Financial security is available to everyone through real estate acquisition. Regardless of your income, education or net worth, real estate ownership is essential in today's volatile economy. Common sense, consistent effort and an understanding of the possibilities are all you need. This book covers the many ways to acquire real estate within the context of cycles and the ongoing changes in our financial system. You always want to own some real estate. Many people go through a life of hard work and have nothing to show for it except a mountain of debt. In this cash flow extraction society, every aware individual who can think independently and critically needs to build a base of real estate ownership. The natural structure of real estate gives it the edge over other investments and provides the opportunity for financial security. Rental income, appreciation, tax shelter, and equity buildup are the four benefits of rental real estate that make it the source of financial security not available from other investments. Real Estate Acquisition shows how the seven year housing cycle was rolling over in 2007 just as the 18-year general real estate cycle was headed for a trough in 2008. These two documented cycle events warned of the current real estate slump long before it hit front page news. This is a primary timing tendency for real estate acquisition that all real estate investors can use as an investment guide. In addition, a ten year financial crisis cycle has resurfaced from the 1800s and is gaining significance. Knowing the tendencies of cycles gives real meaning to the old advice to buy low and sell high. There are hundreds of ways to acquire real estate and a cash purchase is only one of them. This book contains over a 150 techniques for acquiring real estate, designed to help you achieve financial independence and security. Everyone who owns real estate or is thinking about investing should read this book. This is especially true if your major real estate investment is your home.

This book will help you, whether novice or experienced veteran to prepare, market, and sell your home. The authors have over 300 years of combined experience and have negotiated more than 35,000 home sales. Knowledge enables you to negotiate a better deal. Rely on these experts to help you sell your home at the highest price in the shortest time while avoiding the mistakes made by many home sellers and inexperienced agents.

The New Rise in Real Estate: The Nation's Trusted Real Estate Advisors Reveal Their Top Secrets for Buying and Selling Homes in the New Real Estate Economy Real Estate has changed forever... ...and that change can either help you make money-or lose it The opportunities in buying and selling homes have never been greater, but that goes for the dangers too. How can you know the best moves to make when you're moving-or simply looking for the most profitable real estate investments? America's best and most successful real estate advisors are here to help-with cutting-edge advice you won't get anywhere else. They've got their finger on the pulse of the country's real estate market-and they're ready to share their insider strategies here for the first time ever The New Rise in Real Estate could lead to a rise in your bank account, if you know how to take advantage of it. This revealing book, created and compiled by the National Association of Expert Advisors, will uncover the moneymaking secrets from the pros who know-and who are now giving you exclusive access to their proven strategies for buying and selling homes. To find a Certified Home Selling Advisor in your area, go to www.NAEA.com To find a Certified Home Selling Advisor in your area, go to www.NAEA.com

Selling your home? Make your property outshine and outsell the competition by staging it yourself. "Consider It Sold" is a complete guide to home staging, with practical and easy-to-follow tips that will help you stage your way to a quick and profitable sale. This book details the entire staging process and includes photos, checklists, shopping tips, and a 4-step staging plan that shows how to highlight your property's best features while minimizing its imperfections. With the information in this book, and the furniture and accessories you already have, you can transform your home into a must-have property

Phil Spencer, property expert and co-presenter of hit series Location, Location, Location, provides everything you need to know to help you buy (and sell) your first home Want to own your own home, but not sure where to start? Need some friendly advice from a property professional? In How to Buy Your First Home, property expert Phil Spencer takes the worry out of the property market. Breaking everything down into simple and achievable steps, he makes this daunting process easy. Learn how to: - Find your perfect pad - Choose which mortgage is right for you - Negotiate with estate agents and sellers - Organise exchange and completion Including indispensable advice, money-saving tips and an essential trouble-shooting section, this guide covers everything a first-time buyer needs to know. And when it's time to move on again, this book will show you how to sell your home too. Phil Spencer is one the best-known faces on British television, co-presenting the hit Channel 4 series Location, Location, Location and Relocation, Relocation. Phil has written regularly columns in The Sunday Times and Country Life, and is contracted to Archant publishing to write columns that are syndicated in the group's numerous local glossy magazines which are distributed nationwide. Recent TV appearances include on The One Show, Children in Need and The Friday Night Project, and Phil also regularly appears on the radio to discuss property issues.

REVISED AND UPDATED This revised and expanded new edition of David Lawrenson`s bestselling book shows you how to buy the right property in the right location (including abroad), and how to maximise yield and capital gain - whatever the state of the market. It includes advice on: - Getting the best possible deals from developers and private sellers, and at auctions - Managing issues such as tax, mortgages, credit rating, insurances, damp, flood risk, and letting agents - Complying and keeping up to date with all laws and regulations - Avoiding tenants from hell This new edition reflects the current market as well as up-to-date information on mortgage availability, licensing and HHSRS regulations; the Green Deal re-launch; squatting laws; tenancy deposit schemes and immigration check requirements. 'Stands out as a practical and extremely detailed guide for landlords . . . crammed full of tips.' -- National Landlords Association 'Excellent guidance . . . a valuable contribution to the savvy landlord's bookshelf.' -- Landlordzone.co.uk David Lawrenson has more than thirty years' experience as a landlord, buy-to-let expert and property consultant. His consultancy service at www.LettingFocus.com provides independent advice for landlords and organisations that provide services to the private rented sector.

Within every real estate market, there are entire communities of mobile homes. Thousands of people live within these mobile home communities but very few people know the investors who own them. Why do investors own and invest in mobile homes? Niche investors own mobile homes and mobile home communities because they are lucrative and extremely profitable investments. Mobile homes are investments that most real estate investors routinely misunderstand and ignore. It is a market niche where most within the industry do not want to openly discuss or share. There are many myths and misconceptions of mobile home investing. Contrary to popular opinion, mobile home investing is often simpler and easier to get into than conventional real estate investing. It can also be much more profitable and provide a higher return on your investment. Discover the world of mobile home investing. Learn what most real estate investors will never learn in a lifetime of house investing. Learn from someone who first started out as a real estate investor, then moved into mobile home investing, then ultimately mobile home park investing. Read the insightful and enlightening answers to questions so many people ask regarding the mysterious world of mobile home investing. In this book, Jerry answers common questions on these areas of mobile home investing: Basic Concepts, Market Research, Finding Deals, Profit Strategies, Purchase & Financing, Inspections, Marketing, Preparation Process, Management Issues, Tenant Management, and Maintenance/Repairs

Create financial freedom following a proven step by step checklist to build your Rent to Rent business! Jacquie Edwards built a business using the Rent to Rent strategy that has made her financially free and she's put everything she learned into this guide to help you get started. This book contains the 4 key steps in a logical and easy to follow formula that will take you from overwhelm through to signing your first Rent to Rent deal. Get detailed guidance on how to create a business plan and budget, set up all the legal aspects of your business, get the right contracts, find the right area, present your offer to the owner - AND MORE! If you want to know exactly what your next steps are in your Rent to Rent business from wherever you are now - then this is the book for you. There is nothing else like it on the market today!

Become Smart Homebuyers the easy way...learn from the costly blunders of others.Share over 500 years experience of attorneys, appraisers, architects, bankers, builders, Realtors, surveyors and many "sorry" homebuyer victims via text and many cool CARTOONS.A guaranteed working manual where you will learn life skills saving your wallet and your sanity today. An expensive book? Not compared to buying the WRONG house. PRICED LESS THAN A TANK OF GAS.. Over 107 secrets worth at least $285,850. EAVESDROP on a $200 real estate attorney interview. Add over 500 years of Smart Homebuying experience to your homebuying arsenal today. 376 pages...less than 10 cents per page. Spanish version coming soon.

Buying a home is probably the single most important investment people ever make. But once you understand the process, much of the fear will vanish. And the joy of owning your own home and putting down roots offers security and satisfaction.

Stephen Pollan walks first-time buyers through the whole process, from house hunting to moving day. He has seen the whole picture as a lawyer, broker, banker, and financial adviser. He, Mark Levine, and Michael Pollan show you how to:

search for a location and learn how to evaluate it

assemble your team: broker, lawyer, contractor, accountant, inspector, and insurance broker

make sure your team serves you, not just the deal itself

use the tactics of negotiating, including offers, increments, what to say, and when and where to say it

examine the contract in detail--what to look for and what to insist on

choose the right bank for your mortgage, straighten out credit difficulties and potential objections

prepare, practice, and plan for the "mysterious ritual" of closing or settling on a house.

"The Field Guide to Home Buying in America" teaches you to be your own best expert and makes home buying a joyous and rewarding experience.

This book has been written to educate real estate owners and sellers how the marketing of their property by the real estate sales community has changed to their detriment and to show them that is a solution to the current problem and this solution is the Internet and how to effecitively utilize it to sell their real estate all the while saving big money in doing so.   
    The book is combined with and refers to a new system for selling real estate online that enables sellers for the first time to not just market their property but to actually track and complete the entire transaction electronically.

"If you're a home seller wishing to skip the conventional process of listing your home and waiting for a qualified buyer, and you've always wanted to be "rich enough" to help your favorite charity in a big way, your time has come. I Sold My House in a Raffle explains the entire process for homeowners, realtors, and also for the nonprofit director who is open to an innovative fundraising alternative that can provide a sizeable chunk of cash to support the charity. "

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Diane Giraudo McDermott, an advocate of animal rights, couldn't match the incentives building developers were offering home buyers, and buyers interested in her property couldn't qualify for a loan; so she used her marketing background and partnered with a "no-kill" animal shelter and successfully sold her house in a raffle. "
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"I Sold My House in a Raffle is an excellent example of Creative Marketing. The best marketers think "out of the box" and Diane shows that you can really sell your house in a raffle " -Ali Pervez, International Best Selling Author, Get Your Black Belt In Marketing, www.blackbeltinmarketing.com ""
"What a great marketing tool This is a hot new method to get a property sold. My clients love this idea--I already have my first raffle house lined up. I'll use Diane's process to get and sell more listings." Jack C. Rosemary - California Real Estate Broker, 26 years experience "

"Inside, you'll learn how to utilize the best marketing techniques, create a winning raffle formula, complete the required paperwork, connect with the right charity, and reduce your risk.
Take charge of your real estate future--save thousands of dollars, save time waiting for that qualified buyer, and get your full asking price This is a method whose time has come, and it can work for you too. "

- Find out if you have a good raffle house - Utilize the best marketing techniques - Complete the required paperwork - Connect with the right charity - Reduce your risk Take charge of your real estate future, save thousands of dollars, and take the risk out of waiting for that qualified buyer. This is a method whose time has come, and it can work for you too. If you're a home seller wishing to skip the conventional process of listing your home and waiting for a qualified buyer, and you've always wanted to be "rich enough" to help your favorite charity in a big way, your time has come. "I Sold My House in a Raffle" explains the entire process for the home seller and the nonprofit director who is open to an innovative fundraising alternative that can provide a sizeable chunk of cash to support the charity's cause.

Home ownership is a cornerstone of the American dream, but it's a complex process that, without the right guidance, can seem like a nightmare. This "Missing Manual" takes you through the process of buying a home, from start to finish. Along the way, you'll use the book's expert advice and fill-in forms to identify the house you want, figure out what kind of neighborhood you want to live in, determine what a target home is really worth, make an offer, and close the deal. Throughout the process, this book helps you: realistically determine how much house you can afford; assemble a real estate team that's looking after your interests and not the seller's; understand the different ways to finance your house, and which is best for you; create an attractive offer with the best chance of acceptance; learn what lenders look for so you can get your mortgage approved; inspect your new home to uncover potential problems; and, prepare all the right paperwork for a smooth closing.

The Foreclosure Echo tells the story of the ordinary people whose quest for the American dream was crushed in the foreclosure crisis when they were threatened with losing their homes. The authors, Linda E. Fisher and Judith Fox - each with decades of experience defending low-to-moderate-income people from foreclosure and predatory lending practices - have employed a range of legal, economic, and social-science research to document these stories, showing not only how people experienced the crisis, but also how lenders and public institutions failed to protect them. The book also describes the ongoing effects of the crisis - including vacant land and abandoned buildings - and how these conditions have exacerbated the economic plight of millions of people who lost their homes and have increased inequality across the country. This book should be read by anyone who wants to understand the fallout of the last financial crisis and learn what we can do now to avoid another one.

You'll learn:

-- How to shape logs, make corner joints, erect walls, fit joists, add decks and porches, and much more.

-- How manufacturers' kit homes differ, illustrated by many photographs and detailed drawings.

-- How to pick the best site for a house and plan your foundation, driveway and landscaping.

-- What the manufacturer of a kit log house can do for you -- and how to be sure you get what you want.

-- The secrets of how to save the most on building your log home -- what you can do best yourself and when to get professional help.

-- Tools you'll need and ways to simplify hard jobs like raising logs and planning for chimneys.

This is the basic book for the log house builder, with those special tips that come only with much experience.

The challenges of establishing a successful and sustainable property tax in Latin American countries are numerous and varied, yet many jurisdictions are implementing viable reforms. Public officials responsible for its administration often face intense political pressure because the property tax is universal and highly visible. Public dissatisfaction arises because the property tax requires payment independent of a property transaction. Moreover, equitable property tax assessment depends on a variety of factors, including operational efficiency, technical expertise, available data, administrative capacity, and political will.
Certain conditions in Latin America compound these difficulties. Large disparities in income and wealth complicate the setting of equitable property tax rates, and as a result some municipalities are under-resourced to support efficient property tax collection. Limited access to data on property sales prices hampers accurate valuations, as does the great diversity in land tenure and occupation patterns in the region. An added difficulty is the distrust of public authorities by many taxpayers in view of weak governance and corruption.
Widespread informal land occupation also complicates matters. Excluding informal properties limits the universality of the tax and its ability to generate revenue, but including such properties requires significant efforts to update cadastral records (a comprehensive register of real property location, ownership and value). How residents of informal areas perceive the tax is another concern.
Reports on property tax revenues in Latin America are not consistent, the quality of the data is less than satisfactory, and collections vary greatly across jurisdictions and countries. The available evidence indicates that the property tax is of limited importance as a source of revenue to support local expenditures. As a result, it is easy to understand why using fees and charges instead of reforming the property tax might be less influenced by political factors, easier to administer, more efficient, and more capable of generating revenue.
Nevertheless, property taxation remains the best way to support local public expenditures for several reasons, including its familiarity to taxpayers, its progressivity relative to taxes on consumption, and the difficulty of tax avoidance. Indeed, a growing number of municipalities demonstrate the feasibility of operating efficient property tax systems. Based on their experiences, this report presents a comprehensive framework that could help overcome many of the traditional roadblocks to successful property taxation in Latin America. Recommended reforms focus on three areas: Fiscal policy, Tax policies, Assessment practices and collection procedures.

Successful Real Estate Investing teaches valuable lessons for investors of all experience levels, helping them avoid mistakes and ultimately make more money. Real estate investing is always a topic of conversation, whether you're at a cocktail party, a networking event, or even a family gathering. But every year, thousands of investors make devastating mistakes that cost them thousands or even millions of dollars. Through thirty-eight tales, property management and commercial brokerage expert Cliff Hockley tells the stories of dozens of real estate investors, their mistakes, and how they corrected them-if they were able. Their stories feature a myriad of investment types, from single-family homes to industrial parks, as well as a diverse profile of investors. In an engaging, storytelling style, Cliff shares what investors need to know to be successful with their real estate investments.