If you’re interested in real estate investing, you may have noticed notice the lack of coverage it gets in mainstream financial media, while stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are consistently touted as the safest and most profitable ways to invest. According to real estate guru Ken McElroy, that’s because financial publications, tv and radio programs make the bulk of their money from advertising paid for by the very companies who provide such mainstream financial services. On the other hand, real estate investment is something you can do on your own–without a large amount of money up front! Picking up where left off in the bestselling The ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, McElroy reveals the next essential lessons and informat (more…)

Thinking about becoming a commercial real estate investor? Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies covers the entire process, offering practical advice on negotiation and closing win-win deals and maximizing profit. From office buildings to shopping centers to apartment buildings, it helps you pick the right properties at the right time for the right price. Yes, there is a fun and easy way to break into commercial real estate, and this is it. This comprehensive handbook has it all. You’ll learn how to find great properties, size up sellers, finance your investments, protect your assets, and increase your property’s value. You’ll discover the upsides and downsides of the various types of investments, learn the (more…)

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“The subtleties of real estate investing are explained in an easy to understand format…” — Jim Babinski, Managing Realtor; Best Western Real Estate Services”The subtleties of real estate investing are explained in an easy to understand format…” –Jim Babinski, Managing Realtor; Best Western Real Estate Services

The Real Estate Investor?s Handbook is a must-have for beginning investors, real estate veterans, commercial brokers, sellers, and buyers. Real estate investing has created more millionaires than any other investment vehicle in this country. This comprehensive step-by-step proven program shows beginners and seasoned veterans alike the ins and outs of real estate investing. This book is a road map to su (more…)

Review“This is the success story of an ex-dot-com employee who got tired of working long hours at a great job for 10 years and watching his fellow workers lose their jobs. He accidentally discovered real estate’s market-value appreciation, leverage, tax savings, cash flow, reliability and freedom from a 9-to-5 workday. In the process, he became a multimillionaire, and he shows readers how they can have the same result.” (Bruss, Robert J. San Francisco Chronicle. )

Quit your day job! Make a million in real estate! It’s easier than you think! A few years ago, Matthew Martinez was a lot like you – he worked hard to make as big a salary as he could. But it wasn’t enough. He worked by the clock, and yearned to b (more…)

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“Keller presents the million-dollar benchmark as a symbol of excellence, rather than a monument to materialism.” — Chris Leporni, Realtor Magazine”The Millionaire Real Estate Agent is the step-by-step handbook for seeking excellence in your profession and your life.” — Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) and Co-author, The One Minute Millionaire”This book presents a new paradigm for real estate and should be required reading for real estate professionals everywhere.” — Robert T. Kiyosaki, New York Times best-selling author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad

“Take your real estate career to the highest level! “Whether you are just getting started or a veteran in th (more…)

In precise and entertaining chapters – each culminating with very specific ‘action steps’ for readers to follow – author Ken McElroy offers real estate investing stories from the trenches and wisdom. Chapters include: It Takes a Team – Understanding it takes a team to be successful in real estate, determine whether you want a partner and evaluate partner candidates based on the qualities required for a good partnership Research Can Be Fun? – Become familiar with online resources such as newspapers, trade publications, government and trade organisation websites Swamp Land For Sale – Stay away from gut feelings. Select one market, preferably one close to home, that you may be interested in. You Own It…Now What? (more…)

ReviewOne of Robert Bruss’Top 10 Real Estate Books of 2006 “This book’s theme is ‘add value’ to real estate, whether you invest in raw land, houses, run-down factory buildings with rezoning potential, or fixer-upper apartments and offices. The self-deprecating author shares his mistakes and his successes, along with his advice to invest with as little of your own cash as possible so profits can be maximized.” (Bruss, Robert J. San Francisco Chronicle. )

A front row seat into the world of high-stakes commercial real estate investing “A must-read book … one of the best real estate investment books I have ever read. On my scale of 1 to 10, this unique book rates an off-the-charts 12.” —Robert B (more…)

The conservative, thoughtful, thrifty investor’s guide to building a real-estate empire.Profitable real-estate investing opportunities exist everywhere as long as you know what to look for and understand how to make prudent deals that transform property into profits. David Crook, of The Wall Street Journal, shows how to make safe and sane investments that ensure a good night’s sleep as your real-estate portfolio grows, your properties appreciate and your income increases. The Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook offers the most authoritative information on:• Why real-estate investing is a great wealth-building alternative to stocks and bonds and why it’s crucial that you avoid get-rich schemes?? (more…)

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“Filled with practical workable advice for anyone wanting to build wealth.” — ? Mike Summey co-author of the best selling The Weekend Millionaire?s Secrets to Investing in Real Estate”On my scale of one to 10, it rates a solid 10.” — Robert J. Bruss, Inman News Features

Forget the old paradigm of financial success?that a big house, a fancy car and a great job mean you?ve made it. True financial wealth has a different measure?it?s about having the unearned income to finance your life mission without having to work. Gary Keller, best-selling author and self-made millionaire, teaches you what school never did?how to leave the daily grind and acquire long-term financial freedom through investing real estate. (more…)

Real Estate Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is completely revised and updated to help you overcome the challenges and and take advantage of the opportunities in any real estate environment, including a down market. But Eric Tyson and Robert Griswold’s core message remains as relevant today as it did upon the initial publication of Real Estate Investing For Dummies — investing in real estate is time-tested vehicle to build wealth in the long term. Tyson and Griswold don’t tell you how to become a millionaire overnight. Instead, they offer proven, practical, and actionable advice so that if you chose to invest in income-producing properties, you can do so wisely and confidently. 

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