The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks by Dolf De Roos, Gene Burns (2006, E-book)

A guide to buying multiple properties in any market

To counter suggestions that great deals are the exception and not the rule, Dolf and Gene challenged themselves to buy one home every week for an entire year. Not only did they succeed, they did it in less than 10 months and did it profitably. What was the point? Simply that there are always good real estate investments out there, even in today’s overheated market. 52 Homes in 52 Weeks proves it.

Using a variety of acquisition and financing techniques–documented in the book every step of the way–de Roos and Burns present a mix of strategies every good investor should be ready to utilize. Experienced investors will discover new techniques, and novices will be armed with strategies to acquire almost any property in any market. Plus, first-hand accounts of real deals offer great example material.

Combining unbeatable real estate insight with the unique format of a challenge to be met, 52 Homes in 52 Weeks shows investors how they can use multiple strategies in virtually any market to achieve the same goal–making money on every deal. Published and promoted in alliance with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the largest Realtor association in the world, this handy guide promises to be a hit with Realtors and investors at every level of experience.

Dolf de Roos, PhD. (Phoenix, AZ) is the Chairman of Property Ventures Limited, a successful real estate investor, a popular speaker and seminar leader, and a bestselling author. His other books include Real Estate Riches (0-471-71180-2), The Insider’s Guide to Real Estate Investing Loopholes (0-471-71179-9), and The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in Real Estate (0-471-71177-2), all from Wiley. Gene Burns (Las Vegas, NV) spent 20 years in high-tech magazine publishing, but went into real estate after the dot.com crash. Within his first 6 months he had completed 12 deals and has never looked back.