Investing in Real Estate, Fourth Edition

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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

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.

Editorials

	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... read full editorial
	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... read full editorial
	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... read full editorial

Customer Reviews

	Must Read! Gotta Have!!
	(TX) August 30, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars
	Execellent book for beginner or experienced investor. The chapter on 'legitimate' funding sources for low down payments is an eye opener. It also includes the relevent web-site addresses, and provides an illuminating view... read full review
	An Objective Real Estate Encyclopaedia
	(North York, Ontario Canada) June 11, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars
	This book is highly informative. Most importantly, this book is also highly objective that will give you a realistic approach in investing in real estate. It also has good discussions on the many techniques... read full review
	The Magic Bullet
	(Orlando, Florida United States) June 2, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars
	this book is a slightly updated version of edition number three. not much was changed - either version scores a 5 in my book. like many others, i have invested several hundred dollars in RE investment "how-to's"... read full review

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