The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing

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John Wiley & Sons, Apr 14, 2004 - Business & Economics - 288 pages
Everything you need to know to begin acquiring properties--now!

No matter what obstacles you think you face, real estate still offers you multiple money making opportunities. In The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing, successful investor and author Gary Eldred presents the tools and knowledge new investors need to get started. This no-hype guide presents case studies of people just like you-regular people who used these simple, smart strategies to earn big returns. You'll not only gain the basics of real estate investing, but also a vault full of specialized techniques that the pros rely on to grow their long-term wealth. Concise yet comprehensive, this practical guide shows you how to:
* Find below-market deals
* Invest using little or none of your own cash
* Use low or no down payment seller financing
* Find creative ways to finance your investments
* Make money with foreclosures and REOs
* Increase the value of an investment property
* Negotiate a winning purchase offer
* Manage rentals hassle free
* Flip properties for fast profit


In addition, Eldred shows you how to tailor your investment strategy to make money in any place in any type of market. With proven techniques and timeless principles, The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing is the prime resource you need to start building a prosperous future-today.
 

Contents

PART TWO HOW TO RAISE THE MONEY
35
PART THREE HOW TO INVEST FOR MAXIMUM GAIN
127
PART FOUR ONWARD AND UPWARD TO BUILDING WEALTH
219
Internet Appendix
287
Index
293
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GARY W. ELDRED, PhD, began acquiring investment real estate while still an undergraduate college student. Since then he has been involved in more than one hundred deals. He has been invited to teach his proven techniques at top-ranked colleges–including Stanford University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Illinois–and at investment seminars throughout the U.S. and Canada. He is also the author of Wiley’s Make Money series and the coauthor of the long-standing bestseller Investing in Real Estate.

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