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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE: Eight Reasons Rental Properties are the Perfect Investment for Me INTRODUCTION: How to Use This Book PART ONE: WHY OWN RENTALS? One Face Your Investment Fears: Confront the Myths Eight Myths about Real Estate Investing Dispelled Owning Rentals in Good Times and Bad Anyone Can Buy Rentals—Should You? Two Rental Property: Your Biggest Bang What Your Investments Should do for You The Four Ways Rentals Pay Off Uncle Sam Will Help You Buy Rentals Leverage: Use Other People’s Money Cover Your Assets: Invest Prudently Three You Can Do Good As You Do Well In Your Community For The Planet Giving Back PART TWO: GETTING READY Four Set Your Goals, Plot Your Strategy: Your Investment Plan Your Financial Statement Set Your Goals Discover Your Financial Personality Type Your Investment Plan: The Big Picture Your Investment Plan: The Details Five Identify Your Team: Many Heads Are Better Than One Who Are Your Team Members? Getting Your Team Together Paying for Advice Six Learn the Ropes: Real Estate Investing 101 The Least You Need Know: Your Local Markets Your Local Rental and Sales Market Continuing Education The Jargon of Real Estate Seven Find the Right Property for You How to Find Rentals to Buy Market Price vs Investment Value The Eyeball Test PART THREE: THE TRANSACTION Eight Make the Offer to Purchase The Paperwork Your Conditions of Purchase: The Addenda The Process Nine Finance Your Purchase: the Cash Closing Costs: How Much Will You Need? Where to Look for Cash The Power of Compound Interest Ten Finance Your Purchase: the Loan Shop Till You Drop: Finding a Lender Who Loans Mortgage Money? How’s Your Credit? The Loan Package PART FOUR: GETTING CASH OUT OF RENTALS Eleven Getting More Cash Out of Rentals Liquefy, Don’t Liquidate Why Sell? When to Sell How to Sell PART FIVE: HOW TO BE A LANDOWNER Twelve Manage Your Rentals and Your Business Business Management Manage Your Finances Manage Your Properties Manage Your Tenants Thirteen Fix Up for Fun and Profit What it Takes: The Fixer Personality How to Find the Right Fixer Deal With Hazardous Materials Fourteen When You Can’t Do It Yourself The Ins and Outs of Hiring Contractors Analyzing a Fixer for Purchase Fifteen Just For Women The Mistakes Many of Us Make Women Can Own Rentals. Women Should Own Rentals Success Scenarios GLOSSARY APPENDIXES References, Books Organizations Additional Internet Sites Index copyright © 2003-2004 Mabel Armstrong. All rights reserved. |