More than ever before large segments of the population throughout the U. S. have questions about real estate which they own or they would like to own. Numerous publications and daily news shows are focused on the current real estate market and the growing number of foreclosures, but they don�t offer any solutions. Many people are walking away from their homes and abandoning property all over the country, not just because they can�t pay their mortgage payments, but because they think their property has no value or they cannot appreciate the value that it has.

�APPRECIATE YOUR REAL ESTATE � Creating and Sustaining Value� takes the mystery out of what makes real estate have value. Everywhere you look you see real estate, and just about every human being and every business has some experience with it at some time or another, whether they are an owner, a tenant, or both. In other words, real estate is a common thread that binds the majority of our society, and it is the largest investment that the average individual makes in a lifetime. After reading this book, the reader will have a greater understanding about the stages of a neighborhood, the factors that affect value, and what's really behind the phrase: location, location, location! I was motivated to write this book so that more people would understand what is involved with the valuation of real estate, and to remind everyone that the �American Dream� of being a property owner is too important to relinquish.