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Book Fatal Mistakes in Home Buying and Real Estate Investment

Download or read book Fatal Mistakes in Home Buying and Real Estate Investment written by Bryan Law and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buying or not buying real estate can both be a mistake, and may cost you money. Many people made common fatal mistakes in making such decision. Most of the mistakes made by those people stem from the myths shared among friends and relatives. Unfortunately, those myths spread out fast. This book tells you all the crucial facts that you have to know so that you can avoid them.

Book The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make  and How to Avoid Them

Download or read book The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make and How to Avoid Them written by Gary W. Eldred and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything first-timers need to know to avoid the most common mistakes homebuyers make Written especially for first-timers, this eye-opening guide turns you into an educated consumer, ensuring that the home or condo you buy is both a comfortable place to live and a great investment for the future. Compiled from the experience of hundreds of homebuyers, real estate agents, home builders, and mortgage lenders, it shows you the most common mistakes buyers make and illustrates them in practice so you don't fall into the same traps. Now revised and updated for today's hot real estate market, this invaluable resource covers everything from negotiating with sellers and making the down payment to shopping for the best mortgage and handling the closing. The new Fourth Edition also includes totally up-to-date guidance on using the Internet to find properties, secure financing, and collect important data. If you're thinking about buying a home in this overheated market, don't make these mistakes: Researching selling prices and still overpaying Believing everything your agent tells you Buying into an upscale neighborhood that's moving downscale Underestimating utilities and other costs Allowing your agent to negotiate for you Letting fear get the better of you and not buying at all Written by one of the nation's leading real estate experts and packed with hundreds of valuable tips and suggestions, The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make, Fourth Edition will give you the confidence--and the wisdom--to buy the right home at the right price.

Book Make No Mistakes About   Buying Real Estate

Download or read book Make No Mistakes About Buying Real Estate written by Melissa Walters and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make No Mistakes About...Buying Real Estate is an easy to understand guidebook designed for anyone interested in the home buying process. This guidebook will assist you in making rational decisions and reduce the number of mistakes that can cost you thousands of dollars! The information will arm you against losses from the time you make your first offer to the time you are ready to sell any property in any market. You'll reference this guide again and again, even after you have purchased your first home. You will discover how easy it is to: -Decide whether or not to buy in an uncertain market -Avoid paying too much for any property and the mortgage loan -Recognize if you're a victim of mortgage scams and tricks -Avoid foreclosure even if you're facing it now -Guide yourself through the buying process with easy to use checklists Don't be one of the thousands of Americans who get ripped off and don't discover it until it's time to sell! Find out what you can do now so it won't happen to you!

Book The Real Estate Investor Survival Guide

Download or read book The Real Estate Investor Survival Guide written by Jeff Leighton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEARN: How to Avoid The Top 25 Common Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make. If you want to have success as a real estate investor and avoid the top mistakes that most new real estate investors make, then this guide is for you. Do you struggle with making decisions as a new real estate investor? We'd all like to be perfect and make tons of money. However, many real estate beginners get sucked into the excitement of the business, and they ignore some fundamental principles of real estate investing. As a result, they make some of the most critical mistakes that could easily have been avoided when buying and selling homes. The real estate investing world, while simple, carries many risks, and just one deal could potentially sink you, ask me how I know. The solution is simple: Don't make these common mistakes when getting started as a real estate investor. Now the great thing about the business is that each deal you do you learn a ton and get savvier and savvier. However, I wrote this guide to help jumpstart your business so that you can avoid going through what I went through. RIGHT NOW:: Decide That You Will Not Make The Same 25 Mistakes That I Made It's not that hard to avoid the mistakes I made. All you have to do is review this guide and make sure you don't do the same thing. In the book "Real Estate Investor Survival Guide," you will discover from a six figure real estate investor the most common mistakes you must avoid to be successful in this business. Whereas many books give you generic information about finding the worst house in the best neighborhood or other obvious advice, in this book, you'll learn real-life stories of what happened to me and the lessons I learned, and how you can avoid making the same mistake. In short, you'll get a crash course in avoiding real estate investing mistakes that took me almost ten years to develop and how not to make those same mistakes. "The Real Estate Investor Survival Guide" teaches you how to identify and avoid the most common mistakes in the business. You will learn: - The 3 types of people you should never partner with as a real estate investor - Why you need to move FAST when you get a good lead - How to keep things simple and easy for the seller when negotiating - Why you need to start small when it comes to the fix and flip business - How to know if it's a good real estate deal or not - A simple 3-step process for selling your property for top dollar once it's fixed up - And much more... You don't have to make the same mistakes I did. You can overcome these house flipping mistakes by referencing this guide and by using the resources mentioned in it and learning from my own stories. Do You Want To Know More? Download and avoid making these mistakes today. Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.

Book The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make    How to Avoid Them

Download or read book The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make How to Avoid Them written by Gary W. Eldred and published by . This book was released on 1998-02-27 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the information first-time homebuyers need to understand and avoid the 106 common mistakes in purchasing a home or condo . . . Written especially for first-timers, this eye-opening guide turns you into an educated consumer, ensuring that the home or condo you buy is both a comfortable place to live and an investment that steadily appreciates in value. Compiled from the experiences of hundreds of homebuyers, real estate agents, home builders, and mortgage lenders, it alerts you to the 106 common mistakes in home buying, illustrates them in practice, and shows how to prevent them from happening to you. Now revised and expanded, this invaluable resource covers everything from negotiating with sellers and making the down payment to shopping for the best mortgage and handling the closing. Discover how to save time, money, and frustration by avoiding: Mistake No. 20: We thought we could make higher returns investing in stocks. Mistake No. 36: The sellers named the price, we named the terms. Mistake No. 72: We thought our agent represented us. Mistake No. 74: We didn't know we could withdraw our offer. Mistake No. 83: We pushed to get the absolute best deal we could. Mistake No. 105: We didn't buy. We were afraid of making a mistake. Written by one of the nation's leading real estate experts and packed with hundreds of valuable tips and suggestions, The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make, Second Edition is the book to have for a smooth, successful, and emotionally rewarding homebuying experience.

Book Don t Fall into Traps When Buying a House

Download or read book Don t Fall into Traps When Buying a House written by Marily Pastran and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IMPORTANT GENERAL AND BASIC INFORMATION THAT APPLIES AT ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE THESE DAYS AND IN THE FUTURE WHEN INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, NOT ONLY WHEN PURCHASING YOUR FIRST REAL ESTATE BUT ALSO WHEN MOVING OR EXPANDING YOUR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON PROPERTY PROFILE, MORTGAGE LOAN PROCESS, INTEREST RATES, DOWN PAYMENT, MONTHLY PAYMENTS, CLOSING COSTS, LIFE OF THE LOAN, INTEREST RATES, PROPERTY TAXES, INSURANCES, AND MORE. FAIR MARKET VALUE VERSUS APPRAISAL VALUE. WHERE AND WHEN TO BUY? ECONOMIC EFFECTS THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR INVESTMENTS. WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO FACE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS TO AVOID LOSING YOUR HOME

Book Real estate  How to Make Big Money in Small real estate property  Make Money from Zero with Real Estate Investing and Create a Passive Income

Download or read book Real estate How to Make Big Money in Small real estate property Make Money from Zero with Real Estate Investing and Create a Passive Income written by John Stewart and published by John Stewart. This book was released on with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem that affects almost everyone today is being stuck in a career they hate. People are conditioned to work their lives away for someone else and only get paid for the hour they work. Anyone privileged with the knowledge of passive income in real estate rental properties will never have to work again. Whether you are a CEO of a corporation or a Janitor, you can learn how to never work again. In This Book You Will Learn How To Never Sell To The Wrong Person (What every Realtor, Attorney, FSBO, and Lender should know...) Two things you must do so you never sell to the wrong person. What to look for in credit reports on your prospective purchaser and what to do if your buyers credit is poor. Which types of credit blemishes you can overlook, and which ones NEVER to overlook. Why purchasing the right type of title insurance can save you from losing your investment. Think an owners policy is all you need? Think again! What is LTV and why it is the single most important thing for you to consider. How "property type" and "occupancy" can ultimately determine the resale value of your note - how to screen for the right buyer before you sell.

Book The Smart First Time Home Buyer s Guide  How to Avoid Making First Time Home Buyer Mistakes

Download or read book The Smart First Time Home Buyer s Guide How to Avoid Making First Time Home Buyer Mistakes written by Thomas.K.Lutz and published by Thomas.K.Lutz. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to avoid those first-time home buyer mistakes? Buying a home can be both exciting and overwhelming for all first-time home-buyers. If you have already started the search process, make sure you're not making some common first-time homebuyer mistakes. Most first-time home-buyers have never gone through the stressful experience of buying a home, and they often have to learn the hard way when buying their first home, but by making only a tiny mistake during the home buying process, it can be extremely costly and frustrating. In this Informative guide, you will discover all common mistakes most first-time buyers make and some of the most important features to look for when buying your first dream home. Here is What You Are About to Discover.. • Your core priorities when searching a home • Why location is everything for real estate • Things your broker won't tell you • Tips from some of the top realtors • Buying or renting out your home Would You Like To Know More? Download now and avoid those common first-time home buyer mistakes! Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Now button.

Book Real Estate Investing  How to Double The Value of Your Home   for Little  or Even No Money

Download or read book Real Estate Investing How to Double The Value of Your Home for Little or Even No Money written by Gerald R. Walton and published by scott m ecommerce. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to double the value of your property? Every year there are 5 million home sales in the United States. But how many of these 5 million sellers get the highest possible price for their home? How many of them miss out on thousands of dollars in extra profit? Are you one of them? You see, many sellers makes the same mistakes - with both renovations and their sale strategy Many even make costly errors that end up losing them huge amount of money. But now, you can stay informed with insider tips to maximize your final sale price. Tips the majority of Americans don’t know about. Real Estate Investing: How to double the value of your home - for little, or even no money Includes: The $600 investment that can sell your home up to 7 times faster, for up to 20% more money! (this is vital if you have a deadline to sell) - Page 80 Why being “boring” in this part of your home is the best way to increase value - Page 9 How a study by design experts shows which “fatal” paint color could knock up to $1,400 off your home value - Page 11 Why your dishwasher panels have a far greater effect on your home value than you think - and how you can fix this for free - Page 19 9 myths about selling your home!…Plus 1 essential truth you don’t want to believe - but should (this could net you up to $60,000 more on your final sale price) - Page 62 How to add an entire new room to your house in less than 24 hours, for under $1,500! - Page 15 Why the food you serve at an open house can make (or cost) you thousands of dollars - Page 46 The strange $43 contraption that unlocks access to a $20 billion house buyer market - Page 28 Which $100 kitchen improvement adds up to 8% to your final selling price - Page 25 Why this “trivial” detail could net you up to $2,800 more for your final sale price - Page 84 How to use FBI negotiation tactics to get a better deal on your home - Page 69 Sage advice from an elite real estate investor on what to do when buying a home - Page 73 The absolute worst renovation you can make in terms of ROI (avoid this $42,323 mistake if you want to make profit on your home) - Page 50 And much, much more! If you’re thinking about selling your house in the near future, then this book should be considered a must read if you want to maximize your profits Click “buy now” and receive your book instantly!

Book Real Estate Investing Buying Your First House Younger

Download or read book Real Estate Investing Buying Your First House Younger written by Lou Vachon and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you should know so the house of your dreams doesn't become a nightmare Having your very own place to call home... is it a far-off fantasy or a reachable reality? If you're like most Americans, owning a home is probably one of your main financial goals. Aside from its wealth-building potential, the appeal of having your own house is being in control of how it looks and how it's used. You've likely spent hours on Pinterest, pinning amazing images of what your future house will look like. Or, you've stuck a photo of your dream house on your vision board, to inspire you to work harder. If you're serious about making this dream a reality sooner rather than later, there are a number of steps you'll need to take and important information you'll need to know. Although there are plenty of perks to owning a home that you will surely enjoy, there are also risks inherent in the process that you need to look out for. Fortunately, this is a journey you don't have to do alone. From searching for your perfect home, to getting and paying for it and keeping it in order, you can find it in this easy-to-follow reference that covers the whole home-buying process. In Real Estate Investing Buying Your First House Younger, you will discover: A critical factor you should consider about your prospective neighborhood that can affect home values by as much as 20% Why having a light initial cash outlay may be detrimental to your finances, even if it seems like a great deal at first 5 creative ways to meet your down payment requirement in a shorter amount of time, without resorting to no down payment loans The secret weapon that will immediately make your offer more appealing to the seller and increase your chance of getting your dream house The essential prerequisite you must do before finalizing any agreement to ensure that you won't get any unpleasant surprises in your new house How you can increase your credit score and prepare for an unexpected major expense that's out of your budget with just this one loan product How to save money on maintenance by learning these vital skills that every homeowner should have And much more. Buying your first house is a big responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly. You need to know what you're getting into and prepare for the obligations home ownership entails. But the benefits can make up for the downsides. Not only will you have your own home and not have to be at the mercy of your landlord, but you'll also have the opportunity to build equity with it, which will give you access to easier money. Plus, you can also benefit from possible increases in home value, helping you beat inflation. And luckily for you, since you have time on your side, you can enjoy higher gains over a longer period of time. Whether you're being driven out by your landlord, struggling with rising rental prices, or simply outgrowing your apartment, buying your first house could be your next big step into the future. Are you ready to stop wasting money on rent and invest in your future wealth? If you want a smooth and structured path to home ownership, without waiting decades to buy a house, then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.

Book 11 Tips to Investing in Real Estate

Download or read book 11 Tips to Investing in Real Estate written by Mike Hartley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that real estate is one of the safest investment options available? Unlike other investments, your assets are tangible and cannot be lost overnight. That is apart from the wide range of benefits that come with investing in real estate, such as inflation protection, tax benefits, and funding your retirement. If you are about to start investing in real estate and want tips on how to avoid making the common mistakes, then you need to read this book! On these pages, you'll find tried-and-true ways to use the real estate market to your advantage without risking losing money. Inside these 11 Tips to Investing in Real Estate, you will find: The key to understanding real estate investments. The secret to great property management. How to define your financial goals for success. Steps to finding the best strategy for your investment. How to determine the value of an investment property. ...including so much more that will guide you on your journey to becoming a successful real estate investor without falling victim to the common errors that result in failure. From the where, what, and how of investing to the best marketing strategies for success, 11 Tips to Investing in Real Estate offers practical tips to prevent you from making common investing mistakes from someone who has been there. Top Real Estate Investing Books: Rental Property Investing, House Kit & Investment Guides for the Millionaire Real Estate Investor Comprehensive Real Estate Investing Guide - Our top real estate investing books cover a wide range of topics, from beginner-friendly strategies to advanced techniques for rental property investing. Learn the secrets of the millionaire real estate investor and achieve financial freedom through passive income. Expert Advice - Discover the power of long distance real estate investing and how to invest in real estate with no money down. Aiming for a short-term rental long term wealth; provide practical tips for building a successful real estate portfolio. Maximize Your Investment Potential - Learn how to create wealth investing in real estate and recession-proof your investments with our selection of investment books. Gain valuable insights on passive income aggressive retirement strategies and real estate by the numbers to secure your financial future. Discover the ultimate guide to real estate investing with our top-rated real estate investing books collection. Written in clear English, these books are perfect for beginners and experienced investors alike, covering everything from rental property investing, wholesaling real estate, and achieving financial freedom through passive income. Learn the secrets of successful real estate investing with lessons from books like "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor," "The Book on Rental Property Investing," and "Real Estate by the Numbers." Our real estate books offer practical advice on investing in real estate with no money down, property management, real estate development, and creative financing. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or a seasoned real estate agent or buyer, these books will help you build a rental property empire, achieve financial freedom with real estate investing, and navigate the world of rental and commercial real estate. Learn the tips and tricks of the trade with real estate investing loopholes, real estate tax secrets, and real estate wholesaling. Don't miss out on this great deal - invest in your future and buy our real estate investing books today! Get your copy today and uncover the tips that will start your real estate investment journey with success.

Book How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House

Download or read book How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House written by Douglas A. Keipper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seize the opportunity and watch the money roll in Don't be paralyzed by fear of making mistakes and losing money. Buying a rental house should be one of the safest investments you make, and you already have the skills you need to succeed. You just need to learn how to use them. In How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House, Douglas Keipper tells the true story of how he overcame his fear of real estate investing and made money on his first rental house. Keipper uses his experience as an example as he walks you step by step through the entire process of buying, renovating, renting, and managing a rental house. And you'll learn from his mistakes, not your own! Find out how easy it is to supplement your income with the most popular investment vehicle in the country. Let Keipper show you how to: * Prequalify for low-cost loans * Connect with the right loan broker, realtor, and subcontractors * Find the right house at the right price and make a great deal * Save money on renovations that produce higher rents * Find and qualify top-quality tenants * Protect your investment with the right lease and always get paid on time

Book Real Life Real Estate Investing

Download or read book Real Life Real Estate Investing written by J. Elaine Taylor and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.ELAINE TAYLOR is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. She has been an active real estate investor for over 10 years and self-manages all her properties. DAVID BLUM, CRS, e-Pro is a Real Estate Broker licensed in California and Alabama. He has earned the ABR and the SRES designations but no longer belongs to those associations. Active real estate investor for five years, he speaks to groups about residential property investing. He currently consults with organizations and individuals regarding real estate investing, property management and building business relationships. If you are new to residential real estate investing, reading Real Life Real Estate Investing: A Practical Guide for the First Time Investor provides a wealth of information to help you avoid costly mistakes. Real Life Real Estate Investing: A Practical Guide for the First Time Investor will take you step by step through the buying process and will explain how to protect yourself and get wealthy in the process. Real Life Real Estate Investing: A Practical Guide for the First Time Investor addresses real life situations from determining if you are financially capable of purchasing rental housing to . Common mistakes first time investors make . Determining what buying strategy works best for you . How to put in an offer that protects you and will still get it accepted . How to avoid getting "reamed"before and after closing . How to use the IRS tax deferments to exchange you way to greater real estate wealth. Including real life stories along with factual information, Real Life Real Estate Investing: A Practical Guide for the First Time Investor is your key to making educated decisions when it comes to making your rental income purchases. It is a "must-read" for anyone who is seriously considering making residential real estate part of their investment portfolio.

Book No Nonsense Real Estate

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  • Author : Alex Goldstein
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  • Release : 2016-09-30
  • ISBN : 9781539178149
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Download or read book No Nonsense Real Estate written by Alex Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a very thorough review of what the intelligent homebuyer needs to know... straight from an experienced pro that has seen millions of dollars exchange hands at the closing table." - Peter Voogd, #1 International Bestselling Author of 6 Months to 6 Figures There are countless real estate books on the market today, so why read this one? What sets it apart from all the others out there? Bestselling Author, Alex Goldstein, brings a unique perspective that many others do not. As a successful realtor and investor, Alex has been on both sides of a real estate transaction, so he knows what strategies and techniques will lead to a successful deal, and which ones should be avoided at all costs. That's why he chose the name, "No Nonsense Real Estate," for his third book. Goldstein offers practical, proven home buying techniques, free of fluff or confusing jargon. This book is for anyone who is getting ready to buy or sell a home and wants to be as informed as possible as they get ready to begin the process so there are no surprises - whether they will be working with a realtor or doing it on their own. 9 REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK NOW: 1. AGENT - Go through the pros and cons of working with a real estate agent, and the two ways that they can add the most value, 2. ECONOMICS - You'll understand the fundamental economics of the housing market in the simplest terms possible 3. INVESTING - Avoid the top five mistakes (almost) all new real estate investors make 4. NEGOTIATIONS - Five critical elements of a successful negotiation 5. FINANCING - Possible financing options, from traditional loans to seller financing 6. SELLING - Seven secrets that make selling a home as painless as possible 7. BUYING - Demystifying contracts and closing costs takes the fear out of the process 8. CLOSING - Walk through eight steps involved in a real estate transaction closing 9. PRACTICAL - Learn how all the different parts come together in a real life case study You also receive three free gifts. Goldstein has put together a special document answering the most popular questions every buyer, seller or investor has during a real estate transaction. You also get special access to an easy-to-understand glossary of the most popular real estate jargon. Last but not least, every reader is access to a free video training that will teach you how to choose the best home for your family. The free training is available at: http: //Bonus.NoNonsenseBook.com

Book Fixer Upper Fortunes

Download or read book Fixer Upper Fortunes written by Sal Vannutini and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fixer-Upper Fortunes is a sure-fire guide to success in real estate. It provides the reader with a step-by-step process that, if properly applied, will insure their acquisition of the financial wherewithal required for a desirable quality of life. It is written in a straightforward language that will help the reader easily grasp all the key concepts necessary to the achieving prosperity for the rest of their lives. Expert real estate investor Sal Vannutini reveals his 7 Golden Rules that have made him a fortune from fixer-uppers. You will learn: - The 8 biggest mistakes made by rehabbers and how to avoid them. - How to carry out quick and inexpensive rehabs that will ad at least 20% instant value to your property. - How to develop a successful business plan. - How to build a team of experts that will fast track your success. - How to select the correct home in the correct neighborhood. - How to sell or rent your fixer-upper for maximum profit. - The importance of extensive research. Sal Vannutini invite you to join him in the profitable world of real estate and lock in your own financial success.

Book Real Estate Mistakes

Download or read book Real Estate Mistakes written by Neil Jenman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Avoid Them, How to Save Your Money, and Live Happily Ever After . . .This book shows how real estate consumers lose millions of dollars every year due to several simple but very costly mistakes. It shows how sensible people, who carefully watch every dollar, throw thousands of dollars away when they buy or sell a home. These mistakes happen because most people have no experience with real estate. Some people only buy or sell a home once or twice in a lifetime. They do not have the knowledge to avoid the financial loss and emotional stress that comes with buying or selling a family home.

Book Investing in Real Estate

Download or read book Investing in Real Estate written by Paul McGreevy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-17 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING Now in its fifth edition, Investing in Real Estate is the straightforward guide that helps you start growing your fortune by investing in houses and small apartment buildings. Successful real estate investor Gary Eldred shows you how you can outperform the stock market by investing in residential real estate--the surest and safest way to build assets. This updated edition covers all the new trends and tactics in real estate investing, including how to shop for properties outside your home market and how to use option arms to achieve positive cash flow. As always, you'll find all the information you need to start investing now, as well as up-to-date tips on negotiating deals, spotting market trends, and using the Internet as a research tool to find and buy properties. Let the authors show you how to: * Buy with a low or no-money down payment * Build wealth without paying income taxes * Find the neighborhoods and properties that will appreciate fastest * Add value to your properties with smart improvements * Choose the best financing for your investments * Protect your net worth with LLCs and other legal strategies Whether you need money for your child's college tuition, a prosperous retirement, or a higher quality of life, Investing in Real Estate, Fifth Edition is the best guide available to help you start building real wealth right now.