The Real Estate Investor's Answer Book

This easy-to-use question-and-answer guide answers the 230 most important questions in real estate investing. Based on his 30 years of experience in the business, Cummings' work offers explanations that are clear, concise, and easy-to-understand and apply. The guide also features a special Key Word index which speeds them to solutions by conveniently linking all the different answers relating to each topic, so they can cover all aspects. This comprehensive sourcebook answers questions about basic investment strategies; understanding real estate values; renting versus owning; dealing with brokers; buying and selling a home, coop, condo, vacation property, raw land, rental property, and income-producing property; and foreclosures. It shares proven negotiation techniques and real estate management and tax tips, and it explains the maths required to compare competing investment properties on the basis of depreciation, loan to value ratios, and capital gains. Intended for new and experienced real estate investors alike, this easy-to-use, problem-solving resource supplies all the data and practical knowledge needed to make prudent, profitable real estate investment decisions today.