The Forgotten Asset Class: Low Risk, High Reward, Real Estate Investing

by Lawrence Dunning, Jon Dimetros (preface), Brad Anastasia

Lawrence and Brad are two longtime friends who share their passion and thoughts on money, time, career choices, and what they consider a somewhat “forgotten asset class” in traditional finance; the vast benefits of investing in multifamily real estate. In the last decade, they have built significant real estate portfolios. Plenty of mistakes and lessons were learned along the way. The best of their story and wisdom is contained in these pages; truly the good, bad, and the ugly!

For Brad and Lawrence, real estate is undoubtedly the most stable path to achieving financial freedom. It also offers the best lifestyle choices for those looking to exit soul-destroying careers while providing diverse benefits, such as immediate cash flow, long-term appreciation, debt paydown, as well as significant tax benefits for high-income earners. Depending on the readers’ goals and dispositions, there is a strategy for everyone. Lawrence and Brad’s ultimate hope is to help readers acquire enough real estate income to pursue their passions and reduce their financial stress.


LAWRENCE DUNNING is a lifelong entrepreneur and former Derivatives Trader. A millionaire before 30, he took a lengthy sabbatical to pursue professional MMA and earn his jiujitsu black belt. Changing careers as an investor, developer, and Chicago broker, he has since sold over 200 million dollars of investment properties. He lives on his ranch in Cedar Lake, Indiana with his wife Jen, their son, Victor, and three dogs.

BRAD ANASTASIA is a financially independent real estate investor and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Since 2013, he has bought and managed numerous investment properties, and generated six figures in annual passive income. Brad is a published author, world traveler, and a graduate of the University of Chicago. He currently lives in Chicago, as is committed to a life of passion and excellence.

155 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 4, 2023

About the author

Lawrence Dunning has published many novels and short stories during a long career of writing fiction. The novels include Neutron Two Is Critical, Fallout!, Keller’s Bomb, and Taking Liberty, which interested a Hollywood film agency after being reviewed in Publishers Weekly. He also has a new book of his collected short stories titled Rondo and Fugue for Two Pianos. He has published some 30 short stories in literary journals. The stories have won three Colorado Authors’ League awards, and two of his stories were named in the annual Best American Short Stories list of the 100 best stories. He has worked for the Dutch government, a petroleum publication, and the U.S. Department of Defense. He lives in Colorado.