How To Make Big Money In Real Estate

Step by step, in clear, jargon-free language, Hicks provides facts, insights, and tools to start with zero cash, negotiate like a pro, pick the right deals, bid on foreclosures, and turn mortgaging to one's advantage. 10 charts.

Successful real estate investments play an essential role in Canadian investors' portfolios. The growth in wealth in real estate markets has presented investors with tremendous opportunities to capitalize on and expand their range of investments, and has moved real estate investing from a niche product to a pillar of smart portfolio diversification. In Making Money in Real Estate, 2nd Edition, Douglas Gray demystifies the Canadian real estate market for novice investors and presents new strategies for veteran investors. Learn to: Understand the real estate market cycles Find a property and assess its investment potential Build a trustworthy real estate team Arrange financing on good terms Use negotiating tactics that work Understand tax and legal issues Manage a property Avoid the pitfalls that many investors fall into Examine the pros and cons of non-residential property investment options Readers of previous editions will appreciate the vital changes to mortgage rules, taxation and legislation, and the inclusion of information on commercial real estate. Thorough coverage in plain English makes Making Money in Real Estate, 2nd Edition the next logical step for investors who want to begin or expand their real estate portfolios, and is a critical and indispensable tool in investment decision making.

From a Harvard Business School professor comes a concise, accessible, state-of-the-art guide to developing and investing in real estate.

Everything you need to know to succeed in the real estate business, as an agent, broker, or seller Make More Money, Find More Clients, Close Deals Faster illustrates why and how real estate agents need to change the way they do business to better serve their clients, spend resources more wisely, and make more money. The real estate industry is notorious for eating up a real estate agent's time, energy, and money, but many of the inefficiencies are of their own making. As a result, the client suffers from poor and uninformed service. This book provides a new business model for agents that shows how to sell more property, in less time, and develop client relationships that will continue over time, as well as a model for the broker, who can increase the brokerage's revenues through the use of professional development strategies from the book. Shows brokers how to provide better customer service, improve profits and return on investment, and take full advantage of social networking to advertise and attract new clients Written by Claude Boiron, coauthor of Commercial Real Estate Investing in Canada One of the few guides to the subject written particularly for the Canadian real estate market Make More Money, Find More Clients, Close Deals Faster is of value to real estate boards educating new members, academics, as well as agents, brokers, and sellers themselves.

National bestselling author and star of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing and Sell It Like Serhant shows readers how to restructure their approach to money so they can achieve success in business and life. Big Money Energy is the feeling you get when you encounter someone who is massively succeeding at life. They're the ultimate picture of self-confidence. There's no bravado, no bragging—they know they have BME and so does everyone else. You get Big Money Energy by being 100% committed to making your vision a reality . . . and that vision has to be BIG. Ten years ago, Ryan Serhant, billion dollar broker and costar of Million Dollar Listing New York was living paycheck-to-paycheck and didn't even own a suit. Serhant realized that while he couldn't change his circumstances or the balance of his bank account, there was one thing he could change—his energy. The energy you give off impacts every area of your life, from how much money you earn and how much power you have, to who you socialize with and the jobs you get. Determined to leave his low-rent lifestyle behind forever, Serhant took life-changing steps that resulted in his getting cast on television, graduating to seven-figure sales, and doubling his income every year for the next decade. Serhant is now the CEO and Founder of SERHANT., a multi-dimensional real estate brokerage and media company, and averages a billion dollars in sales every year. In Big Money Energy, Serhant will show readers how he tapped into his Big Money Energy to crush his goals and achieve huge success, earning his first million before he turned thirty. Whether you're a self-made entrepreneur, a corporate executive or barista, Serhant will teach you how to climb the ladder to success better and faster than anyone else. If you want Big Money Energy, this is your blueprint. This book is an inspirational, lively guide for anyone who is ambitious enough to dream big and is committed to doing whatever it takes to conquer them.

The problem that affects almost everyone today is being stuck in a career they hate. People are conditioned to work their lives away for someone else and only get paid for the hour they work. Anyone privileged with the knowledge of passive income in real estate rental properties will never have to work again. Whether you are a CEO of a corporation or a Janitor, you can learn how to never work again. In This Book You Will Learn How To Never Sell To The Wrong Person (What every Realtor, Attorney, FSBO, and Lender should know...) Two things you must do so you never sell to the wrong person. What to look for in credit reports on your prospective purchaser and what to do if your buyers credit is poor. Which types of credit blemishes you can overlook, and which ones NEVER to overlook. Why purchasing the right type of title insurance can save you from losing your investment. Think an owners policy is all you need? Think again! What is LTV and why it is the single most important thing for you to consider. How "property type" and "occupancy" can ultimately determine the resale value of your note - how to screen for the right buyer before you sell.

Start building your fortune with the ultimate insider's guide toreal estate investing The Insider's Guide to Making Money in Real Estate explains whyreal estate is a consistently profitable moneymaker and howeveryday people just like you can build their fortune regardless oftheir credit score or how much money they have in the bank. It'strue--you don't have to be rich to invest in real estate. It's theeasiest, most leveraged method for building sustainable wealth overtime, and it's open to everyone. In this practical, nuts-and-bolts guide, New York Times bestsellingreal estate authors Dolf de Roos and Diane Kennedy cover all thebasics of investing and offer the kind of insider advice andlittle-known tips you won't find anywhere else. You'll get a wealthof bright ideas and smart investment moves, as well as examples,case studies, and true investing stories from successful investorsjust like you. Inside, you'll learn: * The ins and outs of commercial versus residential property * How to spot great bargains in neighborhoods with greatpotential * How to finance your investments with less-than-perfectcredit * Quick tips for increasing the value of your propertyinexpensively * How to find reliable tenants who'll pay top dollar * Everything you need to know about property taxes anddeductions * How to use tax benefits to increase your profits