Major Leaguer investment guru coming to town

Nationally-renowned advisor to brokers and investors to discuss 2008 forecast and strategies. 

Many Major League Baseball fans aren't old enough to remember the players of the 1970s. There was Steve Garvey, Rod Carew, Johnny Bench and Willie Stargell. And players like Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Tom Seaver, Rollie Fingers and  Tom Lundstedt.

"Tom" who?

Tom Lundstedt. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the 1970 amateur draft, Lundstedt was called up to the Majors in summer 1973, and played catcher for the Cubs the rest of that season and all of the next. Then, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins, where he played the 1975 season.

Though many people may not remember Lundstedt's baseball career, real estate brokers and investors throughout the nation know the career he chose after baseball:  real estate investing, sales and consulting. With a degree in business administration, Lundstedt turned to real estate after he left Major League Baseball. He became a Realtor®, and he earned certification as a commercial investment consultant.

After years selling real estate, Lundstedt decided to capitalize on the communication skills he'd developed by helping educate other Realtors® and real estate investors. He developed a number of information-packed education programs and began giving seminars to groups of real estate brokers.

Now Lundstedt talks to groups from California to New York and all points in between, in a way that is entertaining and enlightening. His sense of humor and sometimes self-effacing demeanor make him a favorite speaker among groups large and small.

Lundstedt will bring his real estate knowledge and enthusiasm to the Portland area Jan. 12, when he is scheduled to be keynote speaker at a seminar on the condition of Oregon's real estate market, plus strategies and opportunities for 2008. The seminar also is expected to include a roundtable discussion among mortgage brokers about the condition of real estate financing in Oregon, and an address by Bill Carter, president of Pacific Northwest Title of Oregon.

Lundstedt will talk about tax strategies and other tools that real estate owners can use to maximize their return on the real estate they own.

Event organizers say the seminar is not designed to teach people how to "get rich quick in real estate." It's also not one of those free seminars intended to lure in as many people as possible, then give them lots of general or vague information in an attempt to get them to buy a book, or CDs or some other "program" to learn how to make money in real estate.

The seminar is designed to give specific, detailed information in a way that is easy to understand and useful. It is all about helping owners of homes and investment real estate to squeeze as much money as possible out of the property they own.

Organizers say they expect attendance to be high, so they recommend getting tickets as early as possible. Admission is open to the general public, with tickets available for $25 at the door or at any of Windermere Realty Partners' four offices in Clackamas, Canby and Molalla.

Other brokers have called Lundstedt "the funniest investment and tax guy in America." They say his programs for residential and investment real estate have entertained and enlightened thousands of audiences across the country.

Said one broker:  "Students of a Lundstedt workshop invariably rave about how much they learned—and how much fun they had doing it!"

“Every time I attend one of Tom’s seminars, I know I’ll leave with solid information I can use immediately,” said another recent attendee.

The event runs from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at New Hope Community Church, 11731 SE Stevens Rd., Clackamas, OR 97086. For more information, contact your local Windermere Realty Partners broker, or call 503-632-8258.

WRP Canby — 717 SE 1st Ave., Canby, OR 97013; phone 503-266-7333

WRP Clackamas — 12901 SE 97th Ave., Clackamas, OR 97015; phone 503-654-7311

WRP East Metro — 12550 SE 93rd Ave., Clackamas, OR 97015; phone 503-698-6600

WRP Molalla — 109 E. Main St., Molalla, OR 97038; phone 503-829-4200