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Investment Properties and Property ManagementFrom single family rentals to fourplexes and apartment buildings to commercial high rises, investing in real estate brings rewards to many. Learn how to buy investment properties, work with tenants, understand leases and evictions, hire property managers or buy mortgages and trust deeds.
Buy, Fix & Sell: Part 1 of 5 - How to Buy, Fix-Up & Sell Your Home
How to buy, fix-up and sell your home or investment property. Easy and low-cost remodeling projects that anybody can do to improve the value of your home, even with little or no experience. Bungalow remodel: paint, laying ceramic and more. Buy, Fix & Sell: Part 2 of 5 - How to Buy, Fix-Up & Sell Your Home
How to buy, fix-up and sell a Dutch Colonial, install drop ceiling, strip paint from wood, refinish maple floors, build and install storage cabinet. Buy, Fix & Sell: Part 3 of 5 - How to Buy, Fix-Up & Sell Your Home
Easy and low-cost remodeling projects that anybody can do to improve the value of your home, even with no experience. Cape Cod Fixer. Install skylights. Remodel kitchen. Carpet stairs. Replace bathroom floor. Buy, Fix & Sell: Part 4 of 5 - How to Buy, Fix-Up & Sell Your Home
First-hand account of how I personally finished a lower level of a split-level house. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, framing walls, fireplace install, Sheetrocking, repairing an upper deck that leaked, hanging paneling, woodworking. Buy, Fix & Sell: Part 5 of 5 - How to Buy, Fix-Up & Sell Your Home
First-hand account of how I personally built a garage, designed and installed a kitchen island with dishwasher, replaced my basement stairs and built two outdoor decks: attached and floating. Get Rich Quick Real Estate Seminars
If you've wondered about those "get rich quick" and "no money down" real estate seminar schemes, get your answers here. Do those silver-tongued devils speak the truth or are they just a slimy version of latter day snake oil salesmen? Robert G. Allen - Is Robert Allen a Real Estate Guru or Charlatan?
About Robert G. Allen. The basic three Robert Allen methods, how Allen's investment strategies work and whether average investors can make the Robert G. Allen methods work for themselves. Donald Trump - The Face of Real Estate
The triumphs and tribulations of the world's most famous real estate developer, Donald Trump. From Trump's beginnings, to his takeover of Manhattan to his casino bankruptcy. Bonus feature: the Trump brand. Sam Zell - Real Estate Magician
Overview of Sam Zell's investment principles and explanation of how Zell bought residential properties at fire-sale prices. Sam Zell's branding and how he built his media and real estate empire. Tearing Down a House
Determining if a house is worth tearing down. Steps to take before you tear down a house and thorough explanation of that process. Alternatives to tearing down a house. Fixer Upper Homes
How to buy a fixer upper home. Analyzing repair costs to fix up a home. Spotting good buys that require cosmetic improvements over major rehab projects. Selling Seller Carry-back Mortgages
Selling a carry-back mortgage to an investor. About seller carry-back mortgages, benefits to home sellers who carry financing and how to sell the carry-back mortgage by discounting its value. Top 10 Do It Yourself Mistakes
How to avoid the top Do-It-Yourself mistakes. How not to screw up when fixing up a house to sell or flip. How to make your next DIY project go more smoothly and finally sell that house for top dollar. Finding Easy-to-Rent Houses
Not all homes are easy to rent. There are a number of variables that determine whether a home has potential as a rental. How to Do a 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange
The Internal Revenue Service has given real estate investors a way to avoid paying immediate taxes on proceeds of sale. It's called a 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange or Starker Exchange. Learn how you can delay paying capital gains. John T. Reed's Seminar Reviews
John T. Reed has compiled an excellent directory of seminar gurus, real estate authors and Web sites to avoid. If there is no positive recommendation for a particular author or speaker, consider Reed's advice negative and look elsewhere. How to Find Good Rentals
Doing your homework before you buy an investment property will help to assure that you don't make mistakes of inexperienced investors. For example, you don't want to pay more than you need to acquire a good rental, and ideally you would like cash flow. National Real Estate Investor
Industry news about real estate investing that includes such properties as office buildings, multi-family units, retail, industrial and hotel. Institute of Real Estate Mgt.
Professional residential and commercial property management association offers resources and educational tools for anyone interested in property management or learning more about the real estate management industry. Investment Properties Information
Investment articles and information for beginners, including an investment blog, lists of cities that outperform and ways to find property managers. |
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