Real Estate Flipping Is The Fastest Way to Make a Lot of Money - This is how to do it.
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For anyone willing to actually study the methods taught in this book, and to actually DO the work, this is valuable information.
This is not some "pie in the sky" dream concept, but rather, a real-world implementation plan...from someone who has obviously done it.

I have bought and sold numerous properties in my life - but this represents new information for me...
And I am excited to actually implement this plan. ASAP.

Good stuff!
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How to Build a Real Estate Empire,

by the gang at Marcus and Millichap

What a great strategy, for a real estate investment brokerage firm to write a book that encourages people to learn about how to build wealth through investing in, you got it, real estate. What's even more brilliant is to highlight 4 of their (most likely) best clients and tell their success stories. Hats off the gang at Marcus and Millichap, they are definitely an aggressive firm that is going places!

Although the book claims to be for the more seasoned investor, there is much to be learned even for a beginner as long as they are interested enough to stay with it. The first four chapters tell about four investors and their successes. I would like it to have been more in-depth but you can get more than a few sound strategies from the short chapters (one per investor) that cover each investor.  For example:

Ben Leeds says, "I am primarily an apartment investor. The multifamily segment is more definable, more predictable-a necessary commodity and more responsive to affective management. It is also easiest to finance...."

He also says he regrets everything he ever sold.

Leeds has 75 separate apartment projects totaling over 1,600 units with a value over $160,000,000.

I would have liked more than 25 pages about his story.

Next up is John Hamilton who built his real estate portfolio up from $0 to $200 million with some major hiccups along the way. I also would have liked more than 11  pages on him.

A good tip from Gerald Marcil who has a portfolio of $150 million is to constantly monitor your holdings to see if the equity could be better utilized, with less risk someplace else. Something else he mentions that I am a big believer in partnerships. If someone wants to be a part time real estate investor, they should partner with someone who is full time. His chapter ends with, "If it was profitable and easy, everyone would do it."

The story of these investors absolutely shows that it is possible to build a huge real estate portfolio starting from practically nothing but determination and hard work.

The book then moves on to a bunch of interesting statistics and annotations which read a bit like a textbook, but are well worth glancing at and remembering them to use as a reference in the future. Some of the topics included are: a growing population and how it will affect real estate, lots of different market indicators and some great reference web sites. There is also a great section on real estate partnerships and how they can be structured.

Having written a book myself, A 20,000% Gain in Real Estate, by Kevin Kingston and having built a real estate portfolio of $25,000,000 starting from less than zero just 5 years ago, I will say that the concepts in this book are 100% worth knowing and the inspiration you can get from people that have built $100-$200 million portfolios are worth listening to.

By Kevin Kingston, author of: A 20,000% Gain in Real Estate

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If you're wading into the turbulent real estate market, this is a good way to learn.  Covers the basics and explains this jargon-laden field so you keep your bearings and avoid getting snowed by people because, let's face it, the unscrupulous are out there in every area of investment, especially real estate.  And it covers the topics quickly so you're not stuck trying to wade through a lot of boring or dry material in the process.  Definitely worth a read.
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This book was on my prescribed rundown and I chose to get it on a whim. The principal activity is understand yourself before endeavoring to grasp the matter of flipping houses. I have taken in the nuts and bolts and some reasonable procedures and an awesome review of this business for them who is intrigued. Happy I read this book!
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Luke is by far an expert in the fix and flip real estate arena.  From a newby investor 2 years ago, to over 120 deals in 2 years, I have read and re-read his book to brush up and reapply many lessons he laid out.  A must read for anyone starting or looking to expand to a new market.  Save yourself from paying gurus and re read this book over and over.
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This book step by step teaches me to be a very focus, effective and productive real estate agent. I learned a lot of marketing and sales strategies from the book. The shiny penny technique teaches me working on the houses instead of buyers,  the deeper cut conversation helps me to get more listings, listing inventories chart makes my goal clear. There are much more in the book. To be a real estate agent, you'd better read the book serveral times, it is very helpful.
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Great Book! There is a lot of information on real estate investing and ways to get paid multiple ways. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading it again in the future.
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The house I live in now is possibly up for sale I've yet to decide. I have a few properties that I rarely visit or have any use personally or financially and figured I might fix them up and think of reselling em, but had no idea where to start at all. But thanks to this book I've gotten better tips and financial confidence just from what it has to offer then the other countless amounts of books I've read up on real estate flipping.
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"I have literally made millions buying and selling real estate in the last 15 years. But Adams approach is so much better than how I used to do it! In fact I think this is what the smart money does! To make a simple analogy I think his approach to buying real estate is like illegal insider trading but better because it is legal!! I started applying his ideas in a recent scouting expedition and all along the way his detail advice works. Treat his book like a bible and be strong. It will take more work but you will feel ecstatic about your investments. The thoroughness of this book and his great advice makes me think that this isn't the last we will hear of Adam Katz."
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Straightforward and solid approaches to make riches without danger. Skilled instructor and author. I truly preferred this book, it essentially advised diverse approaches to put resources into land and make your fortune. Some of these thoughts sorta appeared to be unreasonable however of course this author talks as a matter of fact so he's been there and done it. On the off chance that there is one book to get the chance to be successful in Real Estate, this is the one. For individuals genuine about real estate!  This is an absolute necessity read and is an awesome case of how to finish wealthy.
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This book explains how to structure getting the money for the right kinds of properties. Very interesting to read. Thank you. I am happy to have the opportunity to download this book to read.
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Anyone considering going into real estate flipping should pick up a copy of this book. The market is difficult to navigate, but it can have some great rewards. I found this book very helpful introduction. The author talks about the rewards of becoming a successful real estate investor, but I really liked how the book also detailed all the potential risks involved. As someone just starting out, it is better to know all the potential hazards in order to be able to accurately asses the risk/rewards.
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Great read.  This book has great information on investing in real estate that most investors are unaware of.  A must read for those looking for alternatives to the stock market or flipping houses. I highly recommend reading this!
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This is a very good read, by a specialist in Investing in Real Estate without using banks or a lot of money. I've follow this author through almost all his books and I can tell he gives you practical strategies that he's currently using to grow his real estate fortunes. All the information is current, he gives you a complete market situation with all the tools you need to build your real estate portfolio. A must read!
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Finally a book that makes sense!  I've spent thousands on seminars and weekend boot camps on wholesaling houses, and I've learned more from this $0.99 book than any of those!  Andrew makes it really easy and takes you step by step how to get started flipping houses!  Just follow the steps and you'll be a house flipping ninja!  I highly reccommend reading this book...NOW!  It can change your life and set you up for flipping success!!!
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Have you ever watched the reality shows like "Property Ladder" or "Flip That House" in which first timers risk money and embarrassment for all to see? Usually these shows have an expert host that provides advice and direction while educating the rest of us. The TV shows make it seem easy, and from you comfy sofa you think "I can do that", but there's got to be more to flipping than 30-minutes of condensed "entertainment". In reality, there is more to it and The Plan by Dennis Mehegan will help you fill in the blanks and help you decide how to start by providing descriptions of all the decisions, events and people that are involved with real estate investments. The book demonstrates how real estate investing, done right, can beat many of your other long-term investing strategies.

The book is written in a down-to-earth tone, almost as if you're having a personal conversation with the author. This is a "big picture" book with some high-level steps to follow. Think of this book as more of prepare to plan "The Plan"...with simple tips to consider and gotchas to avoid. In about the time it takes to watch a TV show, you can read this book. If you decide to create your own plan, reading this book will help you make the right decisions with the experts or professionals you should be consulting along the way.
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This is one of the best books I've ever read.  I have always been interented in learning about various ways to save and make money.  This book describes techniques for making money by being a real estate investor part-time or full time.  The book is also very motivational as it gives case studies of students of David and Peter's system who have used the techniques listed in the book to make tremendous profits.  The book does not say that this is the easiest thing to do in the world (it's not a get rich quick scheme), but for people who are willing to put in the effort of learning the techniques and going out there and carrying out the actions, wealth is unlimited.  I seriously could not put this book down.  Now that I have read the book, it's time to put this into action.  I am going to follow their techniques to do this for myself.  I'll keep you all posted on the results.  For others of you out there who are thinking about purchasing this book, STOP THINKING ABOUT IT!  Start reading this ASAP because it might just change your life.