Keys to Investing in Real Estate (Barron's Business Keys) (Paperback)

by Jack P. Friedman (Author), Jack C. Harris (Author) "Real estate has proven itself to be a lucrative investment..." (more)
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Taking into account recent dramatic changes in the real estate market, this book discusses real estate as investment in light of current economic condition, examines decision factors such as return on investment, risks, drawbacks, and tax shelter considerations, as well as outlining methods of financing and operating properties, contracts, zoning regulations, and more.

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Fourth Edition

Titles in Barron’s Business Keys series present easy-to-understand advice on prudent financial planning, saving, investing, getting loans and mortgages, buying real estate, and other aspects of money and property management. Updated to account for current market trends, this book advises on buying, selling, and operating residential rental and commercial real estate to achieve cash flow, income tax shelters, and appreciation in value. The authors also provide information on leasing and exercising leverage through borrowing. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc; 2 Sub edition (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812014359
• ISBN-13: 978-0812014358
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,953,227 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An informative little book!, June 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Keys to Investing in Real Estate (Barron's Business Keys) (Paperback)

This is a great book to start if you want to get into Real Estate Investing. The book is organized into 51 chapters/Keys that provide short but concise explanation of important real estate investing concepts. The discussions are to the point, succinct, and very easy to grasp. The points are put forward in such a straight forward manner that it is very easy to remember. Because of its small size, I've also found it to be a highly useful reference guide.

A few suggestions: Once you have grasped the concepts in this book, I would highly recommend Robert Campbell's book "Timing the Real Estate Market" to get a better sense of how the real estate market works. After that, Gary Eldred's book "Investing in Real Estate" to learn about negotiation techniques, financing options, finding deals etc. Finally, Andrew Tompos's "Analyzing Investment Properties" will give you an excellent knowledge on how to evaluate a real property by working through cash flow calculations etc.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good review, February 11, 2007

By	Abel A. Gutierrez (San Diego, CA. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Keys to Investing in Real Estate (Barron's Business Keys) (Paperback)

Good for the basics if you know little or nothing. I think most of barron's editions are well written.