How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing

Product Details

An updated edition of Robert Irwin's popular, practical guide to the basics of investing.

How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing presents a step-by-step system that walks you through your first purchase and helps you build on that success. Updated to reflect today's market realities, this second edition is the reliable, hands-on guide every first-time investor needs.

Biographical Note

Robert Irwin is one of America's most respected experts in all areas of real estate and the author of more than 20 books, including the bestselling McGraw-Hill Tips and Traps series.

Table of Contents

• Preface.
• Chapter 1. How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate.
• Chapter 2. Questions Successful Investors Ask.
• Chapter 3. Opportunities in Foreclosures.
• Chapter 4. Trading Your Way to a Real Estate Empire.
• Chapter 5. Fortunes in Flipping.
• Chapter 6. Moving Up to Commercial Properties.
• Chapter 7. Alligators versus Cash Cow.
• Chapter 8. Finding Good Starter Properties.
• Chapter 9. Maximizing Rental Potential.
• Chapter 10. Residential Financing for Small Investors.
• Chapter 11. Getting Agents to Work with You.
• Chapter 12. Eliminate Your Closing Costs.
• Chapter 13. Tax Basics for Real Estate Investors.
• Chapter 14. The Seven Secrets of Successful Investors.
• Index.