The Real Estate Investor's Answer Book

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Avoid Money Pits and Target Top Properties With an expert's answers to your real estate questions.

Whether you own a dozen apartment buildings or are contemplating your first real estate deal, this is the one book that will answer all your questions. Sinking money into land, a house, a vacation home, or a rental unit can be one of the most stressful events in a person's life-especially if you're counting on that property to produce cash flow and equity build-up. Author and real estate pro Jack Cummings knows the answers-and delivers 30 years of insider information, addressing questions on more than 200 potential real estate pitfalls, including:

Perotti gives you informed, step-by-step discussions of:

• How can I predict property value changes before anyone else?
• What hidden values should I look for in a rental property?
• How do I get the most out of a real estate agent?
• What's the secret to dealing with tax issues?
• How do I know how much rent I should ask for my rental property?
• What's the most important thing to know before buying a vacation property?

Biographical Note

Jack Cummings is a long-time broker, exchanger, investment counselor, newsletter publisher, and lecturer. He is the author of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Real Estate Course and Investing in Real Estate with Other People's Money.

Table of Contents

• Preface.
• Chapter 1: Investment Strategies for a Profitable Real Estate Portfolio.
• Chapter 2: Real Estaet Values: Keys to Why and When They Change.
• Chapter 3: Renting or Owning: Which is Best for You?
• Chapter 4: How to Deal with Your Real Estate Broker.
• Chapter 5: Successful Buying and Selling of Homes.
• Chapter 6: They Keys to Buying and Selling Condominiums and Cooperative Apartments.
• Chapter 7: Insider Secrets for Buying, Selling, and Owning Vacation Properties.
• Chapter 8: Questions That Every Senior Citizen Needs Answered.
• Chapter 9: Master Wealth Builder: Buying and Selling Land.
• Chapter 10: Income Property for the Twenty-first Century: Buying and Selling Residential Rental Properties.
• Chapter 11: Buying and Selling Income-Producing Properties.
• Chapter 12: Managing Your Real Estate to Maximize Profits and Minimize Problems.
• Chapter 13: How to Pay the Least Capital Gains Tax and Other Real Estate Tax Matters.
• Chapter 14: All about Foreclosures.
• Chapter 15: Buying and Selling through Auctions.
• Chapter 16: Real Estate Finance Made Easy.
• Chapter 17: Insider Secrets for Creative Investing Techniques.
• Chapter 18: Finding Money for All Your Real Estate Transactions.
• Chapter 19: Reducing Cost and Avoiding Problems at Closings and Deed Transfers.
• Chapter 20: Planning Your Real Estate Insurance Needs.
• Chapter 21: Avoiding the Major Pitfalls in Real Estate Investing!
• Key Word and Subject Index.