How to Find Hidden Real Estate Bargains (Paperback)

by Robert Irwin (Author)

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Product Description
Tight financing and high prices notwithstanding, real estate remains one of the best areas for investors to find unexpectedly lucrative bargains. Now you can tap into Robert Irwin's ever-reliable expertise to learn exactly where to find genuine bargains and obtain them at rock-bottom prices. Irwin provides tips and strategies found nowhere else. Whether your objective is to buy a bargain home for a personal residence or to realize a quick resale profit, you will be able to quickly decide if a property's potential payoff outweighs its risks.

Inside you'll also learn: *
The ins and outs of bank-owned foreclosures and discounted mortgages *
How to buy at auction, and where to find hidden gems in financing *
Leveraged commercial buildings *
Leasing and subletting *
Conversions *
And more!

Armed with this insider's guide, you will be able to uncover investment opportunities in today's real estate market, and purchase property at the kinds of prices most people only dream about.

From the Back Cover
Think there are no more bargains left in today's real estate market? Think again!

Can you imagine paying 50% less than the market value of a property even in today's market? Absolutely! Robert Irwin, America's best-selling real estate expert, shows buyers and investors where to look for great deals in real estate.

• Learn how to get in on the ground floor of a foreclosure by working directly with the seller.
• Navigate your way through the maze of Repos: HUD, Fannie Mae, FDIC, and more!
• Uncover the ins and outs of buying at auctions.
• Discover the multitude of financing options available to you.
• Get critical tips and helpful guidelines for inspecting property.
• Understand the latest tax laws, and learn how to work with brokers.

How to Find Hidden Real Estate Bargains is fully revised and updated for today's sizzling marketplace and savvy real estate buyer. There are still hidden real estate treasures out there. Robert Irwin will show you where to find them. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade; Revised edition (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070323046
• ISBN-13: 978-0070323049
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,014,580 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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74 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I started my 2nd home business,"Real Estate Investing", August 23, 2001

By	L. Johnson "web designer turn real estate inv... (Plainfield, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I decided to kickstart my own 2nd homebase business,"Real Estate Investing",after reading this book. As a first time real estate investor, I found myself having steps to finding my first property and researching the property. After reading this book, I went to my 2 local county records office and retreived my first list of real estate properties going into foreclosure. I knew more about beginnng investments in property than most other people, who have been doing this for years. This books also tells you how to watch out for downfalls of investing, which is very important when you're taking these risks. I constantly read it and make notes from it, when I go on my property searches. By reading this book first, it definitely gave me some guidelines before investing in any property, so that I wouldn't have to give the shirt off my back after I signed on the dotted line.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction, but very general, September 30, 2002

By	Erol M. Irez "eirez" (North Quincy, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Instead of explaining the details of "How" you will find bargains, Mr.Irwin mostly gives you a general overview of different bargain opportunities. This is not a step by step guide on how and where to find the bargains.

But the book does a good service in explaining the possible risks involved with each bargain property.

To the unitiated, this book may help you decide which bargain avenue to specialize in and investigate further (REO, distressed property, foreclosure, etc...) Otherwise, it is quite useless.

The chapters on financing, starting with a shoestring, and purchasing property in a falling market are dated (Resolution Trust Corporation - isn't it disolved???) or mostly motivational ("... if you really need to raise cash for a terrific deal, then in most cases you'll find the money.").

I liked this book and would recommend it as an introduction to investing, a book to give you an idea of different methods to investing. But if you need a "how-to" book, keep researching other books and attending investor meetings.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From San Francisco Chronicle, December 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Find Hidden Real Estate Bargains 2/e (Paperback)

#10 of year's 10 top real estate books. This survey book explains how to profit from virtually all bargain properties, such as foreclosures, probates, government property sales, REO (real estate owned by lenders) and other distressed-property situations. Emphasis is on low-cash purchase methods, along with methods for discovering these often-obscure realty bargains. by Robert J. Bruss