Product Description
by William Benke (Author), Joseph M. Fowler (Author), Joseph M. Fowler (Joint Author)
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
Back Jacket
Everything You Need to Know About Real Estate Investing--What to Look for, How to Negotiate, When to Buy
"All About Real Estate Investing "will make you a smarter, more accomplished real estate investor. This concise yet comprehensive guidebook--complete with sample forms, charts, and worksheets--provides objective techniques for evaluating a particular investment property, tips on negotiating the best price, financing methods to substantially increase your leverage, and more.
Updated to reflect today's tax laws and investing environment, "All About Real Estate Investing "shows you how to calculate quickly the potential profitability of a property, compare it to rates of return paid by stocks, bonds, and other alternatives, then make the best investment choice. Whether you choose to become a passive real estate investment trust (REIT) investor or an active landlord, this is the essential book for judging the suitability of a real estate investment--and establishing a profitable, long-term real estate investment portfolio.
Whether you are an experienced real estate investor or a beginner, "All About Real Estate Investing" reveals: Financing strategies Negotiating tactics How to find the best agent Analyses of popular approaches, from individual properties to syndicates to REITs Why--and why not--to buy a "fixer-upper" How to find the best tenants How to make inflation work "for" you New tax laws and regulations and much more
