Fix It & Flip It: How to Make Money Rehabbing Real Estate for Profit Even in a Down Market

Overview

Main description

A fully revised and updated edition of the classic guide to the art of flipping

The first edition of Fix It and Flip It is an all-time favorite of real estate investors. This new edition updates readers with the very latest tips, tactics, and strategies. Experienced and first-time investors alike will learn how to find great properties, get great deals, secure financing, make value-adding improvements, and resell at the highest price.

“This very complete book rates a 10.”-Bob Bruss, Inman News Group

Table of contents

1. BUY, IMPROVE. AND SELL OR RENT TO PROFIT

2. PERSONALITY TRAITS INVESTOR

3. OUR PERSONAL STORY

4. LIVING IN A FIXER-UPPER:

5. TAILORING A FIX-UP STRATEGY

6 FINDING THE MONEY

7 FINDING PROPERTY

8 EVALUATING PROPERTY

9 AN INVESTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

10 DOING THE MATH

11 BUYING THE PROPERTY

12 QUICK FIXES

13 ESTIMATING FIX-UP COSTS

14 SPACE-EXPANDING

15 WHO DOES THE WORK?

16 SELLING FOR A PROFIT

17 RENTING AS A FALLBACK

18 TIMELINE FORA FAST FIX IT AND FLIP (UNDER 60 DAYS)

19 TIMELINE FORA SPACE-EXPANDING MAKEOVER (SIX MONTHS)

20 TIMELINE FORA LlVE-IN, FIX-UP, AND SELL-LATER HOUSE (365-PLUS DAYS)

21 TIMELINE FOR A LIVE-IN, FIX-UP, AND RENT-LATER CONDO (365-PLUS DAYS)

Author comments

Katie Hamilton and Gene Hamilton are the authors of twenty books, including Fix It and Flip It. They are also the authors of “Do It Yourself or Not?,” a popular weekly syndicated column.