Book Description
"This is the best of the how-to-invest-in-real-estate books currently available." –Robert Bruss, syndicated columnist and real estate author THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING Now in its fourth edition, Investing in Real Estate is the straightforward guide that helps you start growing your fortune by investing in houses and small apartment buildings. Successful real estate investors Andrew McLean and Gary Eldred show you how you can outperform the stock market by investing in residential real estate–the surest and safest way to build assets. This new edition offers an expanded discussion of the best methods and techniques for fixing and flipping properties and creating value. You’ ll also find all the information you need to start investing now, as well as up-to-date tips on maintaining cash flow, negotiating deals, spotting market trends, and using the Internet as a research tool to find and buy properties. Let McLean and Eldred show you how to: Buy with little or no money down Minimize taxes while building your wealth Choose neighborhoods and properties that will beat the market with faster rates of appreciation Grow value in your properties by investing in improvements Pick the best way to finance your purchases Whether you need money for your child’s college tuition, a more comfortable retirement, or just a higher standard of living, Investing in Real Estate, Fourth Edition is the only guide you need to start building wealth now.


Book Info
A guide to investing in real estate, including houses and small apartment buildings, to generate cash flow and build current wealth. Shows how to buy with little or no money out of pocket, how to create two dollars to ten dollars of value for every one dollar invested in improvements, and how to invest wisely. Softcover. DLC: Real estate investment--United States.


From the Back Cover
"This is the best of the how-to-invest-in-real-estate books currently available." –Robert Bruss, syndicated columnist and real estate author THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING Now in its fourth edition, Investing in Real Estate is the straightforward guide that helps you start growing your fortune by investing in houses and small apartment buildings. Successful real estate investors Andrew McLean and Gary Eldred show you how you can outperform the stock market by investing in residential real estate–the surest and safest way to build assets. This new edition offers an expanded discussion of the best methods and techniques for fixing and flipping properties and creating value. You’ ll also find all the information you need to start investing now, as well as up-to-date tips on maintaining cash flow, negotiating deals, spotting market trends, and using the Internet as a research tool to find and buy properties. Let McLean and Eldred show you how to: Buy with little or no money down Minimize taxes while building your wealth Choose neighborhoods and properties that will beat the market with faster rates of appreciation Grow value in your properties by investing in improvements Pick the best way to finance your purchases Whether you need money for your child’s college tuition, a more comfortable retirement, or just a higher standard of living, Investing in Real Estate, Fourth Edition is the only guide you need to start building wealth now.


About the Author
ANDREW MCLEAN has broad real estate experience and has written six other books, including The Ultimate Guide to Residential Real Estate Loans.

GARY W. ELDRED, PHD, a successful real estate investor, has served on the graduate business faculty at Stanford University and the University of Illinois. He is also the author of The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make (and How to Avoid Them), The Complete Guide to Second Homes for Vacations, Retirement, and Investment, and the Make Money Series, all published by Wiley.

ANNOTATION

The clear presentation and broad range of topics covered will make this guide indispensable to first home buyers.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Now in its fourth edition, Investing in Real Estate is the straightforward guide that helps you start growing your fortune by investing in houses and small apartment buildings. Successful real estate investors Andrew McLean and Gary Eldred show you how you can outperform the stock market by investing in residential real estate—the surest and safest way to build assets.

This new edition offers an expanded discussion of the best methods and techniques for fixing and flipping properties and creating value. You’ ll also find all the information you need to start investing now, as well as up-to-date tips on maintaining cash flow, negotiating deals, spotting market trends, and using the Internet as a research tool to find and buy properties. Let McLean and Eldred show you how to: Buy with little or no money down Minimize taxes while building your wealth Choose neighborhoods and properties that will beat the market with faster rates of appreciation Grow value in your properties by investing in improvements Pick the best way to finance your purchases

Whether you need money for your child’s college tuition, a more comfortable retirement, or just a higher standard of living, Investing in Real Estate, Fourth Edition is the only guide you need to start building wealth now.

Author Biography: ANDREW MCLEAN has broad real estate experience and has written six other books, including The Ultimate Guide to Residential Real Estate Loans.