John Theodore "Jack" Reed (born July 5, 1946) is an American businessman, author, and former

real estate investor Real estate investing involves purchasing, owning, managing, renting, or selling real estate to generate profit or long-term wealth. A real estate investor or entrepreneur may participate actively or passively in real estate transactions. The pr ...

. Reed has written and

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books on real estate investing, football coaching, baseball coaching, success, and self-publishing. Reed, who claims many years of experience in

property management Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and mon ...

, considers real estate investment a hands-on business. He has been writing and publishing "nuts-and-bolts guides devoid of

motivational Motivation is an internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal-directed behavior. It is often understood as a force that explains why people or animals initiate, continue, or terminate a certain behavior at a particular time. It ...

or promotional filler" since 1979. Reed also publishes the ''Real Estate Investor’s Monthly''

newsletter A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of ...

. The most popular feature on John Reed's website is his real estate "

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" rating, with his opinions of the legitimacy of their claims. Those whom Reed

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s include Robert G. Allen,

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, Carleton Sheets and Russ Whitney. Whitney sued Reed for three years, later withdrawing some of the suits and settling another on confidential terms. Reed was born in

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and graduated from the

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with a B.S. degree in 1968. He was commissioned as a

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officer, served in

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from 1969 to 1970 and left active duty in 1972 as a first lieutenant. Reed later earned an M.B.A. degree from the

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

in 1977.

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