II
FIVE REALISTIC STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN USE TO
MAKE MONEY WITH REAL ESTATE OPTIONS TODAY
CHAPTER 4 How You Can Use Options to Make Money from
Obsolescent Properties That Can Be Put to More
Profitable Uses
Why properties with curable obsolescent f laws make ideal
option properties. √ The three types of obsolescent f laws
that cause properties to lose value. √ How obsolescent
properties can be put to their most profitable use. √ Why
option investors are usually buyers of last resort for
obsolescent property. √ What you should check for when
you come across an obsolescent property. √ Why you must
be able to think outside your local real estate market.
CHAPTER 5 How to Use the Lease and Option Strategy to Make
Money with Single-Family Houses
Why most of the lease and option strategies being taught
today are not profitable. √ How a lease and option
transaction works. √ Why you must always use separate
lease and real estate option agreements. √ Six key terms
that must be negotiated in all lease and option agreements.
√ The best type of house to use the lease and option
strategy on. √ The property owners who are most likely to
agree to a lease and option deal. √ Memorandum of Lease
Agreement
CHAPTER 6 How You Can Use Options to Profit from Properties with
Correctable Problems
Six main conditions that cause property problems. √ Why
government agencies can be an excellent source of problem
property leads. √ The two types of problem property
owners you are most likely to encounter. √ Three types of
problem properties that scare off most conventional
investors. √ Why properties with problems that require
specialized knowledge to solve are the most profitable.
CHAPTER 7 How to Use Options to Control Properties That
Can Be Rezoned for More Profitable Uses
How the rezoning process works in most jurisdictions.
√ What you must include in your rezoning application
package. √ Why you must know who the anti-rezoning
zealots are in your area. √ How to quickly determine if a
potential option property can be rezoned. √ Why it's best to
take the path of least resistance when applying for rezoning
approval. √ What you need to do when buying an option on
a property you want rezoned.
CHAPTER 8 How You Can Use the LASH Strategy to Profit from
Long Term, Flat Rate Master Leases and Real
Estate Options
How the LASH strategy works. √ Where to find valid lease
agreements. √ Twenty key provisions that must be included
in your master lease agreement. √ Three ways to best
protect your position as master lessee. √ Four key points
that must be negotiated in a master lease. √ Why tenant
selection is the most important aspect of the rental property
business.