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Land for Love and Money
This absolutely unique, highly controversial, digest of the secrets of a forty year, billion dollar plus career of a land expert is both serious and humorous. Real-life success and failure stories are packed with little known essential truths affording rare lessons and valuable instruction on the spiritual and financial effect of today's uncertain banking system, and federal and state, political and tax climate on all facets of land and land based real estate -- spiritual and financial. Regardless of size, use, or location -- from 1/3 of an acre to thousands -- this book is loaded with professional secrets of purchase, sale, value, tax benefit, weathering the storm or using the tempest to one's advantage in these unstable economic times.
Are you an owner of land of any size, type or location? A wanna-be owner searching for an inflation safeguard? A haven? Lifestyle change? Security? Nostalgic for the rural roots of your youth? Tax Advantage? Spiritual connection? Family legacy? Forced to sell? These volumes will instruct, entertain, and open your eyes to the danger of the powers that be. The book studies many previously taboo, or ignored subjects you need to know -- all critical to your enjoyment of and profit from your land.
Why your banker says no--what's really happening behind the vault doors
This ain't your mama's appraisal --the rules have changed
When it's time for the seller to sign the dotted line - forget price - let's talk net
Looking under the rocks - due diligence and the "PPPPP Rule" can save a wreck
The government is not here to help you -- and it might be on purpose
Mammoth real estate profits to banks, guaranteed--all from YOUR pocket (thank you)
Buying and selling smart--the silver lining in an age of upheaval
Conservation Easements -- get paid to do the right thing - but be careful!
Based on the experience and insider knowledge of fourth-generation land and cattleman, realtor and #1 best-selling, multiple award winning author, Reid Lance Rosenthal and his forty-year, $1.5 billion land career in multiple states, three countries and two continents. Reid's first non-fiction work is drawn from over five thousand transactions, Land for Love and Money is laced with true anecdotes of the good, bad and ugly with no-holds-barred, real time, hard-hitting facts critical to your heart and your wallet!
The associated CD/DVD workbook, Green for Green, coming soon, is loaded with graphs, charts, checklists, unique contract provisions, and actual, highly unusual, but proven deal structures (many developed by the author). Land for Love and Money tells all--the good, bad and ugly--of land and land related residential and other improvements and operations. Balm for your heart, enhancement of your wallet. Land, for soul, for security, for you.
Are you an owner of land of any size, type or location? A wanna-be owner searching for an inflation safeguard? A haven? Lifestyle change? Security? Nostalgic for the rural roots of your youth? Tax Advantage? Spiritual connection? Family legacy? Forced to sell? These volumes will instruct, entertain, and open your eyes to the danger of the powers that be. The book studies many previously taboo, or ignored subjects you need to know -- all critical to your enjoyment of and profit from your land.
Why your banker says no--what's really happening behind the vault doors
This ain't your mama's appraisal --the rules have changed
When it's time for the seller to sign the dotted line - forget price - let's talk net
Looking under the rocks - due diligence and the "PPPPP Rule" can save a wreck
The government is not here to help you -- and it might be on purpose
Mammoth real estate profits to banks, guaranteed--all from YOUR pocket (thank you)
Buying and selling smart--the silver lining in an age of upheaval
Conservation Easements -- get paid to do the right thing - but be careful!
Based on the experience and insider knowledge of fourth-generation land and cattleman, realtor and #1 best-selling, multiple award winning author, Reid Lance Rosenthal and his forty-year, $1.5 billion land career in multiple states, three countries and two continents. Reid's first non-fiction work is drawn from over five thousand transactions, Land for Love and Money is laced with true anecdotes of the good, bad and ugly with no-holds-barred, real time, hard-hitting facts critical to your heart and your wallet!
The associated CD/DVD workbook, Green for Green, coming soon, is loaded with graphs, charts, checklists, unique contract provisions, and actual, highly unusual, but proven deal structures (many developed by the author). Land for Love and Money tells all--the good, bad and ugly--of land and land related residential and other improvements and operations. Balm for your heart, enhancement of your wallet. Land, for soul, for security, for you.
200 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2012
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About the author
Reid Lance Rosenthal
20 books61 followersReid is fourth generation land and cattle, a rancher, and a multiple #1 bestselling author whose works have been honored with fifteen national awards. His cowboy heart and poet’s pen capture the spirit of the western landscape and its influence on generations of its settlers. His long-standing devotion to wild and remote places and to the people—both past and present—who leave their legend and footprint upon America and the American West, is the inspiration and descriptive underpinning of all of his writing.
“If your mind and spirit are seduced by images of windswept ridge tops, flutters of aspen leaves caressed by a canyon breeze and the crimson tendrils of dying sun…if your fingers feel the silken pulse of a lover and your lips taste the deep kisses of building desire…if nostrils flare with the conjured scents of gunpowder and perfume, sage brush and pine, and your ears delight in the murmur of river current…if your heart pounds at the clash of good and evil and with each twist and turn of interwoven lives you feel a primal throb, then I have accomplished my mission.”
~Reid Lance Rosenthal
Passion fuels each thrilling, history, action and romance-packed novel in this widely acclaimed five-generation epic series of the historical and contemporary American west. Threads West has been compared to L’Amour, and Centennial, and some call the series, the “Gone With The Wind of the West.”
“If your mind and spirit are seduced by images of windswept ridge tops, flutters of aspen leaves caressed by a canyon breeze and the crimson tendrils of dying sun…if your fingers feel the silken pulse of a lover and your lips taste the deep kisses of building desire…if nostrils flare with the conjured scents of gunpowder and perfume, sage brush and pine, and your ears delight in the murmur of river current…if your heart pounds at the clash of good and evil and with each twist and turn of interwoven lives you feel a primal throb, then I have accomplished my mission.”
~Reid Lance Rosenthal
Passion fuels each thrilling, history, action and romance-packed novel in this widely acclaimed five-generation epic series of the historical and contemporary American west. Threads West has been compared to L’Amour, and Centennial, and some call the series, the “Gone With The Wind of the West.”
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November 29, 2012
LAND for LOVE and MONEY by Reid Lance Rosenthal is an interesting real estate/business/investing/finance/conservation and land ownership novel. This is this author's debut into non-fiction and what a debut. Filled with information on taxes,finances,conservation easement grants,real estate,investing and business. Mr. Rosenthal is your go to man for many things. He has written a book well worth picking up,especially if you are interesting in purchasing your first home or property. WOW! What an informative 230 page book,packed full of information,with resource information and language. A must! Received for an honest review from the publisher. Details can be found at the author's website,Rockin' SR Publishing and My Book Addiction and More.
RATING: 5
HEAT RATING: NONE(REAL ESTATE,INVESTING/CONSERVATION/BUSINESS/LAND OWNERSHIP)
REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews
RATING: 5
HEAT RATING: NONE(REAL ESTATE,INVESTING/CONSERVATION/BUSINESS/LAND OWNERSHIP)
REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews
September 6, 2012
" I really paid attention to every word I read and paid attention to what the author was saying. Once I quit thinking that this book was only about purchasing very large pieces of land and pertaining to very large ranches I was able to understand better how this information can most definitely help me when I'm ready to look for my "little piece of heaven". I only wish that I had this book 6 years ago when I purchased my home and when I sold my dad's home several years ago - as far as I can tell there are quite a few things that would have definitely changed the purchase price of my home, in my favor, as well as some "land issues" that I was stuck with"
May 12, 2018
As Reid Lance Rosenthal confidently asserts: “I am convinced that all people have the innate capability to feel the mystical tug of land.” His philosophical approach to the question of land and land ownership epitomizes the spirit of all those who have sought to flee urban mediocrity in search of the wide open spaces. The richness of Rosenthal’s prose immediately assures one that here is an author who truly loves his own land, America, both deeply and profoundly. The same spirit that gave rise to such screen epics as How the West was Won and Gone with the Wind clearly imbues his work.
Along with Rosenthal’s ability to respond to the romantic appeal of the land comes a sound, commonsensical approach to the qualities that are required to purchase, sell, conserve, and manage it, in such a way as to render the resource even more valuable than it naturally one was, or might still be, in its native state. The “stunning snowcapped backdrop” is counterpoised against the more material issues of “irrigation delivery, ponds, livestock-related management changes and fence replacement.” Central to his realtor skills that enable Rosenthal to seek out the ideal ranch for his topnotch clientele, is the sense of humor that enables him to see himself as others see him—he finds it highly amusing that he tends, due to his down-dressing and to his driving of a “pickup covered with the dust of a thousand miles of dirt roads,” to be viewed rather suspiciously at first by other realtors with whom he then goes on to conclude winning business transactions (totaling over 5000 land and real estate deals spanning four decades, and with a market value exceeding $1.5 billion in widely varying, and multiple, states).
The fluent pace of Rosenthal’s writing makes this guide to the ins and outs of coping with your own piece(s) of real estate, no matter how small or large, and especially during a time of financial upheaval and attempted land and property grabs, extremely readable. The result is that, even though some of the issues covered tend to be rather cut and dried (especially those regarding regulation and taxes), Land for Love and Money reads very easily. In short, the author makes even potentially relatively difficult passages easy to understand for, and highly accessible to, the lay person. The personal anecdotes that he relates throughout also help to ensure that what he has to say has a fresh and riveting impact.
The central text of this work is supplemented by a helpful list of online resources, as well as by an instructive glossary that neatly and concisely defines the basics of such aspects as Agenda 21, and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). The volume described is the first of only three in a series, of which the second is already out, with each of the volumes being accompanied by an aptly named Green for Green workbook in a CD-DVD format, so that it makes for ideal college reading.
Along with Rosenthal’s ability to respond to the romantic appeal of the land comes a sound, commonsensical approach to the qualities that are required to purchase, sell, conserve, and manage it, in such a way as to render the resource even more valuable than it naturally one was, or might still be, in its native state. The “stunning snowcapped backdrop” is counterpoised against the more material issues of “irrigation delivery, ponds, livestock-related management changes and fence replacement.” Central to his realtor skills that enable Rosenthal to seek out the ideal ranch for his topnotch clientele, is the sense of humor that enables him to see himself as others see him—he finds it highly amusing that he tends, due to his down-dressing and to his driving of a “pickup covered with the dust of a thousand miles of dirt roads,” to be viewed rather suspiciously at first by other realtors with whom he then goes on to conclude winning business transactions (totaling over 5000 land and real estate deals spanning four decades, and with a market value exceeding $1.5 billion in widely varying, and multiple, states).
The fluent pace of Rosenthal’s writing makes this guide to the ins and outs of coping with your own piece(s) of real estate, no matter how small or large, and especially during a time of financial upheaval and attempted land and property grabs, extremely readable. The result is that, even though some of the issues covered tend to be rather cut and dried (especially those regarding regulation and taxes), Land for Love and Money reads very easily. In short, the author makes even potentially relatively difficult passages easy to understand for, and highly accessible to, the lay person. The personal anecdotes that he relates throughout also help to ensure that what he has to say has a fresh and riveting impact.
The central text of this work is supplemented by a helpful list of online resources, as well as by an instructive glossary that neatly and concisely defines the basics of such aspects as Agenda 21, and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). The volume described is the first of only three in a series, of which the second is already out, with each of the volumes being accompanied by an aptly named Green for Green workbook in a CD-DVD format, so that it makes for ideal college reading.
November 14, 2013
Impressed! I read many non-fiction books, have a 1/3 acre lot in suburbia, and am actively searching for a few acres in a southeastern U.S. rural setting, for investment, family legacy, fun times for the family, and security--"just in case". It is rarely that I read a non-fiction book that has a story line, great instructive anecdotes and loads of information that I can put to immediate use now and in the future. However, Rosenthal's style and stories are engaging. I found myself both laughing and raising my eyebrows, and I learned from each and every one. A number of chapters are eye opening--Agenda 21, conservation easements and how critical "non real estate" realities are to one's long term enjoyment and profit from their real estate. The book is loaded with useful instruction without the typical dry text. My husband and I have already employed some of the author's ideas in money savings and planned improvements on our tiny suburban real estate, and the tips for rural land search, purchase, and guidelines for decision-making are simply invaluable even though we are looking for only two to five acres. Many of the stories have to do with larger places--but his lessons, as I think he clearly intended, are universal--they can be applied to any piece of real estate. The extra layers of what considerations should go into a search (local government policies, state financial stability and tax, mind set of community) are things we simply did not pay attention to, but now understand to be of critical importance to our long term financial planning and emotional aspirations for our little slice of future heaven. Highly recommend this book to ANYONE owning or wanting to own land based real estate of any size, anywhere. It will make you think--and like us, likely save or make you money. We look forward to the second in this series.
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