Flipping Houses For Dummies
Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
Format: Ebook
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Not just another house flipping book You can find plenty of books about flipping houses that claim ""anyone can do it."" Flipping Houses For Dummies takes a different approach-honesty. We don't claim that flipping houses is ""easy"" or ""simple"" or ""risk-free,"" because, quite frankly, it isn't. Flipping Houses For Dummies reveals the risks and rewards of flipping properties; helps you determine whether you have the time, energy, cash, and other resources to be successful; and then conveys the expert knowledge that those who wish to pursue house flipping need in.
Series: --For dummies.
Contents:
At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Laying the Foundation for Successful Flipping; Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around the Idea of House Flipping; Grasping the Concept of Flipping and Its Challenges; Flipping Ethically: The Good, the Bad, and the Illegal; Determining Whether You're Ready for Flipping; Devising Your Own Surefire Flipping Strategy; Assembling a Team of Advisors and Experts; Finding and Buying a Property Ripe for Flipping
Rehabbing Your Fixer-Upper to Maximize Your ProfitProfiting from Your Venture; Chapter 2: Do You Have the Right Stuff for Flipping?; Tabulating Your Time Budget; Shaking Your Piggy Bank; Taking Your Personality Pulse; Gathering the Essential Tools of the Trade; Chapter 3: Devising an Effective Flipping Strategy; Surveying Different Strategies; Drawing Up a Detailed Plan in Advance; Plan B: Surviving a Flip That Flops; Chapter 4: Building Your Dream Team; Hooking Up with a House Hunter -- A Quality Real Estate Agent; Recruiting Moneymen (and Women)
Consulting a Title Company and Insurance Agent to Cover Your BackLocating a Valuable Appraiser; Adding a Real Estate Lawyer to the Roster; Lining Up a Home Inspector; Contacting Contractors and Subcontractors; Chapter 5: Securing the Funds toFuel Your Flips; Grasping the Power of Working with Borrowed Money; Unleashing the Equity of Your Current Home; Making Yourself Look Good to Prospective Lenders; Bargain Hunting for Low-Interest Loans; Exploring Other Creative Financing Options; Part II: House Hunting with an Eye for Flipping; Chapter 6: Scoping Out a Fertile Neighborhood
Pinpointing House-Flipping Hot SpotsTaking the Pulse of the Real Estate Market in a Neighborhood; Evaluating the Good and Bad in a Neighborhood; Taking Other Neighborhood Factors into Consideration; Chapter 7: Hunting for Houses inYour Target Area; Focusing Your Search on Affordability; Digging Through Property Listings, Ads, and Publications; Mining Special Markets for Dontwanners; Chapter 8: Closing In on Foreclosure Properties; Getting Up to Speed on the Foreclosure Process; Brushing Up on Local Rules and Regulations; Picking Your Point of Entry into the Foreclosure Process
Purchasing Foreclosure Properties Step by StepAdvertising to Generate More Leads; Chapter 9: Scoping Out Properties inSpecial Markets; Acquiring Properties in Probate; Scooping Up Bargains in Bankruptcy; Finding Government-Owned Properties; Buying Properties at Tax Sales; Part III: Evaluating Properties and Crunching Numbers; Chapter 10: Researching Distressed Properties; Creating a Property Dossier; Checking Out the Property; Following the Paper Trail; Chapter 11: Inspecting the Property and Estimating Rehab Costs; Packing for Your Inspection Mission
Rehabbing Your Fixer-Upper to Maximize Your ProfitProfiting from Your Venture; Chapter 2: Do You Have the Right Stuff for Flipping?; Tabulating Your Time Budget; Shaking Your Piggy Bank; Taking Your Personality Pulse; Gathering the Essential Tools of the Trade; Chapter 3: Devising an Effective Flipping Strategy; Surveying Different Strategies; Drawing Up a Detailed Plan in Advance; Plan B: Surviving a Flip That Flops; Chapter 4: Building Your Dream Team; Hooking Up with a House Hunter -- A Quality Real Estate Agent; Recruiting Moneymen (and Women)
Consulting a Title Company and Insurance Agent to Cover Your BackLocating a Valuable Appraiser; Adding a Real Estate Lawyer to the Roster; Lining Up a Home Inspector; Contacting Contractors and Subcontractors; Chapter 5: Securing the Funds toFuel Your Flips; Grasping the Power of Working with Borrowed Money; Unleashing the Equity of Your Current Home; Making Yourself Look Good to Prospective Lenders; Bargain Hunting for Low-Interest Loans; Exploring Other Creative Financing Options; Part II: House Hunting with an Eye for Flipping; Chapter 6: Scoping Out a Fertile Neighborhood
Pinpointing House-Flipping Hot SpotsTaking the Pulse of the Real Estate Market in a Neighborhood; Evaluating the Good and Bad in a Neighborhood; Taking Other Neighborhood Factors into Consideration; Chapter 7: Hunting for Houses inYour Target Area; Focusing Your Search on Affordability; Digging Through Property Listings, Ads, and Publications; Mining Special Markets for Dontwanners; Chapter 8: Closing In on Foreclosure Properties; Getting Up to Speed on the Foreclosure Process; Brushing Up on Local Rules and Regulations; Picking Your Point of Entry into the Foreclosure Process
Purchasing Foreclosure Properties Step by StepAdvertising to Generate More Leads; Chapter 9: Scoping Out Properties inSpecial Markets; Acquiring Properties in Probate; Scooping Up Bargains in Bankruptcy; Finding Government-Owned Properties; Buying Properties at Tax Sales; Part III: Evaluating Properties and Crunching Numbers; Chapter 10: Researching Distressed Properties; Creating a Property Dossier; Checking Out the Property; Following the Paper Trail; Chapter 11: Inspecting the Property and Estimating Rehab Costs; Packing for Your Inspection Mission
Subjects:
Real estate investment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House buying -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House selling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling.
House buying -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House selling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Real estate investment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General.
Dwellings -- Remodeling.
Real estate investment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House buying -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House selling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings -- Remodeling.
House buying -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House selling -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Real estate investment -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General.
Dwellings -- Remodeling.
ISBN:
9781118801598
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