The Armchair Real Estate Investor: Put the Internet to Work for You and Reap Property Profits [Paperback]

Robert Irwin (Author)

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About the Author

A long-time real estate investor, broker, consultant, and landlord, Robert Irwin is the author of over 60 books on real estate investing that have sold over a million copies combined. He has written for several real estate publications, including The Wall Street Journal’s Real Estate Journal and Owners.com, and has appeared on hundreds of radio broadcasts and made numerous television appearances. Visit Irwin’s website at www.robertirwin.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1427795983
• ISBN-13: 978-1427795984
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,876,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does the work for you, April 11, 2008

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Benjamin (Simi Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Armchair Real Estate Investor: Put the Internet to Work for You and Reap Property Profits (Paperback)

This book concisely provides valuable advice on all aspects of real estate from investing in homes to commercial properties. True, someone with enough time and energy may be able to piece together aspects of the book by searching and evaluating all of the websites mentioned, but that could be painful and take a very long time (days, weeks??). Why bother? This book does the work for you by filtering the pertinent information and combining that the author's salient commentary.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, September 3, 2010

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Lambert Munz "consultant" (sacramento ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Armchair Real Estate Investor: Put the Internet to Work for You and Reap Property Profits (Paperback)

Mr. Irwin has good ideas using the internet and networking for real estate rewards. This model will work, but it takes work and relationships.

He mentions homeowner's insurance and obtaining an umbrella policy. Homeowner's insurance is not the right policy for rental property. Check with your insurance agent for the correct policy.

He mentions not checking with a current landlord when you are acting as a landlord to check on the background of a prospective tenant. It is true some landlords will lie about the rental history of their vacating tenant, but we as professional property managers are truthful with our colleaques. Some mom and pops are a risk for false information. However, asking the right questions requiring an answer other than yes or no will reveal useful information. Always check with a current landlord.

A good book for the basics.

by Lambert Munz
AUTHOR HOUSE INVESTOR'S MANUAL [...]

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just look for the websites on a search engine, March 26, 2008

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David Waich "MBA BOOKS" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Armchair Real Estate Investor: Put the Internet to Work for You and Reap Property Profits (Paperback)

The book exposes a very basic story about investing and lists all websites which is helpfull but by doing research online you would find the same stuff.