The Estate Builders [antikvár]

Preface to the Second Printing In the past fourteen months, the acceptance of this small book on successful land investment has been most gratifying. The first private printing was primarily for the purpose of acquainting those interested people with the basics of a sound and modest land investment which could be available to anyone willing to invest a few dollars each month. The first printing, and this revised second printing are addressed, primarily, at such a land investment in the beautiful Colorado mountain area near the Continental Divide. This unique site was prepared and ready to offer as the first copies of this book came off the press. In the relatively short time since that first day, nearly one thousand people from a "cross section" of occupations and income groups have invested in tracts ranging from one acre to sixty acres. Such investors have built vacation cottages and a few businesses, and more are busy with plans for motels, second homes, and various business ventures. Impetus for all of this came from a quite unexpected source. Recent legislation in Colorado placed restrictions on developments of parcels under a certain acreage — which all but preclude the modest investor from obtaining a piece of this highly desirable land without making a substantial cash outlay at the time of purchase. Fortunately the tracts referred to in this book were already engineered and duly registered, and thus exempt from these new size and improvement restrictions. The author expresses his gratitude for the kind assistance and helpful suggestions to the many readers of the