Symbols
1989 Loma Prieta (World Series) Earthquake 13
60 Minutes 29, 66
A

Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors 22, 37
Alaska 44
Allen, Robert 16, 60
Anchorage 44
apartment developer 54
appraisal 61
appreciation, shared 72
architect-attorney 33
ARM 34
army bases 18
assessor 35
assumable mortgage 5
Atlantic Records 58
auction, foreclosure 8, 70, 74
B

BAIES (Bay Area Investor Educational Services) 29, 30, 70
Baker, Ron 38
Ballard, Claude 54
Bay Area Investor Educational Services (BAIES) 29, 30, 70
Beck, John 16, 27, 32, 42, 72
Bell, Randall 11
Berkeley, CA 71
bid chilling 74
Boeing 18, 21
books
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors 22, 37
Creating Wealth 16, 60
Fixers 51
Foreclosure Super-Bargains 16
How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Market Value 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 16, 37, 46, 47, 51, 60, 62, 66
How to Do a Delayed Exchange 37
How to Increase the Value of Real Estate 36, 37
How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value 35, 37, 43, 63
How To Use Leverage To Maximize Your Real Estate Investment Return 45
Landlording 67
Nothing Down 16, 60
Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens 72
Real Estate Investment Strategy, Volume 1 16
Single-Family Lease Options 30
Braun, Rich 42
breakeven 62
broadcast fax company 61
Bruss, Bob 30
Buerge, Bill 57, 58, 59
building inspector 21
bureaucratic hassles 29
buyer don’t wanters 11
buy very low and sell low 6
C

California 7, 11, 16, 29, 47, 57, 66, 67, 70, 71
California Civil Code 72
California State Point of Historical Interest 58
Camden, NJ 10
capital-gain exclusion 50
capitalist beach towns 29
capitalization rate 38, 45
Carrington, Wayne 5
cash-on-cash return 45
certificate of occupancy 42
Chicago, IL 8
Chickasha, OK 40
Citizen of the Year 59
Class I 11
Class X 11
co-op deal 50
Cohen, Mickey 57
Cohn, Rick 27
Cohoes, NY 14
cold-water flats 55
college student housing 63
college towns are usually leftist 29
commission 39, 48
communist beach towns 29
compensation per hour 73
competition from newlywed couples 49
condo conversion 19, 20
conex container 68
contingency 47
contrarians 44
converting a store room to a third unit 43
Copperopolis, CA 66
correcting a title problem 43
Corsicana, TX 13
cosmetic renovation 37
cost per square foot 44
covering overhead 62
Creating Wealth 16, 60
Crouch, Greg 26, 48
Culley legal decision 14
D

“deadlined” the building 21
Danville, CA 59
Davis, Geena 58
dealer status 14, 26
debt-coverage-ratio 44
delinquent property taxes 72
delinquent tax sales 72
DelDotto, Dave 9
Depression, The Great 58
deregulation of S&L’s 19
DeVito, Danny 58
DeCima, Jay P. 70
DiGrazia, Gary 16
direct mail 60
discount lien releases 66
divorce 5
do-it-yourself rehab 43
Dover elevators 68
drive-by shootings 10
due diligence 73
Duke University, NC 46
Durango, CO 54
E

economies of scale 7
electrical work, illegal 43
elevator components 68
elevator inspections 68
elevators 68
Empire State Building 68
engineering inspection 20
environmental audit 20
estate opportunities 51
expense studies 44
F

fair-market-value appraisal 61
Fairfield, CA 67
Fairfield elevators 68
Fassuliotis, Dennis 67
fast buck 6, 62
fax company 61
FDIC 74
feng shui 12
FHA 5, 8, 19, 44, 48, 53
FHA repos 10
FHLMC 22, 33, 48
finding buyers 17
first-come-first-served basis 61
fixer 49, 51, 57, 63
Fixers 51
Fletcher, Matt 35
flipping 49, 60, 61, 64, 65, 70
flooding 53
flood insurance 53
flood zone 54
FNMA 22, 48
forbearance 71
forbearance agreement 71
foreclosure 9, 11, 70, 74
foreclosure auction 6, 70
Foreclosure Super-Bargains 16
for sale by owner 31, 37, 64
Foxworthy, Jeff 70
Franklin, Dan 62
Fremont, CA 16
G

Gaffney, Scott 9
Garn-St. Germain Depository Institution Act of 1982 19
Gault legal decision 14
gentrification 64, 65
GNMA 62
Grady County Tax Resale Auction 40
Grand Junction, CO 54
Greg Crouch Insurance Consulting 26
Grosse Pointe, MI 35
gross rent multiplier 44
H

Hanks, Tom 58
hazard insurance 31
Heaven’s Gate Mansion 11
home-improvement loan 33
Home Again 26
homeowners associations 66
How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Market Value 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 16, 37, 46, 47, 51, 60, 62, 66
How to Do a Delayed Exchange 37
How to Get Started in Real Estate Investment 59
How to Increase the Value of Real Estate 36, 37
How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value 35, 37, 43, 63
How to Use Leverage To Maximize Your Real Estate Investment Return 45
HUD 9, 26
I

improvement ratio 24
inherited property 61
inspection contingency 47
Institute of Real Estate Management 44
institutional investors 74
insurance 31, 44
insurance, hazard 31
interest on interest 72
Internal Revenue Code 72
IRS 14, 74
Culley 14
Gault 14
K

Kaplan, Larry 8
Keaton, Diane 58
Keaton, Michael 58
Kennedy, Shirley 37
Kurkjian, Tom 52
L

Landlording 67
La Niña 30
last buck 6, 62
Las Vegas, NV 5
laundry, coin-operated 55
lawsuits 32
lazy man’s method 60
LeGrand, Ron 14
lessee-optionee 46, 47
Leuck, John 29, 30
leverage 71
liability 10
lien 5, 9, 36
lien, phantom 67
lien investors 72
lien releases 66
life estate opportunities 51
loan-to-value ratio 34
location services 58
Loftis, Larry 72, 73
Loma Prieta earthquake 13
loss-prevention 41
M

Making the Opportunities Come to You 60
maximize after-tax income per hour and per invested capital 62
maximum profits require frugality 58
McGee, Tim and Alexis 70
mechanics lien 5
membership fee 50
mentoring 72
Mermaid, The 57
Michigan 35
Military Academy 54
Milpitas, CA 66
miniwarehouses 56, 67, 69
Mitchell, Joni 57
MLS 10, 14, 49
Moab, UT 54
mobilehomes 5, 67
Money Pit, The 58
mortgage interest rate 44
Mrs. Doubtfire 58
Multiple Listing Service 5, 45
Murphy’s Laws 57
N

Napier, Jimmy 14, 15
Naval Academy 54
Naye, John 54, 56
negative cash flow 52, 54
New Jersey 10, 43
newlywed couples, competition from 49
New York 14
Nickerson, Bill and Lucille 51
Nickerson, William 19, 31
Nicole Brown Simpson’s condo 11
nightmare deal 32
no-bargains-in-the-MLS rule 10
Norris, Bruce 30, 32, 70
North Carolina State University, Raleigh 46
nothing-down eligibility 52
Nothing Down 16, 60
Not In My Back Yardism 19
not the last buck 62
Novak, Edward 70
O

O.J. house 12
O’Donnell, Kevin 14, 15, 17
O’Shaughnessy, Mark 24
Ohio 9
one-hoss shay 23
operating-expense ratio 45
operating expenses 44
OREO 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 42, 43, 48, 70
Otis elevators 68
out-of-area owners 43
over-55 communities 51
P

Pacifica, CA 52
People Magazine 58
permit expediter 33
phantom liens 67
Philadelphia, PA 54
Playboy Magazine 58
pre-foreclosure deals 9, 71
pre-foreclosure investors 70
prepayment penalties 72
pride of ownership 59
probate strategy 50
Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens 72
profit strategies 28
property, inherited 61
property-wanted ads 31, 60, 70
property taxes 30, 35, 37
Proposition 13 (real estate tax limits) 30, 34
Q

quick-sale value 60, 65
quick-turn profit 30
R

Reagan, Ronald 19
Real Estate Investment Strategy 16
Real Estate Investor’s Monthly 44, 60, 67
Realtors® 60
reassess for property taxes 30
Redding, CA 70
remainder estate opportunities 51
renovation 63
rental, college student housing 63
rental, vacant 67
rentals, summer 63
Research Triangle, NC 46
restoration 58
Revenue Ruling 72
risky business 65
Robinson, Leigh 67
Rockingham Avenue, Brentwood, CA 12
Rolodex 71
Rust Belt 18
RV park directories 56
RVs 54
S

San Francisco, CA 29, 59, 70
San Leandro, CA 16
San Lorenzo, CA 16
Santa Cruz, CA 29, 30
Santa Monica, CA 11
Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area 57
savings and loan crisis 74
Scott, Mike 19
Seattle, WA 18
second home 39
security bars 10
seller financing 15
sell fast 60
Serkes, Ira 71
shared appreciation 72
Sharon Tate mansion 11
signs 69
Simpson, Nicole Brown 11
Single-Family Lease Options 30
small towns 18
Somerville, MA 43
Starr, Ron 16, 40, 66
Stockton, CA 7, 47
Stone, Sharon 58
Streisand, Barbra 59
subprime lenders 47
summer rentals 63
Super-fund sites 11
syndicator 54
T

Tacoma, WA 18
Tate, Sharon, mansion 11
tax exclusion 50
tax lien investors 72
tax liens 27, 72, 74
Tax Reform Act of 1986 19
ten mortgages per person limit 22
termites 25
Texas 13
This Old House 26
Thomas, Ted 49
Thompson, Paul 6, 47
ThyssenKrupp elevators 68
timeshares 38, 39, 40
title problem 43
Topanga Canyon, CA 57
Toraason, John 17, 20, 54
toxics 20
Trailer Life 56
triplex 42
troubled builder 54
TV shows
60 Minutes 29, 66
Home Again 26
This Old House 26
U

unconscionability laws 72
upzoning 43
Utah 54
V

VA (Veterans Administration) 48, 52
vacancy loss 38
vacancy rate 45, 56
vacant properties 65
vacant rental 67
value of your time 62
VA repos 8
Vertrans elevators 68
Vila, Bob 26
W

Wall Street Journal 23
Wayans, Damon 58
Westerville, OH 9
where REAL contrarians invest 44
Woodall’s trailer park directory 56
workers comp insurance 31
www.alltimeshare.com 39
www.alpenroservpark.com 56
www.condoweb.com 39
www.durango.com 54
www.Ebay.com 38
www.foreclosures.com 70
www.grand-junction.net 54
www.johntreed.com/Aboutauthor.html) 18
www.johntreed. com/chronologicallist.html 59
www.LoopNet.com 55
www.moab-utah. com 54
www.moab-utah.com/portalrv 56
www.probate-realestate.com 70
www.thenorrisgroup.com 70
www.triwest-timeshare.com 39
Y

Yellow Page ads 56
Young, Jim 44