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How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House
Seize the opportunity and watch the money roll in
Don't be paralyzed by fear of making mistakes and losing money. Buying a rental house should be one of the safest investments you make, and you already have the skills you need to succeed. You just need to learn how to use them.
In How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House, Douglas Keipper tells the true story of how he overcame his fear of real estate investing and made money on his first rental house. Keipper uses his experience as an example as he walks you step by step through the entire process of buying, renovating, renting, and managing a rental house. And you'll learn from his mistakes, not your own! Find out how easy it is to supplement your income with the most popular investment vehicle in the country. Let Keipper show you how
* Prequalify for low-cost loans
* Connect with the right loan broker, realtor, and subcontractors
* Find the right house at the right price and make a great deal
* Save money on renovations that produce higher rents
* Find and qualify top-quality tenants
* Protect your investment with the right lease and always get paid on time
Don't be paralyzed by fear of making mistakes and losing money. Buying a rental house should be one of the safest investments you make, and you already have the skills you need to succeed. You just need to learn how to use them.
In How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House, Douglas Keipper tells the true story of how he overcame his fear of real estate investing and made money on his first rental house. Keipper uses his experience as an example as he walks you step by step through the entire process of buying, renovating, renting, and managing a rental house. And you'll learn from his mistakes, not your own! Find out how easy it is to supplement your income with the most popular investment vehicle in the country. Let Keipper show you how
* Prequalify for low-cost loans
* Connect with the right loan broker, realtor, and subcontractors
* Find the right house at the right price and make a great deal
* Save money on renovations that produce higher rents
* Find and qualify top-quality tenants
* Protect your investment with the right lease and always get paid on time
230 pages, Paperback
First published December 22, 2003
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February 5, 2012
Good for what it is. This is a first-hand account of how the author bought, fixed, and rented out his first rental house. Less comprehensive than other guides, but in many ways more practical. Features helpful lists and schedules that may ease doubts for first-timers. Examples: houses he didn't buy, what happens when during an eviction, repair schedule and costs, and top 10 things to look for in a home inspection.
Precious little space is devoted to finding deals or evaluating an opportunity. Then again, it's written at an intro level, relying mostly on real estate professionals and other, more in-depth references to fill in the blanks.
Precious little space is devoted to finding deals or evaluating an opportunity. Then again, it's written at an intro level, relying mostly on real estate professionals and other, more in-depth references to fill in the blanks.
November 18, 2012
Only got a quarter of the way through this, but it was clearly written with making money from people who buy self help books... not much of value in the first 100 pages, including a bunch of cut and pasted lists of web resources. Waste of time, look for something else.
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