All about Real Estate Investing : The Easy

Investors battered by today's tumultuous stock market-and attracted by continued low interest rates-are making real estate one of today's hottest investment markets. All About Real Estate Investing, Second Edition, provides objective, time-tested techniques and worksheets for evaluating a property, negotiating and closing a transaction, and more. A simple yet comprehensive overview for anyone who owns-or is considering owning-real estate, this common sense guidebook explains how to buy and manage any property, from fixer-upper two flats to multi-unit complexes. New information includes: * How to make inflation-whether moderate or raging-work for the investor * The changing broker/client relationship, including the role of the buyer broker * Extensive updates based on new tax laws and regulations

William Benke retired from Boeing as a strategic business analysis executive, following related experience with other national and international companies. His books include All About Land Investment, Land Investor's Profit Guide and Negotiating Manual, and the first edition of All About Real Estate Investing.

Joseph M. Fowler retired from Boeing as Director of Financial Analysis, Asia Pacific Area. In this capacity, Fowler consulted with international airlines in financial planning and equipment forecasting. He was coauthor of the first edition of All About Real Estate Investing.

Preface

vii

Why Real Estate?

1

(6)

Better a Debtor Be!

7

(8)

What You Need to Know About Profitability

15

(6)

Which Type of Real Estate?

21

(8)

Rental Houses

29

(42)

Lease/Option Strategy

71

(8)

Apartment Houses

79

(38)

Tenants

117

(10)

Land

127

(38)

Negotiating the Deal

165

(14)

Group Investments or Joint Ownership

179

(12)

Using the Internet

191

(6)

Real Estate Brokers

197

(4)

A Word About Financing

201

(10)

Appendixes

211

(22)

Index

233

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All about Real Estate Investing : The Easy Way to Get Started

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