Carleton H. Sheets
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Carleton H. Sheets is a real estate investor
and television pitchman who was notable for television infomercial
s which targeted real estate business opportunities for amateurs.
The frequency of the Carleton Sheets infomercials increased throughout the late 1990s in response to rising values in real estate.
Carlton Sheets published "The World's Greatest Wealth Builder" in 1998.
. One of his early jobs was marketing soft-drink bottle caps and was later became director of marketing for a Florida company that was a major processor of orange juice.
In the 1970s, he started investing in property, and in the early 1980s he worked as a pitchman for a company that represented the real estate authority Robert G. Allen, an early advocate of the "no-money-down" path to financial success.
In the early 1980s Carleton Sheets teamed up with businessmen from Chicago, Mark S. Holecek and Donald R. Strumillo, to form their venture "Professional Education Institute".
Carleton Sheets currently resides in Stuart, Florida
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Real estate investor
A real estate investor or a real estate entrepreneur to a lesser extent is someone who actively or passively invests in real estate. An active investor may buy a property, make repairs and/or improvements to the property, and sell it later for a profit. A passive investor might hire a firm to...
and television pitchman who was notable for television infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
s which targeted real estate business opportunities for amateurs.
The frequency of the Carleton Sheets infomercials increased throughout the late 1990s in response to rising values in real estate.
Carlton Sheets published "The World's Greatest Wealth Builder" in 1998.
Background
Carleton Sheets was born in Illinois and moved to Delaware, Ohio where his Father worked for Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. One of his early jobs was marketing soft-drink bottle caps and was later became director of marketing for a Florida company that was a major processor of orange juice.
In the 1970s, he started investing in property, and in the early 1980s he worked as a pitchman for a company that represented the real estate authority Robert G. Allen, an early advocate of the "no-money-down" path to financial success.
In the early 1980s Carleton Sheets teamed up with businessmen from Chicago, Mark S. Holecek and Donald R. Strumillo, to form their venture "Professional Education Institute".
Carleton Sheets currently resides in Stuart, Florida
Stuart, Florida
Stuart is the only incorporated city of Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,964....
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