The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Real Estate Investment, Second Edition

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Seize the advantage in today’s volatile housing market!

The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Real Estate Investing brings you fully up to date on today’s market—dramatically transformed by the burst of the housing bubble. This crash course explains how to dig up the best opportunities—no matter where the economy turns.

Real estate expert Jack Cummings explains why real estate values go up and down—and how to take advantage of those trends. He provides insider tips and tricks, easy and inexpensive methods for creating increased value, and ways of using government benefits to maximize investing power.

In three days or less, you’ll become an expert on the real estate market. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Real Estate Investing teaches you how to:

• Create a goal-oriented plan
• Master the terminology of the real estate industry
• Spot subtle signs of potential problems with a property
• Use economic conversion to maximize profits
• Increase property values
• Develop your investment “comfort zone”
• Make offers and counteroffers
• Find the best sources of financing
  
  

  Table of contents

  Introduction; Part I: Begin Your Successful Real Estate Investing Career; Chapter 1. Sound Investment Strategies Begin with a Goal-Oriented Plan; Chapter 2. Fundamental Real Estate Terminology Made Easy; Chapter 3. Real Estate Mathematics—Simplified; Chapter 4. Local Government Officials and Maximizing Benefits; Chapter 5. Integrate with the Real Estate Industry; Chapter 6. Use Public Information to Become an Expert; Chapter 7. Create an Effective History of Information; Part II. Why Values Go Up and Down—and How to Take Advantage of Those Trends; Chapter 8. What Causes Property Values to Rise and Fall; Chapter 9. Why the Phrase "Location, Location, Location" is "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong"; Chapter 10. The Secret to Increases in Value: Zoning; Chapter 11. How Building Codes and Restrictions Hide Potential Dangers; Chapter 12. Use Economic Conversion to Maximize Profits; Chapter 13. Easy and Inexpensive Methods to Create Increased Value; Part III. Finding the Best Property for You—and Purchasing It; Chapter 14. Fine-Tune your Real Estate Investment Goals; Chapter 15. 7 Different Types of Real Estate to Consider Owning; Chapter 16. Develop Your Investment Comfort Zone; Chapter 17. 10 Secrets of Getting Inside Info on Real Estate Trends; Chapter 18. Evaluate a Property—Before You Buy It; Chapter 19. Beware of "Green Grass Syndrome"; Part IV. How You Buy Establishes How You Profit in Real Estate Investing; Chapter 20. Basic Buying Techniques; Chapter 21. The "Tax Free" Benefit of a 1031 Exchange; Chapter 22. Government Benefits to Maximize Investment Power; Chapter 23. Make Offers and Counteroffers; Chapter 24. Find the Best Source of Financing for Your Transaction; Chapter 25. 12 Common Investor Pitfalls—and How to Avoid Them; AppendixThe Real Estate Investor's VIP ListChapter Review AnswersResources and InformationFinal Examination

  
  

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  About the Author
  Jack Cummings is a highly successful real estate investor, broker, and developer with over 40 years of hands-on experience. He is the author of numerous books on various aspects of the real estate field, including Successful Real Estate Investing for the Single Person, The Real Estate Financing Manual, The Guide to Real Estate Exchanges, and $1,000 Down Can Make You Rich.

  An international speaker and lecturer, he has conducted programs from Australia to Sweden, published a popular real estate exchange newsletter, and has appeared on many television and radio programs nationally