How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing, 2nd Edition

Have you always wanted to get into real estate investing but didn't have a clue where to start? You don't need an uncle in the business, just Robert Irwin. Best-selling real estate author, Robert Irwin takes you by the hand and leads you every step of the way from financing your first single family home investment to owning apartment buildings and commercial property. Through no-nonsense and easy to understand advice, he'll show you how to. 224pp.

Learn how to:

• Get started with little or no cash investment through creative financing and market savvy.
• Learn the nine tips for identifying the perfect investment property (and where to find it) so you pass on the "Alligator" and end up with a "Cash Cow."
• Avoid paying closing costs and use the equity in your current investment properties to buy more.
• Master the when, what, and how of flipping a property. (Selling a property for a profit without even owning it!)
• Educate yourself about the capital gains tax laws to minimize their impact on your profit.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate
• Questions Successful Investors Ask
• Opportunities in Foreclosures
• Trading Your Way to a Real Estate Empire
• Fortunes in Flipping
• Moving Up to Commercial Properties
• Alligators versus Cash Cows
• Finding Good Starter Properties
• Maximizing Rental Potential
• Residential Financing for Small Investors
• Getting Agents to Work with You
• Eliminate Your Closing Costs
• Tax Basics for Real Estate Investors
• The Seven Secrets of Successful Investors
• FAQs
• Index