Preface
Introduction¯How to Use This Book
Section I : Are You Prepared to Invest in Rental Properties?
Chapter 1. : Rental Properties and the American Dream
Chapter 2. : I Don’t Know Whether Patience is A Virtue, But with Real Estate Investing, It is Essential
Chapter 3. : The Virtues of Real Estate as an Investment Commodity
Chapter 4. : A Business is A Business is a Business, and Investing in Rental Properties is A Business
Chapter 5. : You’ve Got to Have A Plan
Chapter 6. : What Kind of Investor Are You : Urban Pioneer, Yuppie Rehabber, True Believer?
Chapter 7. : How Much Risk Can You Tolerate?
Chapter 8. : How Involved Do You Wish to Be?
Chapter 9. : How Much Money Can You Invest?
Section II : How to Find The Right Property
Chapter 10. : Finding The Right Apartment Building Can Be Tough
Chapter 11. : Conducting Market Analysis: How to Cruise The Neighborhoods
Chapter 12. : How to Begin The Search
Chapter 13. : When You Call About A Property, Know The Questions to Ask
Chapter 14. : How to Use The Multiple Listing Service
Chapter 15. : Real Estate Agents Can Be Necessary But Irritating Accomplices
Chapter 16. : How to Make The Best of A Real Estate Agent Through Each Step of The Acquisition Process
Chapter 17. : How to Recognize The Most Common Tactics Employed by Unscrupulous Real Estate Agents
Section III : How to Acquire The Right Property
Chapter 18. : How to Do The Numbers : Rule-of-Thumb Formulas for Calculating Cash Flow
Chapter 19. : How to Do A Drive-by Inspection
Chapter 20. : How to Do The Real Numbers : Calculating True Income and Expenses
Chapter 21. : Is This a Good Building or Not? Here is How to Do a Walk-Through
Chapter 22. : How to Negotiate The Best Deal
Chapter 23. : How to Finance Your New Property
Chapter 24. : How Much Cash Will You Need?
Section IV : Some More Things You Need to Know
Chapter 25. : Why No-Money-Down Deals Seldom Work
Chapter 26. : What If You’ve Fallen in Love with A Building But It Generates Negative Cash Flow?
Chapter 27. : When You’re Ready to Sell, You Can Save a Lot of Money with a Tax-Deferred Exchange
Index
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