by Bill Cook | May 14, 2022 | Articles
In 2020, I knocked on the door of a homeowner. I told him we loved his neighborhood and wanted to buy a home there. Did he know anyone thinking of selling? As it turned out, he was about to put his home up for sale because he and his wife could no longer afford to pay...
by Bill Cook | May 14, 2022 | Articles
Kim and I LOST $217,300 because we FAILED to do a Pure Option deal. Just got off the phone with an investor who said, “Bill, the early-bird special of $647 for your Power of Pure Options seminar is pretty steep.” “Maybe so,” I replied, “but have you considered the...
by Bill Cook | May 14, 2022 | Articles
In the last article, I told you how I lost $217,300 because I FAILED to do a Pure Option Deal on a property in Adairsville, Georgia. (A video about this deal is now posted on our website at BillandKimCook.com) This article is about a deal I structured two months...
by Bill Cook | May 14, 2022 | Articles
I’ve shared several Pure Option Structures in these last few columns. In the first deal, we acquired a Pure Option from a homeowner who didn’t want to sell his home. Because we agreed to pay the owner’s property taxes, which allowed the owner to keep his home, he...
by Bill Cook | May 14, 2022 | Articles
When asked about my favorite Option deal, one Pure Option transaction stands above all the rest. This deal goes back to 2010. We were in the heart of the Great Recession. Foreclosures were occurring by the thousands, and banks were falling like dominoes. Fear kept...
by Bill Cook | Aug 6, 2019 | Articles, Creative Deal Structuring, Creative Funding, Landlording
This is the time of year when lots of kids head back to school. Those who have just graduated from high school, however, have entered the working world with high hopes and great aspirations. They think the world is at their feet and success is all but guaranteed....