Getting Started in Real Estate Investing

by Thomsett, Michael C.; Thomsett, Jean F.

• ISBN13: 9780471311942
• ISBN10: 0471311944
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-09-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

This user-friendly guide to smart real estate investing thoroughly explains everything you need to know to get started along with the potential for profit and possible pitfalls. Financing your investment, tax considerations, important trends to watch for, special problems of real estate bookkeeping, analyzing the market in any given geographic area and locating bargains are among the topics discussed. Includes an abundance of examples, definitions, case histories, graphs, charts and landlord forms.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Allure of Property	p. 1
Should You Be a Real Estate Investor?	p. 6
How to Choose Property	p. 31
Financing Your Investment	p. 49
The Cost of Borrowing	p. 66
Tax Benefits of Real Estate	p. 86
Setting Up Your Books	p. 104
Managing Your Investment	p. 121
Analyzing the Market	p. 140
Working with Professionals	p. 158
Becoming a Landlord	p. 172
The Fixer-Upper Market	p. 194
Passive Investments	p. 208
Other Ways to Invest	p. 221
Setting Your Investment Goals	p. 232
Glossary	p. 243
Appendix	p. 257
Index	p. 261
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