Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success How You can Go From a $50,000 Fixer-Upper to a $100 Million Mansion

by McKinney, Frank E.; St. George, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780471737155
• ISBN10: 0471737151
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Praise for Frank McKinney "My neighbor, Frank McKinney, is certainly a maverick and a spiritually grounded young man. The oceanfront homes he builds here in Florida are magnificent and unique. More important, Frank's life and the contributions he makes to his community and the world illustrate how a successful businessman can do well while doing good. The principles in Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success represent a road map of his achievements-a proven strategy for succeeding not just in real estate, but also in the business of life." -Rich DeVos, cofounder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic "If you're ready to make big profits in real estate, then read, absorb, and use the brilliance of Frank McKinney." -Mark Victor Hansen, coauthor of The One Minute Millionaire "Frank McKinney's book is an excellent how-to guide to earning real estate profits by using McKinney's maverick formulas to find undervalued real estate with profit potential. McKinney is different. This isn't another how-to-get-rich-in-real-estate book. Instead, it is the lively success story of a real estate maverick. McKinney reveals his simple strategies, with intriguing personal profit examples that explain how his repeatable techniques work over and over." -Robert J. Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist "If Hollywood were casting the role of a maverick who started with very little and went from a $50,000 fixer-upper to a $100 million mansion, they would choose Frank McKinney. Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success represents his approach to life. He decided to apply that approach to real estate and look what happened!" -Kendra Todd, winner of The Apprentice

Author Biography

FRANK McKINNEY, the "real estate rock czar," is the number one creator of ultra-luxurious residential real estate in the world. He is the undisputed king of speculative high-end real estate, and his oceanfront masterpieces sell for tens of millions. The bestselling author of the Wiley title Make It BIG!, he is the founder of The Caring House Project Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to housing the poorest of the poor. All his book profits and appearance fees go to the Foundation.
Frank-McKinney.com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction Twenty Minutes Equals Twenty Years	1	(8)
CHAPTER 1 From $50,000 to $100 Million: Why the Maverick Approach Works	9	(10)
PART ONE: ARE YOU READY FOR THE MAVERICK APPROACH?	19	(76)
CHAPTER 2 Make the Decision NOW to Put in the Time and Effort to Succeed	27	(18)
CHAPTER 3 Think People First, and Profit Will Follow	45	(16)
CHAPTER 4 Create Vital Relationships Up Front	61	(18)
CHAPTER 5 Don't Just LearnYour Market—Create It	79	(16)
PART TWO: THE FOUR STEPS TO MAVERICK REAL ESTATE SUCCESS	95	(108)
CHAPTER 6 The Maverick Approach, Step One: Locate (Location, Location, Location—or Is It?)	103	(14)
CHAPTER 7 The Maverick Approach, Step Two: Negotiate/Buy (You Make Your Profit the Day You Sell, or Do You?)	117	(22)
CHAPTER 8 The Maverick Approach, Step Three: Improve (Solid Gold or Gold-Plated?)	139	(26)
CHAPTER 9 The Maverick Approach, Step Four: Market and SELL, SELL, SELL! P.T. Barnum Meets Willy Wonka	165	(38)
PART THREE: ASSESSING A MAVERICK'S NET WORTH	203	(42)
CHAPTER 10 The Character of a Maverick	209	(18)
CHAPTER 11 The Upward Spiral of the Maverick Approach	227	(18)
Index	245