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A
accounting rule 75
Adleson, Phillip 68, 69
agreement to not advertise 88
alimony 44
Allen, Robert 40, 58, 81
Anchorage, AK 5
Anthenien, Mark 86
appraisal 16, 38, 53, 54, 63, 65
appreciation 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 18, 29, 44, 56, 66
at-risk rules 29
auction 13, 27, 28, 33, 51, 53, 55, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95, 98
auctioneer 57, 61, 64, 65, 66, 67, 72, 77, 79
B
bad debt loss 11, 26, 27
“badges of fraud” 37
BAIES 22
bank account 33, 47
bankruptcy 11, 12, 13, 26, 29, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52, 62, 64, 66, 81, 82, 83
Bankruptcy Code 37, 44
bankruptcy trustee 82, 83
bargain purchase 8, 9, 14, 22, 37, 38, 53, 54, 88, 98
basis 7, 8, 9, 14, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 43, 61, 94, 95, 98
Bay Area Investors Educational Services 22
Beck, John ii, 22, 38, 62, 63, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 99
Benjamin Graham 8
bill consolidation 50
Black Watch 39
Bruss, Robert 77
business bad debt 26
business cycle 16
C
California ii, 4, 12, 13, 15, 31, 33, 40, 41, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 79
capital asset 28
capital gains 26, 27, 28, 34
capital-intensive business 17
capitalization rate 8
capital loss 26, 28
cash flow 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 34, 39, 78, 79, 97
cashiers check 32, 64, 72
Cassell Brothers, Inc., court case 87
Certified Commercial Investment Member 8
Chicago 78
Chicago Title 53
child abuse 45
closing statement 47
commission 13, 28, 52, 55, 56, 57, 71, 78, 81, 82
Complete Asset Protection Guide, The 37
consignment shop 48
consumer-finance company 75
contrarian strategy 1
Craig’s List 5, 48
credit default swaps 23
Crittenden, Alan 77
Crittenden Foreclosures for Sale 77
D
Dallas 15
DAMAR 54
data base 53
Dataquick 54
dealer 27, 52
debt forgiveness. See forgiveness of debt
delayed exchange 65
Del Dotto, Dave 77
depreciation 26, 27, 28, 34, 52
depression 20
Derby Realty 28
direct mail 51, 52, 54
discharge of indebtedness income 11, 26, 29, 31, 44, 94
Distress Sales Report 77
divorce 45
drunk driving 44
Dwyer, Jeffrey 25, 99
E
eBay 48
102
Distressed Real Estate Times
Edward Harris 28
Elias, author 11, 13, 81
emotions 16, 17, 19, 39, 44
environmentalists 16
equity 4, 12, 13, 17, 22, 25, 28, 29, 31, 33, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 52, 53, 56, 57, 61, 63, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 76, 83, 85, 86, 88, 93, 95, 97, 98
estate liquidator 48
eviction 64
excess proceeds 43, 63, 65, 68, 69
exchange 28, 43, 52, 65, 82
F
Fair Housing Amendments 16
family ii, 2, 6, 14, 40, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 61, 66, 69, 79, 81, 98
federal deposit insurance agency 75
Federal Express 64
FHA 58, 62, 63, 70, 72, 75, 76, 98
fiduciary relationship 78
Financial Services of America 77
Fixers 5
flea market 48
flipping 55, 82, 83, 90, 98
Florida 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 62, 81
FmHA 75
forced sale value 82, 83, 85
Forced Sale Workbook 85
foreclosure 12, 13, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 43, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 83, 88, 93, 94, 98
foreclosure proceeds 28
Foreclosure Research of America™ 76
forgiveness of debt 26, 27, 28, 93, 94
Fortune magazine 4
Freeland 27
G
gains tax 26, 34, 43
garage sale 47
Goldstein, Arnold 37, 38
Greene, Jeff 23
H
hazard insurance 57, 88
Helvering v. A.L. Killian Co. 26
Helvering v. Hammel 27
high credit 98
high credit borrower 97, 98
Hinton, Steven 86
homestead declaration 12, 42, 47
homestead exemption 11, 12, 40, 41, 42, 49
How I Turned $1,000 into $5,000,0000 in Real Estate in My Spare Time 8
How to Buy IRS Seized Properties 86
How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Market Value 1, 5, 93, 98
How to File Bankruptcy 11, 13, 81
How to Increase the Value of Real Estate 5
How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value 9, 34
How to Use Leverage to Maximize your Real Estate Investment Return 35
HUD 72, 78, 79
I
insolvent 26, 27, 28
installment sale 26, 27, 38
insurance claim 47, 67
insurance company 47, 75
insurance policy 47, 53
Intelligent Investor, The 8
interest rate 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 72, 76, 89, 90, 91, 93
Internal Revenue Code 56, 86, 94
Internal Revenue Manual 85
IRS 11, 13, 22, 27, 28, 29, 31, 38, 43, 67, 72, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 94
IRS lien 67, 72, 85, 86, 87, 88
IRS sale 13, 85, 87
J
James A. Allen 28
J.C. Hawkins court case 28
Johnstown, PA 5
junior lien 47, 63, 67, 68, 73
K
Kaplan, Larry 78, 79
Kessler, Ernie 76
L
Larry Loftis 89
late penalty 43
Law of Real Estate Financing, The 25
lawsuit 47, 86
Leonard, author 11, 13, 81
leper property 6, 52
Leventhal, Kenneth 44
lines of credit 43, 63, 69, 98
Lloyd, Carol 93
loan-to-purchase price ratio 98
loan-to-value ratio 7, 14, 22, 42, 97, 98
locksmith 64, 65
Lombardi, Vince 10
long-term lease 98
lose-control balance sheet 12
Lotus 123 61
M
Mackey v. Lanier Collection Agency court case 41
Madison, Michael 25
Margaret E.J. Malmstedt 28
market-timing focus 5
Meyerson, Lawrence C. 40
Middleton 27
mine plays out 19
mineral rights 19
minimum bid 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 72, 85, 86
103
Index
mobilehome park 16
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 26
mortgage impound account 47
mortgage-insurance company 75
M/PF Research 15
Multiple Listing Service 5, 54, 82, 83
N
New Jersey ii, 37, 53, 70, 71, 72
New York 42
Nicholson, Brandt 65
nonjudicial sale 85, 87
non-recourse loan 10, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, 94
nonseller loan 26
notice of default 51, 54, 56, 62
Novak, Edward 54, 55, 56, 68
O
office building 15
Oil Patch 15
Oklahoma City 5
open house 81
option 48
OREO 13, 67, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 93, 94
overbids 82
P
panic 22
partition lawsuit 86
partners 14, 56
passive capital gain 27
passive income 26, 31, 94
passive losses 26, 31, 34, 94
Paulson, John 23
pawn shop 48
payoff statement 62
peak value 1
peanut butter 11
pension funds 12, 40, 41, 42, 52
Perano, Dante 77
Perot, H. Ross 12
personal liability 28, 29
phantom gain 12, 27
Ponzi Scheme 3, 21
post-bankruptcy balance sheet 12
postponements 6, 55, 62
prepayment 29, 34, 43, 56
Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens 89
Property Acquisition Guide, The 77
property management 39
property tax refund 47
publicity 39
purchase price adjustment 26
Q
quick sale value 51, 71, 75, 78, 83, 85, 93
quitclaim deed 28
R
raw land 28
Real Estate Investment Strategy 98
Real Estate Investor’s Monthly 68, 83
Realtor’s® National Marketing Institute 8
rebate 47
recession 1, 2, 15, 20
reckless driving 44
recourse 4, 10, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 88, 94, 95
redemption period 72, 86, 88
reduction of debt 26
refinancing 21, 26, 35, 43, 57, 64, 79, 86, 97
reimbursable expense 47
relationships 78
Renauer, author 11, 13, 81
renegotiation 10, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 39
rent security deposit 47
REO Guide 77
REO Realty Registry 77
REO Registry 77
replacement cost 1
residence 43
Residential Property Acquisition Handbook 3, 19
resident manager 49
Resolution Trust Corporation 75
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 26
right of redemption 28, 85, 87, 88
Rockne, Knute 10
S
San Francisco Chronicle’ 93
Santana 10
screening 53
sealed-bid auction 86
self confidence 44
septic system 16
sewage treatment plant 16
Sherwin A. Hill court case 28
short sales 93, 94, 95
short-term capital loss 26
Siegel, Marty 42
Small Business Administration 75
small claims court judgment 97
sophisticated seller 76, 97
Starr, Ronald 77, 85, 88
Statistical Abstract of the United States 83
stock market 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18
student loan 44
sub-prime meltdown 20, 21, 22, 23, 56
Success in Short Sales 93
T
Take This House, Please! 77
tax liability 11, 13, 26, 42, 43, 47, 94
tax lien certificates 89
Tax Reform Act of 1986 2, 11, 15, 19, 34, 39, 42
tax refund 47
tenant-in-common interest 86
termite inspection 53
testimonial 52
Texas ii, 1, 5, 15, 29, 32, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 62, 94
Thomas, Ted 13, 38, 40, 44, 51, 52,
53, 82
Thompson, Eileen 81, 82
Thompson, Paul 38, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 83
title insurance 13, 22, 25, 47, 53, 62, 82, 83, 88
title search 13, 53, 62
Touche Ross 44
toxic contamination 4, 6, 11, 16, 19, 66
transaction cost 25, 43, 89
triage 45
Tufts 27, 28
U
unemployment 15
Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act 37
Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act 37
uninsurable 19
V
VA 75, 76, 98
vandalism risk 66, 72, 75
VA repos 79
vehicle accident claim 44
W
W-4 47
Walsh, Bill 10
well runs dry 19
West Point 39
Woodland, CA 86, 88
www.choicepoint.com 69
www.consumerlaw.org/news/ForeclosureReportFinal.pdf 56
www.fiendbear.com/bearenc1.htm 17
www.homesales.gov/homesales/mainAction.do 59
www.johntreed.com/Gattentrust.html 57
www.johntreed.com/Graham.html 8
www.realpage.com/yieldstar 15