Eric Olson

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Eric Olson of Ojai, California, started investing in one then two then three properties. He left his career as a successful resort chef and is celebrating 10 years as a full-time investor. He has completed over 100 transactions and owns properties in five states. Currently he is leading a group of investors in purchasing and restoring 50 distressed properties.

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Ward Hanigan’s "Foreclosure Investing in a Deteriorating Buyers Market" Free Preview!
August 2009 | By Eric Olson
Most investors believe that the point of purchasing a foreclosure is to obtain a great property at a fantastic discounted price. Ward Hanigan points out that very few investors realize that doing t...
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John Schaub’s Making it Big on Little Deals Free Preview!
July 2009 | By Eric Olson
Today many Americans are experiencing failure for the first time in their lives. Whether it is foreclosure, catastrophic hospital bills, unemployment or the loss of their retirement holdings, many ...
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Mike Cantu’s Rental Properties and Management Free Preview!
May 2009 | By Eric Olson
A Road Map When my father speaks about golf and how the big winnings are made, he phrases it like this, “Putt for dough and drive the little white ball for show.” In real estate invest...
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Seminar Review: Producer Nicholas Manfredi Free Preview!
February 2009 | By Eric Olson
How Low Will Housing Prices Go? The million-dollar question is still being asked, “Just how far down are housing prices going to go?” The answer may be easier to find than you think.
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Distress Breeds Success - Mike Cantu Review Free Preview!
January 2009 | By Eric Olson

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Unlimited Profits with Partners Free Preview!
October 2008 | By Eric Olson
In Glenn Wilson’s book and seminar, Unlimited Profits with Partners, he discusses some of his client’s greatest fears: Being audited by the IRS and outliving their nest egg.
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Fixer Jay’s P DeCima Managing Tenants & Toilets Free Preview!
September 2008 | By Eric Olson
The Aztec Indians had a very interesting calendar. As I understand it, this calendar was combined to coordinate the days of the year and our basic human emotions. The Aztec calendar indicated how f...
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Lessons from the Navy SEALs Free Preview!
August 2008 | By Eric Olson
If the US Navy Seals taught an elite real estate course and developed a real estate boot camp, without a doubt, their teaching of investing and the operation of those investments, would parallel in...
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Jack Miller's Surviving and Thriving in the Distressed Market Free Preview!
July 2008 | By Eric Olson
Jack started his seminar with a philosophy that investors must consider changing their thinking and open their mind to new possibilities. What worked during the last housing cycle, making you lots o...
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Amateur Turns Pro Free Preview!
June 2008 | By Eric Olson
Looking back at my career as an Executive Chef, planning my exit from the culinary arts to go full time into investing was scary. I had garnered extra capital through winning a couple of internation...
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