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The Complete Guide to Locating, Negotiating, and Buying Real
Estate Foreclosures: What Smart Investors Need to Know-Explained
Simply
In every hour of each day, savvy real estate investors are
accumulating vast fortunes buying foreclosed homes at bank
foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, and foreclosure auctions. Recent
research indicates that more than 1 percent of ALL residential
property in the United States today is already in; or facing
foreclosure soon..
In April 2006 RealtyTrac™ (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online
marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its 2006 Q1 U.S.
Foreclosure Market Report, which showed that 323,102 properties
nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure in the first quarter of
2006, a 38 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 72
percent year-over-year increase from the first quarter of 2005. The
nation's quarterly foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure for every
358 U.S. households was higher than in any quarter of last year.
There is an estimated 1 million plus homes being foreclosed on.
Armed with the right knowledge and tactics, opportunities for buying
low-cost real estate foreclosures are plentiful. There are a lot of
things you need to know before you get started. You need to
understand how the foreclosure process works, what the borrower is
going through, and the lenders role. You will be taught everything
you need to know to locate and purchase real estate bargains from
banks, public auctions, and other sources. Whether you are a
first-time homeowner or an experienced property investor, this is a
tremendous guide for buying pre-foreclosed homes in any market. You
will learn the simple formula (developed from real-life experience)
that can build massive wealth through real estate foreclosures.
You will learn how to: negotiate with homeowners in distress,
prepare contracts and paperwork, determine the true market value of
the property, creative techniques to finance properties, learn how
to "flip" the property, locate one-of-a-kind properties, negotiate
with sellers, research, auctions, estimate repair costs, eliminate,
obtain REO, use online resources, look up owners contact
information, communicate with property owners, write ads, how to
receive pre-foreclosure information, options, and more.
This brand new book is the resource for novices and pros alike; it
will guide you through every step of the process including finding
properties, negotiating, and closing on your first deal. This new
exhaustively researched book will arm you with hundreds of
innovative ideas that you can put to use right away. This book gives
you the proven strategies, innovative ideas, and case studies from
experts to help you get more with less time and effort. Items
#9780910627030 $24.95
The Home Mortgage Book: Insider Information Your Banker &
Broker Don't Want You to Know
Finding and arranging the best mortgage for your dream home purchase
can be a confusing and daunting experience. With so many mortgage
offers to choose from, you will want to be sure that you are getting
the best loan and rate for your particular circumstances. Buying a
new home can be an ominous process, whether it is your first or your
tenth. It is definitely not something that you do everyday, but
finding that perfect mortgage loan at the best rate does not have to
be a difficult task. The best defense against feeling overwhelmed is
to become informed, and with the help of this new book the process
will become easy.
You will learn how to find the best opportunities, how to negotiate,
how to get the type of mortgage loan you need; how to calculate how
much you can afford, understand the true cost of a mortgage and your
capacity to repay, how to pre-qualify, understand the lending
process, and analyze various mortgage products. With this book, you
will understand financing, budgets, needs and wants, credit reports,
home-buying timeline, the process of building a house, manufactured
homes, negotiating with lenders, using the Internet to get the best
rates, credit reports, home-buying timeline, construction loans,
manufactured homes, real estate and mortgage glossaries, setting
values, home warranties, homeowners insurance, creative financing,
buying with little or no money down, closing and settlement
inspections, legal contracts, mortgage agreements. You will know
what you can afford, which government agencies can help,
considerations for veterans, calculating monthly payments, and
escrow.
This comprehensive resource contains a wealth of modern tips and
strategies for financing and closing on your house. The author shows
readers how to find out how much they're really worth, how to
uncover unknown assets, and how to enhance credit ratings within six
months. It provides information and suggestions on everything from
no-down-payment mortgages to finding the right mortgage agent.
Though you may be relatively cash-poor or have a less-than-perfect
credit rating, now you can find the house you've always wanted and
acquire a favorable mortgage. 978-0-910627-84-9 0-910627-84-3 Item
#9780910627849 $21.95
Inspect Before You Buy: Insider Secrets You Need to Know About
Home Inspection—With Companion CD-ROM
This book is for prospective home buyers, real estate investors, and
those interested in starting their own home inspection business.
Home inspections are an important step in the home-buying process.
Everyone agrees that you should use a home inspection service before
buying a home. Home inspectors conduct a thorough examination of
your home to detect any problems before you purchase. A detailed
home inspection usually takes a few hours, and you get a written
report.
But there are two problems: first the cost–a good home inspection
can cost several hundred dollars depending on the size of the house.
And who has extra money when you are trying to afford a new home?
Second, they are not flawless—mistakes are made. It is difficult to
test everything in a house in just a couple of hours. No one will
examine a house like the prospective owner.
Now you can be armed with the right information and save a lot of
money and time. Through explanations, the experiences of others, and
dozens of forms and checklists you will learn all about:
Foundations: floors, walls, paint, windows, decks, garage doors,
roofing, flashings, chimneys,
Plumbing: piping, fixtures, faucets, water heating and fuel storage
systems, pools and equipment,
Wiring: main service panels, conductors, switches, receptacles,
heating, air conditioning and heat pumps, ceilings,
Floors: railings, doors and windows, attics, walls, foundations,
kitchens, and bathrooms.
In addition you will gain valuable information about: septic
systems, wells, water quality testing, mold, radon testing,
asbestos, termites, carbon monoxide testing, and lead testing.
ISBN-10:1-60138-031-3
• ISBN-13:978-1-60138-031-9
• Item #9781601380319 • $29.95
The Real Estate Developer’s Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and
Manage a Financially Successful Real Estate Development—With
Companion CD-ROM
Are you the Next Donald Trump? Successful real estate developers can
become enormously wealthy. However, the flip side is many developers
run out of cash before cashing in. Poor cash flow is the primary
cause of business failure for real estate developers. This new book
details how to become a successful real estate developer and
demonstrates step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a
financially successful real estate development enterprise. The
author has explored every avenue in explaining this potentially
rewarding—yet risky—business.
The book covers the entire process of establishing a small real
estate development firm and the ongoing management necessary in an
easy-to-understand way, pointing out methods to increase your
chances of success, and showing how to avoid the many common
mistakes that can doom a start-up.
The book focuses on small developments that you can start by
yourself featuring both residential and commercial applications.
Once the basic skills are learned, the book points out areas of
expansion by leveraging your first investment. While providing
detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through
finding your first location that will bring success, learning how to
draw up a winning business plan, installing basic cost control
systems, assembling your team of experts, generating high profile
public relations and publicity, learning low cost marketing ideas
and low- and no-cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales,
setting up accounting and bookkeeping procedures, and auditing.
There are thousands of great tips and useful guidelines. You will
learn the development process, governmental issues, environmental
issues, demographics and trends, market research, site selection,
feasibility analysis, due diligence, preliminary pro forma, property
acquisition, project design/refined pro forma, entitlements,
financing/final pro forma, construction, operation, feasibility
studies, financing, market analysis, construction, and asset
management. The new companion CD-ROM contains all the forms
demonstrated in the book for easy use in a PDF format.
ISBN-10:1-60138-034-8
• ISBN-13:978-1-60138-034-0
• Item #9781601380340 • $29.95
The Encyclopedia of Real Estate Forms & Agreements: A Complete
Kit of Ready-To-Use Checklists, Worksheets, Forms, and Contracts on
CD-ROM
Always wanted a personal assistant at your disposal? Now you will
have one, in book and CD form! Designed to save the busy real estate
professional both time and money, you won’t know how you got along
without it. Inside you will find over 250 essential forms,
agreements, and contracts for buying and selling real estate,
managing your business, and managing property and tenants. Designed
for use by new and veteran agents, property managers, and brokers
alike, this book is essentially a unique "survival kit" packed with
ready-to-use materials for all aspects of your job.
The book and companion CD-ROM focus on the issues, situations, and
tasks that you face daily in your real estate career…from working
with difficult buyers, sellers, and employees to ensuring
profitability. Included in this book are hundreds of
easy-to-implement tools, contracts, forms, and checklists to help
you get your professional life organized, and easier to manage while
building your bottom-line! Expertly organized, this unique book
takes you step-by-step through the many valuable forms contained in
this work which may be easily printed out and customized from the
companion CD-ROM.
ISBN-10:0-910627-10-X
• ISBN-13:978-0-910627-10-8
• Item #9780910627108 • $29.95
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RELEASE DATE: LATE SPRING 2008
The Commercial Real Estate Investor’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step
Road Map to Financial Wealth
February 22, 2006 - Annual investment returns for U.S. holdings in
commercial real estate hit an unprecedented high of 34 percent in
2005, the MIT Center for Real Estate announced today.
Now you can discover how to make money investing in commercial
buildings, warehouses, apartments, mobile home parks, shopping
centers, hotels, and other commercial income property. This
comprehensive book provides invaluable information about how to
identify opportunities, determine property value, acquire, finance,
and manage commercial real estate.
This book is a must-have for beginning investors, real estate
veterans, commercial brokers, sellers, and buyers. Real estate
investing has created more millionaires than any other investment
vehicle in this country. This comprehensive step-by-step proven
program shows beginners and seasoned veterans alike the ins and outs
of commercial real estate investing. This book is a road map to
successful investing in real estate. You do not need to re-invent
the wheel, and you won’t have to make the same mistakes others have.
Investing in real estate is one of the safest and smartest
investments you can make. Real estate appreciates at a rate far
greater than the rate of inflation, builds equity, provides a steady
return on investment, provides cash flow, and can offer substantial
tax benefits. This new exhaustively researched book will arm you
with hundreds of innovative ideas that you can put to use right
away. This book gives you the proven strategies and actual case
studies from experts to help you invest better and wiser with less
time and effort.
A sampling of what’s covered in this encyclopedic book includes: how
to find below-market deals, invest with little or no down payment,
obtain seller financing, and conduct foreclosures and REOs. Once you
have found your investment property, you will know how to negotiate,
make purchase offers, manage rental property, and flip. These terms
will become part of your everyday vocabulary: auctions, tax sales,
financing, mortgage terms, agents, cash flow, inspections,
contracts, tenants, lease agreements, insurance, taxes and
accounting, escrow, essential mathematical calculations, sample
forms, development, taxation, exchange rules, and regulations. This
book is loaded with case studies and success stories—from real
people. You will uncover secrets that expert real estate investors
use every day. This comprehensive resource contains a wealth of
modern tips and strategies for getting started in this very
lucrative area. This book is the foundation for understanding how to
invest in real estate.
ISBN-10:1-60138-037-2
• ISBN-13:978-1-60138-037-1
• Item #9781601380371 • $24.95
The Complete Guide to Purchasing a Condo, Townhouse, or
Apartment: What Smart Investors Need to Know—Explained Simply
While many of the steps in buying a home are the same as buying a
condominium, townhouse, or apartment, there are many critical
differences. This new book offers a complete overview of these
special, usually smaller, residences. These units can be good
options for first-time home buyers, for those who want a vacation
getaway, investors, and those who want to downsize their living
space. These housing units are usually less expensive than a single
family home and can include attractive amenities. In purchasing one
of these units there will be a lot of people to deal with, from
realtors, condo boards, attorneys, to bankers. There’s tons of
paperwork with terms and vocabulary that read like a foreign
language. In this new book you will find vital information and great
strategies for finding the home you want faster and feeling
confident about the purchase. You will learn to avoid some of the
most prevalent—and potentially dangerous and expensive—mistakes made
by others.
The book covers the entire, unique process of buying one of these
shared living houses in an easy-to-understand way, pointing out
dozens of hints and suggestion as to what to look for as well as
demonstrating the many mistakes common with these types of
investments.
You will learn how to find the best opportunities, to negotiate,
finance, budget, handle pre-construction issues, set values, and
make the offer. You will be able to define what you are buying (and
what you are not) issues on your right to sell, lease, or mortgage.
You will be prepared for restrictions pertaining to children, pets,
parking, vehicles, boats, music, maintenance of windows, doors,
screens, air conditioners, plumbing, club memberships, recreation
facility leases, use of recreational facilities, and common areas.
In addition, you will learn the advantages of using credit reports,
home warranties, insurance, creative financing, closing procedures,
moving plans, closing and settlement inspections, and certain legal
contracts. You will have instruction in obtaining mortgages—which
government agencies can help, considerations for veterans, IRA use,
hiring an attorney, calculating monthly payments, and establishing
an escrow account. The real estate and mortgage glossaries alone are
invaluable resources, even for the “old hand” at property
acquisition.
ISBN-10:1-60138-036-4
• ISBN-13:978-1-60138-036-4
• Item #9781601380364 • $24.95
How to Creatively Finance Your Real Estate Investments and Build
Your Personal Fortune: What Smart Investors Need to Know—Explained
Simply
For years the traditional way to finance a real estate purchase was
with a 5-20 percent down payment. Investing in real estate in this
manner was a slow go, but things have changed with the release of
this new book.
There are now hundreds of different methods for creatively financing
your real estate investments. Smart investors know the secrets to
using other people’s money to finance their investments and now for
the first time you can learn how to buy houses, lots, land, and
commercial properties for nothing down and in some cases even
receive cash back at the closing. These truly effective techniques
are closely guarded secrets that are revealed for the first time.
In this new book you will learn: how to negotiate with sellers,
proven effective valuation techniques, how to use other people's
money, use other people's credit, sell it before you buy it or pay
for it, create positive cash flow, subject-to deals, over twenty
nothing down scenarios, profiting from foreclosures, dealing with
over-financed properties, working with judgments and liens, quit
claim deeds, discounting mortgages and liens, lease options,
wraparound financing and wrap notes, using trusts, self-directed
IRA’s, 1031 exchanges, create assumable loans, VA loans, options,
and futures.
The book also includes numerous tables, reference charts, and
financial tools that one can use in analyzing and financing your
investments while building your personal fortune.
ISBN-10:0-910627-04-5 • ISBN-13:978-0-910627-04-7
• Item #9780910627047 • $24.95
The Complete Guide to Real Estate Options: What Smart Investors
Need to Know—Explained Simply
You are about to learn the true secret of real estate investing–real
estate options. WHO really makes money in Real Estate? Realtors,
sellers, appraisers, the bank, brokers, mortgage brokers, closing
companies, attorneys, taxing authorities, and lastly perhaps you the
investor who takes all the risk and does all the work, while having
to evict tenants and clean up their mess after they’ve left.
But there is a new, unique and innovative method of investing in
real estate. A Real Estate Option gives you control of a piece of
real estate without actually purchasing it. By having an option on a
piece of property, you have the exclusive right to buy that property
or not. A real estate option is simply a contract between the seller
and “buyer” giving you the legal right – not obligation – to buy the
property at a set price for a predetermined time. When you find a
buyer for the property, you cash in your option … and deposit a
large check.
Most real estate investment methods require you to sink a lot of
your money, time, and effort into your investments. And it is a slow
process – usually one property at a time, often part time. Using an
option instead of purchasing means you do not have to deal with
rental property, tenants, maintenance and repairs, taxes, mortgage
payments, commissions, or closing costs. In this new book you will
learn how to control a vast real estate portfolio without ever
buying the property. Let the owner keep paying the mortgage, dealing
with tenants and all of the costs. You zero in on the profits.
Here’s an example. You locate a duplex worth $400,000. You purchase
an option to buy it for $340,000 anytime within the next 120 days.
On Day 60, you find a buyer who will pay the full $400,000. You
activate the option, pay the seller $340,000 and pocket $60,000.
This is a simplified example, but this new book details how to
become a highly successful real estate option buyer, and it
demonstrates step-by-step how to get started in this highly
rewarding investment strategy.
ISBN-10:1-60138-035-6
• ISBN-13:978-1-60138-035-7
• Item #9781601380357• $24.95
Your Real Estate Closing Explained Simply:
What Smart Buyers & Sellers Need to Know
Congratulations! You have entered into a
contract to buy your first home, investment property, or that
special vacation getaway place. The closing date is set, but now
what do you do? This new book is a complete and thorough explanation
of the real estate closing process and escrow. (Escrow is a neutral
third party that follows the instructions from buyer and seller of
the property. It makes sure that the required funds are in the
escrow account before the deed to the home is recorded in the
buyer’s name.) Written in everyday, easy-to-understand English this
book will help you save time and money as well as guide you around
pitfalls.
Some of the subjects covered are the contract, mortgages, your
closing agent, title commitment, survey, deed, bill of sale,
affidavit of title, leases, assignment of leases, assignment of
contracts, estoppels letters, utility letters, payoff letter for
mortgage, condo letter, right of first refusal, assessments, utility
bill, certificate of insurance, closing statement, power of
attorney, grantor/grantee affidavit, transfer tax declaration,
zoning certificate, affidavit of heirship, death certificate,
commission statement, personal information affidavit, joint tenancy
affidavit, ALTA statement, photo ID, keys, termite inspection,
general inspection, mortgage contingency, attorney approval
contingency, lead paint disclosure, RIPTA disclosure, environmental
issues, soil test, structural tests, utility readings and name
changes, tax bill, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA),
seller identification, trustees, trustee’s deed, trustee’s ALTA,
trustee’s pay proceeds letter, mortgage options, note, mortgage
disclosures, title, leases, estoppels letters, and buyer's insurance
and certificate. The book includes numerous forms and easy-to-use
checklists as well as information particular to each state.
ISBN-10: 1-60138-032-1 • ISBN-13:
978-1-60138-032-6
• Item #9781601380326 • $24.95
The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook: Insider Secrets to
Locating and Purchasing Pre-Foreclosed Properties in Any Market
The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook
explains everything you need to know to locate and purchase real
estate bargains from banks, public auctions, and other sources.
Whether you are a first-time homeowner or an experienced property
investor, The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook is a
tremendous guide for buying pre-foreclosed homes in any market. You
will learn the simple formula (developed from real-life experience)
that can build massive wealth through real estate foreclosures.
The Federal Reserve Bank indicates“....that foreclosed properties
average 22% less than typical properties.”
Home foreclosures are at their highest peak in years; you can be one
of the thousands earning six-figure incomes in this lucrative
segment of the real estate marketplace. You can do this part-time or
full-time. Learn how to buy directly from property owners whose
mortgage loans are in default and stay away from courthouse-bidding
feuds. With the help of this new book, property investing can be a
very lucrative line of work. You will learn how to identify the most
valuable properties and control every step of the procedure.
We spent thousands of hours interviewing, e-mailing, and
communicating with hundreds of today’s most successful real estate
investors. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints,
tricks, and secrets on how to make money (or more money) investing
in real estate foreclosures, then this book is for you!
The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook
is the resource for novices and pros alike; it will guide you
through every step of the process including finding properties,
negotiating, and closing on your first deal. This new exhaustively
researched book will arm you with hundreds of innovative ideas that
you can put to use right away. This book gives you the proven
strategies, innovative ideas, and case studies from experts to help
you get more with less time and effort.
ISBN-10: 0-910627-66-5 • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-66-5 288 Pages • Item
# 9780910627665 • $21.95
How to Buy Real Estate Without a Down Payment in Any Market: Insider
Secrets from the Experts Who Do It Every Day
“Over the past five years, home values nationally have risen 65
percent while the stock market has fallen.” — Money Magazine,
as posted on cnn.com (05/16/05).
This new book explains everything you need to know to locate and
purchase real estate with no down payment from individuals, banks,
and other sources. Whether you are a first-time homeowner or an
experienced property investor, this is a tremendous guide for buying
real estate in any market with no down payment. You will learn the
simple formula that can build massive wealth through a real estate
purchase, with no money down. This proven formula works even if you
have no real estate experience, bad or no credit, or very little
money. This formula has been developed out of real-life experience.
You will learn how to make smart real estate investments and use
those investments to help you achieve financial success.
We spent thousands of hours interviewing, e-mailing, and
communicating with hundreds of today’s most successful real estate
investors. This book is a compilation of their secrets and proven
successful ideas. If you are interested in learning hundreds of
hints, tricks, and secrets on how to purchase a property with no
money down, then this book is for you. You will learn how to find
the right property, locate motivated sellers, make mutually
beneficial offers, and possibly even receive cash at the closing.
Though you may be relatively cash-poor or have a less-than-perfect
credit rating, you can acquire a mortgage and find the house you’ve
always wanted. You will receive professional direction through all
the complicated legal and tax issues involved. You will uncover
secrets that expert real estate investors use every day. This
comprehensive resource contains a wealth of modern tips and
strategies for financing and closing on a property. The author shows
readers how to find out how much they’re really worth, how to
uncover unknown assets, and how anyone can enhance their credit
rating within six months. Financing your dream home can be possible,
even if you never thought you could.
ISBN-10: 0-910627-67-3 • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-67-2 288 Pages
• Item # 9780910627672 • $21.95
Fast Real Estate Profits in Any Market: The Art of Flipping
Properties— Insider Secrets from the Experts Who Do It Every Day
In real estate markets all around the country, real estate
“flippers” have discovered that a small down payment, a little
paint, some cleaning, and some time can net them tens (even
hundreds) of thousands of dollars in profits, possibly tax-free.
Small upgrades to the kitchen, bathrooms, and living areas, and the
“ugly” house they bought for $200,000 in June can be sold for
$300,000 in October.
Real estate investing has created more millionaires than any other
investment vehicle in this country. Real estate flipping refers to
the practice of finding a property that is for sale—usually priced
below-market—and then selling it soon after it is bought for a quick
profit. Finally there’s a comprehensive, no-nonsense book that
teaches you everything you need to build wealth through flipping
properties quickly, legally, and ethically. You don’t need great
credit, a real estate license, or large sums of capital or
experience to get started. There has never been a better time to
invest in real estate than today. This new book offers first-time
and returning real estate investors tactics for making a fortune.
Even if you have little or no money, you can find success in real
estate investing by “flipping.”
Flipping properties can be a part-time or full-time business for
anybody. You will learn all of the paperwork involved in real estate
transactions, including deeds, mortgages, contracts, notes, and
titles; new FHA regulations; how to begin investing with little or
no cash; locate opportunities; work with real estate agents;
increase curb appeal; locate the financing you need; and most
importantly, purchase properties for pennies on the dollar and
prepare them for a quick sale. The book is loaded with case studies
and success stories—from real people. You will uncover secrets that
expert real estate investors use every day. This comprehensive
resource contains a wealth of modern tips and strategies for getting
started in this very lucrative area of real estate investing.
ISBN-10: 0-910627-68-1 • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-68-9 288 Pages • Item
# 9780910627689 • $21.95
The Second Homeowner’s Handbook: A Complete Guide for Vacation,
Income, Retirement, and Investment
According to a
study released by the National Association of Realtors, second homes
accounted for more than a third of residential real estate
transactions in 2004. There is no better time than now to buy that
second home you’ve been thinking about for getaways, vacations,
investment, or retirement. Low interest rates, tax savings, rising
appreciation, and effortless financing make it simple to profit from
a second home.
Now is the
time for that second home, before the prices climb even higher.
Recent figures from the National Association of Realtors show an
upward trend in the number of second homes purchased for investment
purposes. Investing in a second home now will be a great way to
increase your net worth when you retire, if done properly.
This book
explains how to invest profitably in a vacation or future retirement
home. Your second home can be for living, to re-sell, or even rent.
This comprehensive guide presents proven tactics to make your second
home a smooth and profitable transaction. You will learn precisely
what to look for in a real estate investment, buying prospects, how
to rent the place for up to 14 days and pocket the income
tax-free, and how to make your current home groundwork for potential
real estate investments, how to find the best opportunities,
negotiating, financing, budgets, needs and wants, credit reports,
home-buying timeline, the process of building a house, manufactured
homes, real estate and mortgage glossaries, setting values, home
warranties, homeowners insurance, creative financing, buying with
little or no money down, closing, moving plans, walk-throughs,
closing and settlement inspections, legal contracts, mortgages, what
you can afford, deciding which neighborhood to choose, hiring a
realtor, which government agencies can help, considerations for
veterans, IRA use, hiring an attorney, the offer, calculating
monthly payments, and escrow. This book is a must-have for the
investor considering a second home. ISBN-10: 0-910627-74-6 • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-74-0
288 Pages • Item # 9780910627740 • $21.95
The Complete Dictionary of Mortgage and Lending Terms
Explained Simply: What Smart Investors Need to Know
Mortgage and lending terms as well as real estate terms in general
can be very confusing. Experienced mortgage brokers, bankers,
lending agents, real estate investors, and consumers will love this
A-to-Z guide packed with more than 2,400 complicated terms easily
defined. No categories are overlooked.
Find all the definitions and examples you'll ever need for a
universe of mortgage and lending terms on thousands of subjects,
such as right to rescission, due on sale, cap, back-end ratio,
binder, buy down mortgage, certificate of reasonable value (CRV),
Fair Credit Reporting Act, rate lock, and 2,400 more.
This new book is designed to assist lenders, mortgage brokers, real
estate agents, consumers, and investors to simplify these
complicated and confusing terms for quick and easy understanding.
You will not find lengthy and difficult words in the description,
just short and easy to understand answers. 978-1-60138-014-2
1-60138-014-3 $21.95 #9781601380142
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The First-Time Homeowner’s Handbook—A Complete Guide and Workbook
for the First-Time Home Buyer: With Companion CD-ROM
The procedure
of buying a home can be a scary experience. There are a lot of
people to deal with, from realtors to attorneys to bankers. There’s
tons of paperwork with terms and vocabulary that read like a foreign
language. In this new book you will find vital information and great
strategies that will allow you to find your dream home faster and
feel confident about the purchase. You will learn to avoid some of
the most prevalent—and potentially dangerous and expensive—mistakes
made by first-time home buyers.
According to
Money Magazine, “Over the past five years, home values
nationally have risen 65 percent while the stock market has fallen.”
Now is the time to get into the real estate marketplace. With the
help of this comprehensive new guide, you will learn how to find the
best opportunities, negotiating, financing, budgets, needs and
wants, credit reports, home-buying timeline, the process of building
a house, manufactured homes, real estate and mortgage glossaries,
setting values, home warranties, homeowners insurance, creative
financing, buying with little or no money down, closing, moving
plans, walk-throughs, closing and settlement inspections, legal
contracts, mortgages, what you can afford, deciding which
neighborhood to choose, hiring a realtor, which government agencies
can help, considerations for veterans, IRA use, hiring an attorney,
the offer, calculating monthly payments, and escrow.
This
comprehensive resource contains a wealth of modern tips and
strategies for financing and closing on a property. The author shows
readers how to find out how much they’re really worth, how to
uncover unknown assets, and how to enhance credit ratings within six
months, provides information and suggestions on everything from
no-down-payment mortgages to finding the right agent. It leads you
down the path to home ownership, one step at a time. Though you may
be relatively cash-poor or have a less-than-perfect credit rating,
you can acquire a mortgage and find the house you’ve always wanted.
ISBN-10: 0-910627-70-3 • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-70-2 288 Pages • Item
# 9780910627702 • $21.95
The Homeowner's Guide to For Sale By Owner: Everything You Need
to Know to Sell Your Home Yourself and Save Thousands
With the help
of this new book and companion CD-ROM, selling your home without a
realtor or broker will be fast and easy. In this comprehensive and
easy to understand new book you will learn the entire "by owner
process" from A-Z. You will learn how to set the sales price and how
to save the 6 to 8 percent real estate commission, which can add up
to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in savings.
You will learn how to prepare or "stage," your home, have a
professional appraisal and home inspection, market, advertise, and
show your home, list your home for sale on the Internet, list your
home on the Realtor's Multiple Listing Service (MLS), host an open
house, and develop and market a fact sheet. In addition, you will
learn about mortgage lenders, home inspectors, title companies,
escrow agents, the pros and cons of using a For Sale By Owner (FSBO)
service, the legal issues, including the sale contract, the top five
biggest mistakes FSBO sellers make and how to avoid them, contracts,
legal forms, and check lists (all of which can be found on the
companion CD-ROM), and when and how to use a real estate attorney. ISBN-10:
1-60138-127-1 • ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-127-9 • Item # 9781601381279 $24.95 with Companion CD-ROM
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The Complete Guide to Passing Your Real
Estate Sales License Exam On the First Attempt Everything You Need
to Know Explained Simply
Taking a
real estate sales license exam is tough. But what if we told you
that you can pass on your first try? Our guarantee: If you do not
pass your test on the first try, return this book within 30 days,
and we will refund the purchase price. Tests change over time, but
this book is the very latest published on the subject; do not be
fooled by out-of-date material.
In a January 2007 study, it was found that 4,306 candidates for a
real estate sales associate license sat for the exam. Those who were
taking the exam for the first time (1,891) had a pass rate of 44
percent, a little below the previous year's average pass rate of 46
percent. Retesting statistics are even worse: 72 percent of the
2,415 sales associate candidates retaking the exam failed. Do not be
one of the statistics. You can pass the exam on the first try with
the help of this new book.
This valuable new book presents a clear and complete overview of all
the main topics covered on the real estate salesperson examination
and gives exam applicants the information and tools they need to
successfully pass the exam - on the first attempt. You will improve
your test taking skills by completing the included sample test.
Subjects covered include real estate legal issues, encumbrances,
real estate law, financing real estate purchases, leasing, escrow
accounts, contracts and legal documents including leases, taxes and
taxation, land descriptions, and real estate math, terms, and
definitions. ISBN-10: 1-60138-129-8 • ISBN-13:
978-1-60138-129-3 • Item # 9781601381293 $24.95
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The Real Estate Investor’s Success Chronicles: Insider Secrets
and Techniques Investors Use Every Day to Make Millions
It is a common fact that real estate investing has created more
millionaires than any other investment vehicle in this country.
There are many books on real estate and real estate investing; but
this is the only one that will provide you with the insider secrets
you need to know. We asked over 100,000 real estate experts who make
their living buying, selling, and investing in real estate every day
to share their knowledge — and they talked.
We spent countless hours researching, interviewing, and e-mailing
these successful investors. This book is a compilation of their
secrets and proven successful strategies. If you are interested in
learning hundreds of hints, tricks, and secrets on how to make money
(or more money) investing in real estate then this book is for you.
The experts chronicled in this book earn $1,000 to $300,000 per
month through their real estate investments. Inside the pages of
this new exhaustively researched guide you will find a jam-packed
assortment of innovative ideas that you can put to use today. This
book gives you the proven strategies that you need to put to work
today.ISBN-10:0-910627-85-1
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The Real Estate Math Handbook: Simplified Solutions For The Real
Estate Investor
Smart real estate investors need to know basic real estate math and
calculations. If you have made the decision to become an investor,
even a part-time one, then you need this book. One great benefit of
this book is you can set up these formulas into an excel spreadsheet
on your own computer. You need to know for example:
Is this property worth this price?
What will my monthly payment be?
What is my rate of return on investment?
What is my projected positive cash flow?
Will this rental property produce enough cash flow to pay all
expenses?
What will my new payoff be if I add to the principal each month?
What is the projected value of this property in 10 years?
When will this investment be paid back?
What will this real estate option cost in real dollars today?
Should I lease option or purchase?
Real estate math skills are an integral part of becoming a truly
successful investor. You need a competitive edge, and, by building
your real estate math skills, this book will give it to you. These
math skills are easily explained, and in no time you will be
calculating such things as real estate investment analysis,
valuation of income property, valuation of commercial real estate,
vacancy loss projections, pay back period, time value of money,
amortization schedule calculations, mortgage pay off, cash flow, net
income/loss, option pricing, conversions, markup/discount, lease vs.
buy analysis, evaluate tax sales, project income potential and cash
flow, using Excel and other financial software programs, master the
art of property valuation, and other financial calculations and
tools.
ISBN-10:0-910627-07-X
• ISBN-13:978-0-910627-07-8
• Item #9780910627078 • $24.95
How to Pay Little or No Taxes on Your Real Estate Investments:
What Smart Investors Need to Know—Explained Simply
Many investors today are making huge profits on real estate
investments. The key, however, in investing is not the profit, but
what you actually get to keep after taxes. This new book will
provide a road map with hundreds of methods and insider tax secrets
to help you keep more of what you earn.
Real estate investors face unique tax problems from the sale of real
estate. You will learn how to implement tax savings programs
successfully to reduce or eliminate the resulting income tax from
the sale of real estate. You will learn how to use the IRS tax code
to your advantage through depreciation, 1031 exchanges, shielding
income, deferring income taxes, handling capital gains taxes,
building wealth, creating a self-directed IRA, making installment
sales, setting up annuity trusts and charitable remainder
tax-advantaged trusts. You will learn about exemptions, exchange
rules, tax shelters, tax-exclusion credits, sheltering your assets
from creditors, and ultimately you will learn how you can retire
rich and early with tax-free real estate investments. ISBN-10:1-60138-040-2
• ISBN-13:978-1-60138-040-1
• Item #9781601380401 • $24.95
The Part-Time Real Estate Investor: How to Generate Huge Profits
While Keeping Your Day Job
Fortune Magazine states, “97 out of 100 self-made millionaires made
their fortunes through Real Estate Investing, and the next 10 years
will be a ‘Golden Era’ for the informed Real Estate Investor.”
If you are saying to yourself “That sounds great but I can’t quit my
job and begin investing full time. I’ve got bills, kids in school,
car payments, and a mortgage to support,” you’re in luck. This new
book is for you!
You will learn how to become a skilled professional Real Estate
Investor who can generate thousands, and yes, even millions of
dollars, in your spare time. Unlike starting a retail business where
you need to be there every day, you can work a full-time job and
invest in real estate on the side, and reap huge profits. The key is
time. The real estate investing business is a perfect part-time
business because real estate is a business where the assets
appreciate and cash flow is generated even when you are absent.
This new book will give you the information and advice necessary to
buy, finance, and successfully manage a small number of positive
cash flow producing properties in your spare time. Investing in real
estate is one of the safest and smartest investments you can make.
Real estate appreciates at a rate far greater than the rate of
inflation, builds equity, provides a steady return on investment,
provides cash flow, and can offer substantial tax benefits. With the
sound guidance in this book you will be able to retire comfortably
and EARLY!
A sampling of what’s covered in this encyclopedic book includes: how
to find below-market deals, investing with little or no down
payment, seller financing, foreclosures and REOs, investment
property, negotiating, purchase offers, managing rental property,
flipping, auctions, tax sales, financing, mortgage terms, agents,
cash flow, inspections, contracts, tenants, lease agreements,
insurance, taxes and accounting, escrow, essential mathematical
calculations, sample forms, development, taxation, exchange rules,
and regulations. This book is loaded with case studies and success
stories—from real people. You will uncover secrets that expert
PART-TIME real estate investors use every day. This comprehensive
resource contains a wealth of modern tips and strategies for getting
started in this very lucrative area. This book is the foundation for
understanding how to invest in real estate. ISBN-10:0-910627-02-9
• ISBN-13:
978-0-910627-02-3
• Item #9780910627023 • $24.95
ForeWord Magazine 2007 Book of the Year Award Winner - Finalist:
The Part-Time Real Estate Investor by Dan Blacharski
ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards 2008
Career Finalist:
The Part-Time Real Estate Investor by Dan Blacharski
The Complete Dictionary of Real Estate Terms Explained Simply:
What Smart Investors Need to Know
Real estate words and real estate terms can be very confusing. Both
experienced real estate investors and consumers will love this
A-to-Z guide packed with more than 2,400 complicated terms easily
defined. No categories are overlooked.
Find all the answers you'll ever need to a universe of real estate
terms on thousands of subjects, such as: abstract of title,
wraparound debt, caveat emptor, escheat, metes and bounds, pipestem
lot, recital, testator, devisee, and 2,400 more.
This new book is designed to assist real estate agents, consumers,
and investors. This new handy guide will simplify these complicated
and confusing terms for quick and easy understanding. You will not
find lengthy and difficult words in the description, just short and
easy to understand answers. ISBN-10:
0-910627-01-0
• ISBN-13:
978-0-910627-01-6
• Item #9780910627016 • $21.95
El Diccionario Completo de
Términos de Bienes Raíces Explicados en Forma Simple: Lo que los
Inversores Inteligentes Necesitan Saber
Las palabras de bienes inmuebles y los
términos de bienes inmuebles pueden ser muy confusos. Tanto los
inversionistas de bienes inmuebles experimentados como los
consumidores amarán esta guía de A-to-Z embalada por más de 2,400
términos complicados fácilmente definidos. Ningunas categorías son
pasadas por alto.
Encuentre todas las respuestas como las que usted necesitará alguna
vez a un universo de términos de bienes inmuebles en miles de
sujetos: el extracto del título, wraparound deuda, advertencia
emptor, escheat, impone y salta, pipestem parte, decreto, testador,
devisee, y más 2,400. ISBN-10:
1-60138-033-X
• ISBN-13:
978-1-60138-033-3
• Item #9781601380333 • $21.95 SPANISH VERSION
The Real Estate Investor’s Handbook: The Complete Guide for the
Individual Investor
The Real
Estate Investor’s Handbook
is a must-have for beginning investors, real estate veterans,
commercial brokers, sellers, and buyers. Real estate investing has
created more millionaires than any other investment vehicle in this
country. This comprehensive step-by-step proven program shows
beginners and seasoned veterans alike the ins and outs of real
estate investing. This book is a road map to successful investing in
real estate. You do not need to re-invent the wheel, and you won’t
have to make the same mistakes others have.
Investing in
real estate is one of the safest and smartest investments you can
make. Real estate appreciates at a rate far greater than the rate of
inflation, builds equity, provides a steady return on investment,
provides cash flow, and can offer substantial tax benefits. This
handbook is the resource for novices and pros alike; it will guide
you through every step of the process of real estate investing. This
new exhaustively researched book will arm you with hundreds of
innovative ideas that you can put to use right away. This book gives
you the proven strategies and actual case studies from experts to
help you invest better and wiser with less time and effort.
A sampling of
what’s covered in this encyclopedic book includes: how to find
below-market deals, investing with little or no down payment, seller
financing, foreclosures and REOs, investment property, negotiating,
purchase offers, managing rental property, flipping, auctions, tax
sales, financing, mortgage terms, agents, cash flow, inspections,
contracts, tenants, lease agreements, insurance, taxes and
accounting, escrow, essential mathematical calculations, sample
forms, development, taxation, exchange rules, and regulations. This
book is loaded with case studies and success stories—from real
people. You will uncover secrets that expert real estate investors
use every day. This comprehensive resource contains a wealth of
modern tips and strategies for getting started in this very
lucrative area. This book is the foundation for understanding how to
invest in real estate. ISBN-10:
0-910627-69-X • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-69-6 432 Pages • Item #
9780910627696 • $24.95
The Complete Guide to Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens & Deeds:
How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely
Purchasing
tax lien instruments from city, county, and municipal governments
can provide you with very high and secure rates of return, in some
cases as high as 12%, 18%, 24%, or even 1,000% or more per year. If
performed correctly, investments in tax lien instruments will far
outpace stock market performance, even traditional real estate
investments. The key is to know how to perform this process
correctly.
Tax lien
certificates and deeds are not purchased through a broker; you
purchase these property tax liens directly from the state or county
government (depending on the state). This type of investment was
created by state law, and state law protects you as the investor.
Investing in tax liens and deeds can be very rewarding. Tax liens
can be tax deferred or even tax-free. You can purchase them in your
self-directed IRA. Interest rates vary but average between 4% and
18%. The interest rates are fixed by local governments, essentially
a government-guaranteed loan. Additionally, the investment is
secured by real property (real estate).
This sounds
great, but what is the catch? There really is none, except you must
know what you are doing! This groundbreaking and exhaustively
researched new book will provide everything you need to know to get
you started on generating high-investment returns with low risk,
from start to finish. You will learn what property tax liens and tax
lien certificates are; how to invest in tax lien certificates; how
to buy tax lien certificates; insider secrets to help you double or
even triple your investment, how to start with under $1,000; the
risks, traps, and pitfalls to avoid; and a detailed directory of
states that sell tax lien certificates with contact information.
In addition,
we spent thousands of hours interviewing, e-mailing, and
communicating with hundreds of today’s most successful investors.
This book is a compilation of their secrets and proven successful
ideas. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints, tricks,
and secrets on how to purchase tax liens and deeds and earn enormous
profits, then this book is for you. ISBN-10:
0-910627-73-8 • ISBN-13: 978-0-910627-73-3 288 Pages • Item #
9780910627733 • $21.95
USA Best Books Awards 2007 Business: Personal Real Estate:
The Complete Guide to Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens & Deeds:
How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely by Jamaine Burrell
Private Mortgage Investing: How to Earn 12% or More on Your Savings,
Investments, IRA Accounts and Personal Equity: A Complete Resource
Guide with 100s of Hints, Tips & Secrets from Experts Who Do It
Every Day
In
recent years, stock market investing has been proven unstable and
not very rewarding. In fact, many people have seen their retirement
and personal holding accounts dwindle. This new book provides an
alternate to investors. It provides detailed information on how to
put money to work in a relatively safe private mortgage investment
with a high return of 12 to 15 percent (or more) in most cases.
Private mortgages have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry.
This market allows investors to earn substantially higher
yields—while offering the security of real property to back the
loan. Private mortgages have become an important fixed income
vehicle for many investors with their personal funds, equity, and
self-directed IRA accounts.
Private mortgage investing isn’t for the get-rich-quick type of
person. However, you can comfortably double your money every 4 to 6
years. For example, should you invest in your self-directed IRA and
re-invest as notes pay off? $100,000 at 12 percent grows to over
$200,000 in six years, to $500,000 in 13 years and to over $1
million in 19 years.
Private mortgage loans are backed by real property. Generally, you
would not lend more than 55 percent on the value of the property,
thus the investment is again relatively safe. Instead of
concentrating on the borrower’s credit history, private mortgage
lenders concentrate their investment decisions on the real property
itself. However, like any business or investment, there are a lot of
details to learn, and you do not need to learn them on your own.
Learning them on your own can be costly. In this economic
environment of very low interest rates, you can still earn high
yields with virtually little or no risk to your investment. 288 Pages • Item #9781601382740 • $29.95
ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards
Finalist:
Mortgage Investing by Teri Clark and Matthew Stewart Tabacchi
The Complete Guide to Buying a Second Home or Real Estate in
Mexico: Insider Secrets You Need to Know
More than a million Americans own second homes in Mexico, according
to the National Association of Realtors. As home prices in the U.S.
hit record highs, Mexico has emerged as a solid contender for people
who are considering either buying second homes or investing in a
vacation home or future retirement properties.
The U.S. State Department estimates that there are 385,000 Americans
permanently living in Mexico, almost twice the number from a decade
ago. Many are buying new waterfront resorts targeted to Americans in
popular destinations like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Sonora, and the
Baja Peninsula. The laid-back lure of Mexico's beaches, forests,
deserts, people, fishing, golf, and culture has been capturing
visitors and second-home buyers for decades. Buying property in
Mexico has become easier as a result of the North American Free
Trade Agreement and through the use of this groundbreaking new book.
Most living expenses are cheaper in Mexico, making this very
appealing to retirees or those able to telecommute.