Real estate investment is the average person’s key to financial freedom, according to a new book by Dolce & Deluca Investments, LLC corporate broker Carlos Redmond. The Art of Deals & Dreams: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Intelligent Real Estate Investing teaches readers that with the right mindset and a willingness to do some simple research, anyone can profit from real estate transactions  regardless of a person’s financial situation. The Art of Deals & Dreams is the first real estate investing book to help readers break down the mental barriers that give many new investors cold feet.

Las Vegas, NV  April 29, 2005  Real estate investment is the average person’s key to financial freedom, according to a new book by Dolce & Deluca Investments, LLC corporate broker Carlos Redmond. The Art of Deals & Dreams: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Intelligent Real Estate Investing (to be released February 15, 2005, NV: Deutsch & Deluca Publishing, ISBN: 0-9759543-0-X) teaches readers that with the right mindset and a willingness to do some simple research, anyone can profit from real estate transactions – regardless of a person’s financial situation.

The Art of Deals & Dreams is the first real estate investing book to help readers break down the mental barriers that give many new investors cold feet. Written in an accessible narrative style, the book follows the story of fictional new real estate investor Dave Smith, as he assembles his success team, learns to break down obstacles, conduct research and track investments on paper, and begins the transactions that lead to success.

Filled with commentary, guidance, words of wisdom, success stories, cold feet stories and inspirational quotes, The Art of Deals & Dreams walks readers step by step through new homes, FSBOs, flipping, rental homes, fourplexes and land deals. New investors will learn exactly what they need to know about research, network, mortgages and asset protection.

Topics include finding the right locations, knowing what sells and why, investing with little money down, selecting the most effective loan package, deciding whether to upgrade, fix or flip, learning how to sell quickly, networking, building a top-notch team, and thinking biggest. A free follow-up e-course, helps readers put their new knowledge to work.

In the past five years as founder and corporate broker of Dolce & Deluca Investments, LLC in Las Vegas, Nevada, Carlos Redmond has invested successfully over $25 million for his clients, who have earned almost double their investments on every transaction. His client list consists of hotel presidents, attorneys, law enforcement officers, realtors, singers, actors, entertainment managers and union executives. He has brokered their investments in homes, land, condos, town homes, mid rises and high rises. To show confidence in his recommendations, Redmond has invested his money where he advises his clients to invest.

Redmond attributes his success to his emphasis on research, his long-established relationships with big builders, his strong network, his clients’ vision, and his one-stop shop approach to real estate investing. He continues to design new ways to invest. Rather than grab a standard investment package off the shelf, he believes in tailoring each investment to his individual clients.

Redmond believes anyone with the right outlook and willingness to learn can become successful in real estate investing. There are no limits except those people create in their minds.

Redmond attributes his success to his emphasis on research, his long-established relationships with big builders, his strong network, his clients’ vision, and his one-stop shop approach to real estate investing. He continues to design new ways to invest. Rather than grab a standard investment package off the shelf, he believes in tailoring each investment to his individual clients.

Redmond is licensed as a real estate broker in Arizona, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Washington, South Carolina and Virginia. He is in the process of obtaining licenses in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland and Utah. Dolce & Deluca’s real estate investment fee ranges from $4,000 to $30,000.