After college, Carleton Sheets worked in private industry for nearly ten years. He became a full time investor in 1970. With no money and little support, Carleton began investing in real estate using what is now known as creative financing techniques. Today, with partners or individually, he has bought and sold more than 20 million dollars worth of income producing real estate.
Now, Carleton divides his time between being an active investor, writing, and lecturing throughout the country. He has appeared on numerous radio and television talk shows around the country and has personally lectured to more than 500,000 people on the subject of creative real estate investment. His television show, "The Carleton Sheets Program," has been running continuously on the air for over 16 years, making it the longest running television program of it's kind.
Carleton has been awarded the "S.R.S." (Specialist in Real Estate Securities) designation by the Real Estate Securities and Syndication Institute. He has been named in "Who's Who in Real Estate" and "Who's Who in Real Estate in America." In 1992, Carleton was inducted into the "Real Estate Investors' Hall of Fame." In 1984, Carleton was invited to the White House for a discussion on creative real estate finance and investment. In 1994, he met with key congressional leaders, including Senators Graham and Dole, and former Vice President Quayle, to discuss the rights of real property owners. One senior Senator even commented that Carleton's course might be the best alternative to Federal Housing Programs that exists today! |