Low-Cost, Low-Risk, High-Profit
Strategies for Controlling
Undervalued Property... without the
Burdens of Ownership!
T H O M A S J . L U C I E R
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data:
Lucier, Thomas J.
How to make money with real estate options : low-cost, low-risk,
high-profit strategies for controlling undervalued property... without the
burdens of ownership! / T homas J. Lucier.
p. cm. ISBN 0-471-69276-X (paper)
1. Real estate investment United States.
2. Option (Contract) United States.
3. House buying - United States. I. Title.
HD255.L827 2005
332.63'24-dc22