Fix It & Flip It: How to Make Money Rehabbing Real Estate for Profit Even in a Down Market

by Hamilton, Gene; Hamilton, Katie

• ISBN13: 9780071544146
• ISBN10: 0071544143
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Repair, remodel, resell-and get your top investment dollarThe current real estate market is ripe for rehabbing. Based on decades of successful flipping experience, this Revised and Expanded edition of the real estate classicFix It and Flip Itwill help you buy the right property at the right price and use professional estimating tools to plan the project and control costs. Katie and Gene Hamilton also include Worksheets and checklists to evaluate, coordinate, and supervise the job New strategies for down markets, including how to use renting as a fallback position Fresh flipping strategies for condos, a rapidly growing investment category 25 brand-new tips for do-it-yourself investors in the "Quick Fixes, Cleanups, and Repairs That Make You Money" section

Author Biography

Katie Hamilton and Gene Hamilton are the authors of twenty books, including Fix It and Flip It. They are also the authors of “Do It Yourself or Not?,” a popular weekly syndicated column.

Table of Contents

Buy, Improve. And Sell or Rent to Profit

Personality Traits Investor

Our Personal Story

Living in a Fixer-Upper

Tailoring a Fix-Up Strategy

Finding the Money

Finding Property

Evaluating Property

An Investor's Perspective

Doing the Math

Buying the Property

Quick Fixes

Estimating Fix-Up Costs

Space-Expanding

Who Does the Work?

Selling for a Profit

Renting as a Fallback

Timeline Fora Fast Fix it and Flip (Under 60 Days)

Timeline Fora Space-Expanding Makeover (Six Months)

Timeline Fora Llve-In, Fix-Up, And Sell-Later House (365-Plus Days)

Timeline For a Live-In, Fix-Up, and Rent-Later Condo (365-Plus Days)

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