Discover everything you need to become a successful property investor, developer or renovator in Martin Roberts' practical and inspirational guide. From buying a house at the best possible price, to undertaking a complicated conversion project; from investing in commercial property to buying a rental property abroad, BBC TV's Homes Under the Hammer presenter, Martin Roberts, teaches you how to avoid the pitfalls and holds your hand through this exciting, lucrative and rewarding world. This is the definitive guide to successful property development. Using his own experience in developing property, Martin shows you what to do and what to avoid. You will learn about: - Buying at auction - Finding the right location - Rental and capital growth strategies - Negotiating the best deal - Buying overseas - Weathering downturns in the market - And much, much more. ABOUT THE SERIES People have been learning with Teach Yourself since 1938. With a vast range of practical how-to guides covering language learning, lifestyle, hobbies, business, psychology, and self-help, there's a Teach Yourself book for everything you want to do. Join more than 60 million people who have reached their goals with Teach Yourself, and never stop learning.

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Book Description The housing crash turned millions of foreclosed homeowners into renters. Millions more are underwater, delinquent or in default. Waves of downsizing baby boomers (10,000 a day turn 65) are opting to rent. Boomerangers...3 million young adults who lived with their parents during the Great Recession...are now moving out to rent on their own. Every year hundreds of thousands of new immigrants are renting until they can buy into the American dream of homeownership. Simply put, millions of new renters will drive rental housing demand for years to come. Why is this important? Today the convergence of below-market inventory, low interest rates and higher rents has created a once-in-a-generation "Perfect Storm" of opportunity in the single-family rental market. Get rich quick schemes are still too good to be true -- and are mostly bunk. Today get rich slowly strategies are paying off handsomely for smart real estate investors. How You Will Benefit In Under 100 Pages This step-by-step SMART ESSENTIALS guide shows you the seven masteries you must get right to earn the profits that insider savvy delivers to smart investors today. BLUEPRINT: Get the Big Picture to how real estate investing builds your wealth. TOOLKIT: Learn the rules to maximize cash flow, tax breaks and investment return. PROPERTIES: Find properties that make money both when you buy and when you sell. ANALYZE: Run the numbers to spot diamonds in the rough that will cash flow profitably. PURCHASE: Craft win-win counteroffers and nail financing that fit your strategy. MANAGE: Avoid costly property management mistakes rookie landlords make. CASH OUT: Know the triggers to time your exit and sell for the most profit possible. SMART ESSENTIALS FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTING is written for the small investor. If you plan to invest in single-family homes, condos/co-ops, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, quads or small apartment buildings with 2-10 units, this SMART ESSENTIALS is for you.

If you are currently renting your home or perhaps living with your parents, perhaps you are beginning to wonder if it is time to step out on your own. If so, this quick read will show you a path forward to homeownership. In the process you will unearth ways to save thousands of dollars and lots of headaches. Buying a home can seem daunting, especially for a first time buyer. Who do you trust to guide you? How do you figure out what programs make sense for you? And when you find a home, what's next? Sitting back and staying put makes no sense, did you know that the net worth of a homeowner is nearly 20 times that of someone who rents? The waiting game is behind you Within these pages you will be shown the how to every step of the way, without the confusing jargon. You need to make certain that your interests are front and center, that is why this book is a must read for anyone serious about changing their lives for the better.

Learn all the tricks of the property trade as Martin leads you through the World of property investing, renovating and developing. Now updated and revised. `Making Money From Property' is a practical, inspirational guide to everything you need to become a successful property investor, developer or renovator. From buying at the best possible price to undertaking a conversion project; from investing in commercial property to buying a rental property abroad, Martin teaches you how to avoid the pitfalls and holds your hand through this potentially exciting, lucrative and rewarding world. "The book is written in a comprehensive manner, assuming complete inexperience, so that novices will be aware of all aspects of buying property."

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About The Book SMART ESSENTIALS FOR BUYING A HOME shares everything you ever need to know to buy a home...and skips the filler you don't need. We know your time is precious. In this SMART ESSENTIALS you'll find concise, practical, insider buying strategies to accomplish six smart steps that every home buyer must get right: Find the right TEAM of buyer's agent and mortgage pro to be on your side. Nail down a smart home-buying BUDGET, but not buy more home than you need. Make your MONEY work harder with the perfect loan for your financial situation. SHOP only homes that fit your budget and lifestyle. NEGOTIATE counteroffers like a riverboat gambler to get the best contract. Avoid costly last-minute CLOSING mistakes that can kill your deal. In a nutshell: SMART ESSENTIALS makes you money buying the home of your dreams for the best price, saves you time buying the right home to fit your needs and keeps resale in mind, plus shows you how to avoid common mistakes that can cost you serious money. About The Series If you want to get smarter for less, then SMART ESSENTIAL guides are all you need. SMART ESSENTIALS readers appreciate the smart, useful, distilled information that goes straight to the point. Certainly, you can swim through the tides of endless online articles searching for useful information. Yes, you can slog through full-length how-to books trying to glean the one chapter you really need hidden in the general filler. But SMART ESSENTIALS readers are too smart for that. You want the information now. You want it smartly presented. You want it current for today's market. Mostly you want your information short, concentrated and applicable to your situation - you want SMART ESSENTIALS. About The Editor Dan Gooder Richard is the editor of the SMART ESSENTIALS series. Dan's first book, REAL ESTATE RAINMAKER(R): Successful Strategies for Real Estate Marketing, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2000. Dan's second book, REAL ESTATE RAINMAKER(R): Guide to Online Marketing, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2004. As a publisher, author, speaker and one of the real estate industry's leading authorities in marketing and lead management since 1979, Dan is also creator of the RAINMAKER LEAD SYSTEM(R) now in use by thousands of real estate professionals nationwide.

I have written this book to share my experience with new investors and give them ideas about how they too can win big in real estate investment. In addition to the solutions developed based on my personal experience, I have included unique tips from experts who have helped me navigate the exciting world of real estate investment. How can you buy foreclosed homes at rock-bottom prices? How do you keep your rehab costs low? How do you get right insurance coverage? What is the best strategy to flip homes? You will get answers to all these questions in this book. This book will teach you how to pick the right invest-ment property, how to hire a good home inspector, where to find money to buy properties, whether you should hold for the long term or flip your properties and what is the best exit strategy, among many other important things you are likely to face as you enter the field. Giving you step-by-step instructions, this book will guide you how to stay clear of gimmicks and help avoid simple but costly mistakes. It will give you the tools you need to turn your real estate investment into a profitable experience.