 | Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth by Larry B. Loftis
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.90 A gerat book for new ivestors to learn the ropes and for experienced investors to add to their portfolio.
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 | Fix 'em Up, Rent 'em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-up & Rental Business in Your Spare Time; or, Investing in Real Estate and Creating Wealth with Fixer-Upper Houses by Terry W. Sprouse
Buy new: $13.87 / Used from: $17.08 My book recommends buying a fix-up house, do all the work yourself, and learn everything you can without relying on the "experts."
Then, do it again.
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 | Upside Up Real Estate Investing by Bob Zachmeier
Buy new: $19.95 A great system for increasing an investment property's value.
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 | Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age (Finish Rich Book Series) by David Bach
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.83 Author David Bach has a good succinct section about one of the safest ways to invest in real estate. That is to buy a home, live in it, then rent it - then do it again. I don't agree with his advise in other sections, but this section is well written and hits the nail right on the head.
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 | Home Buying For Dummies, 3rd edition by Eric Tyson
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $7.89 One of the most complete and down-to-earthe books availbale on home purchasing.
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 | The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit: How You Can Double Your Income By Investing in Real Estate on a Part-Time Basis by Thomas Lucier
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.03 Play it safe by living in your investment property while you fix it up, then sell it after two years and pay no federal capital gains tax, as granted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. There is a good section describing this tax exclusion in Lucier's book.
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 | Start Small, Profit Big in Real Estate: Fixer Jay's 2-Year Plan for Building Wealth - Starting from Scratch by Jay P. DeCima
Buy new: $13.37 / Used from: $3.83 Buying fix-up houses at low cost, repairing them, then renting them out or selling them is a hard system to beat. Jay DeCima has been doing it for years and describes the process well.
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 | Housewise by Suzanne Brangham
Buy used from: $11.28 Suzanne Brangham made it rich by buying houses, fixing them up, selling them, and continuously buying larger, more expensive properties each time.
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 | How to Succeed in Commercial Real Estate by John L. Bowman
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $13.44 An easy to understand guide to buying and selling commercial real estate.
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 | Make Money with Small Income Properties by Gary W. Eldred
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $5.90 Another option is to invest in multi-unit rental properties. If you are just getting started, buy a duplex or triplex, live in one unit and rent the others out. Let the other renters pay for your mortgage payments.
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 | How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days: Third Edition by Bill G. Effros
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $7.99 A great way to learn the ropes in real estate, and save lots of money is to sell you house by yourself. (All the better if you have lived in it for two years and qualify for a federal tax exemption.) This book describes a fast and relatively painless way to accelerate the home-selling process.
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| Creating an Accessory Apartment by Patrick H. Hare
Buy used from: $2.71 If you own a large house or have space on your property, increase your monthly income by adding an apartment to your property that you can rent out.
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 | New Fix-It-Yourself Manual: How to Repair, Clean, and Maintain Anything and Everything In and Around Your Home
Buy new: $22.75 / Used from: $1.63 Save money buy doing your on repairs, both when fixing up a newly purchased house, and when you have to repair your rental properties when they are occupied with renters.
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| Arizona Landlord's Deskbook by Carlton C. Casler
Learn about the rights and responsibilities of landlords, and have the legal forms that you need to deal properly with renters.
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 | Landlording: A Handymanual for Scrupulous Landlords and Landladies Who Do It Themselves by Leigh Robinson
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $18.66 Learn how to manage renters and avoid costly turnover and confrontations.
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 | Be a Real Estate Millionaire: Secret Strategies To Lifetime Wealth Today by Dean Graziosi
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $15.35 Covers many key areas related to successful real estate investing. Has a useful section on identifying real estate cycles.
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