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The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing!
In The Book on Rental Property Investing, real estate investor and co-host of the BiggerPockets Podcast Brandon Turner has one goal in mind: to give you every strategy, tool, tip, and technique needed to become a millionaire rental property investor--while helping you avoid the junk that pulls down so many wannabes! Written for both new and experienced investors, this book will impart years of experience through the informative and entertaining lessons contained within. You'll find practical, up-to-date, exciting strategies that investors across the world are using to build wealth and significant cash flow through rental properties. Inside, you'll discover: - Why many real estate investors fail, and how you can ensure you don't! - 4 unique, easy-to-follow strategies you can begin implementing today. - Creative tips for finding incredible deals--even in competitive markets. - How to achieve success without touching a toilet, paintbrush, or broom. - Actionable ideas for financing rentals, no matter how much cash you have. - Advice on keeping your wealth by deferring (and eliminating) taxes. - And so much more!
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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
More than 100 pages of new, cutting-edge content. Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint. This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches: How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month and 4 hours per week. How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent mini-retirements The new expanded edition of Tim Ferriss The 4-Hour Workweek includes: More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating e-mail, negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for less than $8 a meal How Lifestyle Design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either"
Eric Weinstein recommended this book on Twitter. [source]
Tim Draper
Founder/Draper Fisher Jurvetson
With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week. [source]
It's about time this book was written. It is a long-overdue manifesto for the mobile lifestyle, and Tim Ferriss is the ideal ambassador. This will be huge. [source]
This hardcover edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 12 point Garamond, 1.25 spacing. The Richest Man in Babylon is a timeless classic, revealing the secrets to making money and keeping it. This inspirational book is hailed as the greatest of books on finances. It unveils the secrets to wealth, providing priceless suggestions, advice, unforgettable parables, financial problem-solving tools, and invaluable information which will get you on your way to riches. The book to read for all who want financial success.
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Recommended by Daymond John, Aisha Yesufu, DJ Vlad, and 6 others.
Daymond John
Founder/FUBU
Daymond John said this is one of his most-recommended books. [source]
Aisha Yesufu
@seundavidpaul 👏👏👏👏👏 This is a great book [source]
This is a 1920s classic version of How To Get Rich. The ancestor of all the pale imitations, like Rich Dad/Poor Dad, that came since. And while I scoffed at plenty of the allegories from ancient Babylon that presents the lessons, it was still a neat package. And at least ancient Babylon is a more interesting backdrop for teaching lessons about money than some suburban house flipper. I ended up liking it more at the end than I did at the beginning. It’s also a really interesting tie-in with that debt history book. [source]
The Magic of Thinking Big gives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a carefully designed program for getting the most out of your job, your marriage and family life, and your community. He proves that you don't need to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success and satisfaction, but you do need to learn and understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there.
The book shares several theories and tips which can be easily implemented in life for a success journey. [source]
John Shea
Currently my favorite book is The Magic Of Thinking Big, this was a recommendation by one of my first mentors and the book always resonated with me as a personal development book to want to dream big and do bigger things with my life. [source]
Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. What starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasure found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
There's a great quote in this book: When you're on the right path the universe conspires to help you! [source]
Daniel Ek
It was fascinating to talk to the author about how this book came to be such a hit—he never backed down, and he allowed people to read it for free in order to then boost sales—much like how Spotify’s freemium model was perceived in the early days. [source]
Eric Ripert
Speaks of everyone having an ultimate goal in life, but most of us are too afraid to pursue it. The encouragement to fulfill your dreams is very inspirational! [source]
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The Book on Managing Rental Properties: A Proven System for Finding, Screening, and Managing Tenants with Fewer Headaches and Maximum Profits
Brandon Turner
4.6
No matter how great you are at finding good rental property deals, you could lose everything if you don't manage your properties correctly! But being a landlord doesn't have to mean middle-of-the-night phone calls, costly evictions, or daily frustrations with ungrateful tenants. Being a landlord can actually be fun IF you do it right. That's why Brandon and Heather Turner put together this comprehensive book that will change the way you think of being a landlord forever. Written with both new and experienced landlords in mind, The Book on Managing Rental Properties takes you on an insider tour of the Turners' management business, so you can discover exactly how they've been able to maximize their profit, minimize their stress, and have a blast doing it! Inside, you'll discover: - The subtle mindset shift that will increase your chance at success 100x! - Low-cost strategies for attracting the best tenants who won't rip you off. - 7 tenant types we'll NEVER rent to--and that you shouldn't either! - 19 provisions that your rental lease should have to protect YOU. - Practical tips on training your tenant to pay on time and stay long term. - How to take the pain and stress out of your bookkeeping and taxes. - And much more!
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, based on the principle that little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default.
No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want. You will find strategies including:
How to win--every time! The No. 1 strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they're smarter, more talented or more experienced. Eradicating your bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) that are derailing your progress. The real, lasting keys to motivation--how to get yourself to do things you don't feel like doing. Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum. Catch this, and you'll be unstoppable. The acceleration secrets of superachievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes they do, and now you can too!
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Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple
Over 30,000 units sold of David Greene's first bestseller, Long-Distance Real Estate Investing!
Invest in real estate and never run out of money―using the hottest strategy in the real estate world!
For years, investors have built wealth through real estate the hard way: saving money slowly and sacrificing their current happiness for a future reward. While this method should produce results in the long run, what if there's a better, more efficient way? What if you can build a real estate empire in years instead of decades?
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat is the first book about the incredible strategy that's sweeping the nation. BRRRR real estate investing has long been a hidden secret of those with decades of experience, but this book will tear down the barriers, reveal the truth, and make financial freedom more attainable than ever. Author and investor David Greene shares the exact systems and processes used to scale his business from buying two houses per year to buying two houses per month using BRRRR. This book will teach you an easy-to-follow plan that will grow your wealth quickly without letting a lack of cash get in the way of pulling it all off!
What's inside:
- A solid plan for getting started, even with limited capital - How to identify target properties locally and all over the country - Negotiating strategies for making offers that get accepted - How to recover 100% (or more) of your money in a deal - Unique ways to increase a property's value (and your own net worth) - The key to identifying emerging markets destined for huge growth - How to recruit top talent to work on your deals (so they build wealth for you!) ... And so much more!
The BRRRR strategy has changed countless lives, and this book details the exact steps needed for it to change yours. It's time to BRRRR your way to financial independence and grow your wealth.
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The Complete Guide to Property Investment: How to survive & thrive in the new world of buy-to-let
Rob Dix and Team Incredible Publishin
4.5
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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That The Poor And Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki
4.5
In Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 Personal Finance book of all time, Robert Kiyosaki shares the story of his two dad: his real father, whom he calls his ‘poor dad,’ and the father of his best friend, the man who became his mentor and his ‘rich dad.’ One man was well educated and an employee all his life, the other’s education was “street smarts” over traditional classroom education and he took the path of entrepreneurship…a road that led him to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. Robert’s poor dad struggled financially all his life, and these two dads—these very different points of view of money, investing, and employment—shaped Robert’s thinking about money.
Robert has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people, around the world, think about money and investing and he has become a global advocate for financial education and the path to financial freedom. Rich Dad Poor Dad (and the Rich Dad series it spawned) has sold over 36 million copies in English and translated editions around the world.
Rich Dad Poor Dad will… • explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich • challenge the belief that your house is an asset • show parents why they can’t rely on the school system to teach their kids about money • define, once and for all, an asset and a liability • explain the difference between good debt and bad debt • teach you to see the world of money from different perspectives • discuss the shift in mindset that can put you on the road to financial freedom
Will Smith mentioned sharing this book with his son. [source]
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The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down: Real Life Strategies for Investing in Real Estate Using Other People's Money
Brandon Turner
4.4
Is Your Lack of Cash Holding You Back From Your Real Estate Dreams? Don't let the contents of your wallet define your future. Discover the real life strategies that smart investors are using in today's market to invest in real estate with creativity! In The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down, active real estate investor and co-host of the BiggerPockets Podcast, Brandon Turner takes readers past the hype and dives into real life strategies that investors across the world are using to invest in real estate using creativity - instead of their own cash. In This Book, You'll Discover: - The Truth About No Money Down Investing Investing with little to no money down is possible, but it's not about some step by step strategy. It's about a mindset. - Numerous Strategies to Mix and Match Creative investing requires a creative mind, and this book will share numerous examples of creative deal-making. - Attract Private Money, Lenders, and Partners There are millions of millionaires walking the streets. Discover the best way to attract them to you. - The Ugly Side of Creative Investing Learn the downsides to all the strategies mentioned in this book, as well as tips for overcoming those problems. - Get Started with No Money or Experience Looking for your first deal? Learn the best strategies for getting your feet wet without paying thousands! - Wholesaling, Flipping, Rentals, and More! No matter what niche or strategy you plan to use to build your real estate empire, this book can help you proceed. Who is This Book For? The Book Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down was written for anyone looking to get more mileage out of their real estate investment strategy. House flippers, landlords, wholesalers, note buyers, private lenders, and more can all benefit from the information provided. No matter what your skill level or experience in real estate has been, The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money down is for you. What's Different About This Book? The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down is different because its not about -one right strategy.- Instead, the book is a collection of numerous different strategies to help you be able to handle whatever deal comes your way. We believe that The Book will not only help you navigate the world of creative real estate finance, but will help change your entire mindset in how you approach real estate investing in general. How Will This Book Help Me? No matter how much money you have in your checking account, there is always real estate you can't afford. Even the most successful real estate investors use creativity to invest in real estate without using their own cash. This book will provide numerous strategies, tips, and ideas for leveraging other people's money to help you do more deals.
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The Millionaire Real Estate Investor
Gary Keller
4.4
Thoroughly researched with interviews and insights from more than 100 millionaire real estate investors who have struck it rich through Keller's concepts and practices, this book shows readers how to "think like a million."
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How To Be A Landlord: The Definitive Guide to Letting and Managing Your Rental Property
Rob Dix and Team Incredible Publishin
4.4
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The Millionaire Real Estate Agent
Gary Keller
4.4
Take your real estate career to the highest level
"Whether you are just getting started or a veteran in the business, "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent" is the step-by-step handbook for seeking excellence in your profession and in your life." --Mark Victor Hansen, cocreator, #1" New York Times" bestselling series "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
"This book presents a new paradigm for real estate and should be required reading for real estate professionals everywhere." --Robert T. Kiyosaki, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"
"The Millionaire Real Estate Agent "explains: Three concepts that drive production Economic, organizational, and lead generation models that are the foundations of any high-achiever's business How to "Earn a Million," "Net a Million," and "Receive a Million" in annual income
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The Book on Negotiating Real Estate: Expert Strategies for Getting the Best Deals When Buying & Selling Investment Property
J Scott
4.3
Recommended by Chris Mobbs.
Chris Mobbs
The Book on Negotiating Real Estate: Expert Strategies for Getting the Best Deals When Buying & Selling Investment Property https://t.co/KVSKLy5aQU https://t.co/Dbn2sAYpcd [source]
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, et al.
4.3
Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification and to showcase its beauty, as well as listing its scientific information, its element and chakra correspondences, and the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of each stone.
Illustrated by gorgeously lit, clear color photos to aid quick identification, the book offers an illuminating alphabetical journey through the mineral kingdom, stone by stone. This new edition of The Book of Stones, the best-selling guide to some of Earth's most beautiful natural objects, is revised to include 76 new entries.
The book begins with two introductory chapters detailing advice by authors Naisha Ahsian and Robert Simmons on how to work with crystals and stones--including the concept of crystal resonance and the scientific observation that living organisms (such as ourselves) are liquid crystalline structures. Each entry begins with the stone name and photo, plus its elemental and chakra correspondences, as well as keywords that indicate its properties. Next comes a description of the crystal structure, hardness, history, and known locations of each mineral, plus any relevant legend or lore from the past. Each author then offers their own take and personal insights on the subtle energy properties and spiritual applications of the stone. The entries conclude with summaries of the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing qualities of the stone, and an affirmation for evoking its potential benefits. The book's presentation is straightforward enough to make it an excellent introduction for beginners, yet the level of detail and the depth of research make it an invaluable resource for the most experienced stone practitioners.
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Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals - The Reference Book Describing the Metaphysical Properties of the Mineral Kingdom
Melody and Julianne Guilbault
4.3
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Build a Rental Property Empire: The no-nonsense book on finding deals, financing the right way, and managing wisely.
Mark Ferguson
4.3
"I finally got a chance to purchase and read your book (Build a Rental Property Empire). It was easy to read and practical and pragmatic - and I liked it enough to give a copy to my son who is just starting out with his real estate investing and also to two of my investor clients as closing gifts."-SharonLearn the best way to invest in rental properties in this 300 plus page book written by real estate investor Mark Ferguson (owns more than 100,000 sqft of rentals). This book gives you the exact details on how to finance, find, analyze, manage, and even sell rental properties. Where other books lack the details on how to actually make money in real estate, this book is all about the details. It is written by someone who has been investing in real estate for over 15 years and is still investing today. If you are having trouble figuring out how to find the right properties, how to finance them, where to buy properties, or how to buy with little cash, this books tells you how to overcome those obstacles. If you can't find your answer in the book, Mark even gives away his email address where you can ask him directly. Mark is a successful rental property owner, fix and flipper and real estate broker. Mark has sold over 1,000 houses as a broker, flipped over 155 houses, and owns his own office Blue Steel Real Estate. Mark bought his first rental property on his own in December 2010 and now has 19 rentals (commercial and residential). He has fix and flipped houses since 2001 and been a real estate agent since 2001 as well. Over the years, he has learned the best way to find rentals, get great deals, manage properties, finance properties, find great markets and build wealth with rentals. In this book, Mark gives you all the information you need to be a successful rental property investor. Mark also started InvestFourMore, a real estate blog with over 35,000 subscribers and millions of visitors. He is known for his straight to the point writing that is easy to understand and full of insight. This book is not full of theories and made up stories. It contains real-world case studies and information on investing from an investor actively investing in today's market (2017). Here are just a few of the topics covered: - Why rental properties will help you retire faster than other investments- The risks of investing in rentals- How to determine what a good rental property is- How to determine what type of rental to buy- How to get a great deal on properties- How to finance rentals, even if you have more than 4 or more than 10- How to invest in rentals with less cash- How to repair and maintain properties- How to manage rentals or find a property manager- What are the best exit strategies- How to buy rental properties when your market is too expensiveThis book has been revised a number of times to reflect current market conditions and changes in Mark's strategy. New BONUS chapter on Commercial Real Estate investing.
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How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started
Brandon Turner
4.3
It's time to stop just thinking, talking, or dreaming about the future real estate investing can give you. It's time to start doing… And this book will show you exactly where to start.
Everyone knows real estate investing can be a powerful way to build wealth and achieve true financial freedom. But, because each person’s journey is different, knowing the first steps to take can be challenging.
That’s why two of the biggest names in the real estate world teamed up to write the most comprehensive manual ever written on getting started in the lucrative business of real estate investing. Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner—longtime hosts of the world’s #1 real estate podcast, The BiggerPockets Podcast—give you an insider’s look at the many different niches and strategies that exist. Find which one works best for you, your resources, and your goals.
Unlike most traditional real estate books, this one won’t tell you there is “one secret path” to real estate success. Instead, it dives into dozens of unique, life-changing quests and is packed with more than forty real-life stories of how real estate investors are finding success in today’s economy.
What’s inside: · How to invest in real estate while working a full-time job · The truth about LLCs and corporations · How to earn more at work (or on the side) so you can invest more · Getting your spouse on board with real estate investing · Eight unique property types you can invest in today · Eleven powerful strategies for building wealth through real estate · Twenty-eight tested methods for finding great real estate deals · Partnerships, BRRRR investing, and other creative ways to fund your deals · And so much more!
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Encyclopedia of Crystals, Revised and Expanded
Judy Hall
4.3
Crystals contain ancient power, we just have to learn to tap into it. The Encyclopedia of Crystals is an illustrated compendium to all types of crystals.
These aren't simple stones; when the right crystal is used appropriately, it's power can physically heal, invigorate, cultivate love, and even boost creativity. In The Encyclopedia of Crystals, crystal expert Judy Hall draws on over 30 years' experience of working with crystals to provide the definitive reference.
When you turn to The Encyclopedia of Crystals, you not only experience a lavishly illustrated compendium of crystals, you will also get information on newly discovered stones, see learn material on geology and fluorescent properties. This is an essential addition to the libraries of everyone working with crystals. Organized by crystal color for easy reference, The Encyclopedia of Crystals explains how the colors of crystals relate to the chakras, shows you how to cleanse and activate your crystals, and provides helpful, authoritative advice on healing, meditating, energizing and more with nothing more than the power within your crystals.
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Beyond the Bricks: The inside story of how 9 everyday investors found financial freedom through property
Rob Dix
4.3
What does it take to be successful in property investment? How can you start with nothing but a very ordinary level of savings, and amass a portfolio that means you'll never need to work for anyone else again?
Beyond the Bricks is a window into the lives of 9 UK-based investors who've done exactly that. Through long-form interviews with them we learn exactly how they did it, what their lives are like now, and what they recommend to anyone just starting out.
Of course, "success" is a relative term. During the book you'll meet people ranging from Mark, who amassed a portfolio worth millions, to Serena, whose few houses saved her family from financial ruin. And along the way you'll meet Kim, who was unstoppable prior to the credit crunch, nearly lost everything, and found an innovative way to stay afloat.
The day-to-day life of a property investor isn't necessarily what you'd expect either. Fast cars and exotic holidays are represented... but so too are sprinting in pursuit of rent cheques, pottering around in a dressing gown all day, and helping a tenant with cancer by driving her to hospital appointments.
This book is less of a "how to" than a "how you could". It won't give you one formula for success, but many practical ideas and inspiring examples that you can use to craft your own property investment story.
With all jargon clearly explained, this book will be an educational and entertaining read for those who are yet to get started, as well as a rich source of new ideas for more experienced investors.
Praise for "Beyond The Bricks" "Put this on your list of property must-reads" - Property Tribes, Book of the Month
"A compelling read" - Property118.com
"These stories will entertain and inspire you all the way through to the end" - Your Property Network magazine
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Property Magic: How to Buy Property Using Other People's Time, Money and Experience
Simon Zutshi
4.3
n the 10th Anniversary edition of this No.1 Best Selling property book, experienced property investor Simon Zutshi will share with you some of the secrets behind his Property Mastermind Programme, so that you can learn how to build a property portfolio and replace your income, using other people's time, money and experience.
The book is designed to open your mind and stimulate your thinking to make you aware of some of the current possibilities available to you in the world of property investing. It is packed full of inspirational case studies to help build your personal belief of what you could achieve, in a relatively short amount of time, by investing in property.
Although this book is focused on investing in the UK property market, the concept of finding and helping motivated sellers to reach an ethical win/win solution, works in every property market all over the world. You can build your personal wealth whilst helping other people solve their property problems.
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Recommended by Jochen Siepmann.
Jochen Siepmann
Question: What five books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path & why? Answer: "The Property Apprentice" and "Property Magic" by Simon Zutschi [source]
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Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom
Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant is a guide to financial freedom. It’s the second book in the Rich Dad Series and reveals how some people work less, earn more, pay less in taxes, and learn to become financially free.
CASHFLOW Quadrant was written for those who are ready to move beyond job security and enter the world of financial freedom. It’s for those who want to make significant changes in their lives and take control of their financial future.
Robert believes that the reason most people struggle financially is because they've been spent years in school but were never been taught about money. Robert’s rich dad taught him that this lack of financial education is why so many people work so hard all their lives for money… instead of learning how to make money work for them.
This book will change the way you think about jobs, careers, and owning your own business and inspire you to learn the rules of money that the rich use to build and grow their wealth.
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Recommended by Malcolm Tan and Sa El.
Malcolm Tan
The business book series that set me on the path to entrepreneurship is from Richard Kiyosaki - from Rich Dad, Poor Dad to the Cashflow Quadrant, and his other books. My paradigms shifted after reading those books and made me decide that in order to achieve some arbitrary financial goals, what I was doing at that point in time (being a company lawyer) wasn't going to enable me to reach those goals, and therefore that I should go into the B (business) quadrant since I was more interested in that than the I (investor) quadrant. [source]
Sa El
Yes, when I read the Cashflow Quadrant, it helped me understand that I needed to transition from a space of being self-employed into either being a business owner or an investor. I became a business owner and have been creating passive income from it. [source]
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Building Wealth One House at a Time
John Schaub
4.3
Make your first million and earn a steady income with this updated, essential guide to real estate investing
The collapse in real estate prices from 2007 through 2012 was the most significant event in the real estate industry since the Great Depression. But today, with the real estate market rebounding, a new generation of investors is entering the field, eager to make their fortune.
Building Wealth One House at a Time, 2nd Edition provides you with a practical way to create wealth through an ethical approach of buying, financing, and managing property. Renowned real estate expert John W. Schaub takes you through his 9-step program and explains how to accumulate one million dollars worth of houses debt free in any market, while earning a steady cash flow.
This invaluable guide presents fresh strategies for buying and financing property, reflected in six new chapters on topics such as real estate cycles, financing real estate purchases, negotiation techniques, and retirement investing.
You ll learn how to:
Finance real estate purchases without going to a bank Recognize and capitalize on real estate cycles Improve your negotiation skills in any situation Avoid common and costly mistakes Create cash flow that lasts forever, and much more
Building Wealth One House at a Time, 2nd Edition reveals how virtually anyone can accumulate houses debt free and earn an income for life. "
100 Property Investment Tips: Learn from the experts and accelerate your success
Rob Dix and Rob Benc
4.3
Practical, actionable insights from the frontline of property When it comes to property investment, there's always something new to learn - regardless of whether you're a beginner or you've been investing for years.
100 Property Investment Tips compiles practical and real-life insights from experienced investors, mortgage advisers, developers and letting agents. From sussing out the best deals and financing your investment to organising your taxes and dealing with tenants, it's all here - helping you to make more money with less stress.
Among the 100 curated, carefully organised property investment tips in this book, you'll learn: Why you're doing your calculations all wrong How to use leverage to multiply your returns How to delegate The realistic alternatives to buy-to-let Why - and how - to buy below market value How to compete when you're constantly priced out by other buyers Ways to add value How to win at auctions Why you should get over your fear of interest-only mortgages What counts as an "expense" - and how to claim it A ton of nifty property investment tips, tricks and hacks for sourcing, financing and managing your property
The tips are organised into the following sections: Get started in property investment Find a deal Finance your investment Deal with tenants and management Focus on your strategy and goals Sort out your tax and accounts Tips, tricks and hacks
Whatever your level of experience, you're sure to find some great new ideas to make you a more effective property investor.
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Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
Kiyosaki Rober
4.3
Investing means different things to different people… and there is a huge difference between passive investing and becoming an active, engaged investor. Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing, one of the three core titles in the Rich Dad Series, covers the basic rules of investing, how to reduce your investment risk, how to convert your earned income into passive income… plus Rich Dad’s 10 Investor Controls.
The Rich Dad philosophy makes a key distinction between managing your money and growing it… and understanding key principles of investing is the first step toward creating and growing wealth. This book delivers guidance, not guarantees, to help anyone begin the process of becoming an active investor on the road to financial freedom.
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Recommended by Sean Si.
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Investing in Rental Properties for Beginners: Buy Low, Rent High
Lisa Phillips
4.2
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Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing: The Blueprint To Quitting Your Job With Real Estate - Even Without Experience Or Cash
Michael Blank
4.2
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The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs: The Investor's Guide to Defining Your Renovation Plan, Building Your Budget, and Knowing Exactly How Much It All Costs
A few months ago, I was drinking a Noah’s Mill whiskey (cute) with my good buddy Brian Balfour and talking about life... During the conversation, we got on the topic of books that changed our lives. I want to share them with you. I judge a book's success if a year later I'm still using at least 1 thing from the book. [source]
Ola Olusoga
Like Charlie Munger once said: “I’ve long believed that a certain system - which almost any intelligent person can learn - works way better than the systems most people use to understand the world. What you need is a latticework of mental models in your head. And, with that system, things gradually fit together in a way that enhances cognition. Just as multiple factors shape every system, multiple mental models from a variety of disciplines are necessary to understand that system". You can read this book to start building a "latticework of mental models in your head". [source]
Yaro Starak
I’ve just been wrapping up a book by Chet Holmes “The Ultimate Sales Machine”. He was a really well known and very respected sales and marketing guy, especially for sales and sales is not my strong point so the book, on some levels, has been a reminder of what is important in sales. [source]
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Wake Up and Smell the Real Estate: This Book Could Be Worth a Million Dollars to You
Tom McKay
4.2
Tom began building his real estate fortune with the purchase of his first property at age 19. Despite having no credit or money of his own, a deal presented itself and Tom was able to see the incredible potential profits in real estate. This was his wake-up call.He realized deals are born every day in nearly every city, big or small. The circumstances that create opportunities for buyers are not unique, but rather commonplace. Deals arise from divorce, disasters, death, bankruptcy, bad decisions, inheritances, and retirement. These are the roots of all deals and they happen everywhere in the world. Tom was lucky to learn at an early age that real estate investing is a business where everyone is equal, rich or poor. The person who has the deal in his hands-the contract-is the person who will make the money. Today, Tom owns and manages over 150,000 square feet of property rentals, houses, commercial centers, offices, industrial and flex properties. In this book, you will learn Tom's methods and see links to the top videos on his YouTube channel, FlipAnythingUSA, where he elaborates on exactly how to make money as a real estate investor.You will also learn how Tom developed tools to find the best deals in any community and how to out-negotiate the competition. This knowledge comes from years of experience and hundreds of wins and losses. All of Tom's lessons are explained here in a very conversational and easy-to-understand manner. This is your chance to learn from a friend. The book is based on real stories: the opportunities, decisions, success and-yes, even failures-that have made Tom McKay one of the shrewdest and savviest investors in the country.Tom takes you from the beginning, where he started out with nothing, looking for a deal first and the money second. Because as Tom would explain, when you have the deal you hold all the cards. Even if you are broke, as long as you have a contract to buy a property at a great price, the rest is simple. Getting a deal on what someone has and what someone wants is where the easiest money is found.If you adopt Tom's method and attitude, you can follow in his footsteps, making millions on land, commercial and industrial buildings, apartments and houses.Regardless of whether you are a teenager, a senior citizen, or anywhere in between, it's not too late to change your life. You can make thousands-sometimes even tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tom knows age and income are not a factor with his methods. Taking action is what is important. So, now is the time to wake up and smell the real estate! You'll be glad you did.
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The Complete Crystal Handbook: Your Guide to More than 500 Crystals
Cassandra Eason
4.2
Comprehensive and stunningly illustrated, this essential reference celebrates the beauty and healing potential of 500 crystals and gems. Step-by-step instructions cover divination, spiritual development, and personal empowerment-everything from headache relief to finding love and improving family relationships to warding off workplace bullying. A table on each page informs readers of essential facts on each stone, and there's advice on usage, cleaning, and care. Practitioners of holistic medicine who prefer the benefits of a natural, noninvasive healing method will find everything they need to know in this lovely guide.
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Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide
Stephen Fishman
4.2
Now updated, this bestseller gives small residential landlords who can't afford to hire high-priced accounting or law firms the guide they need to save money on taxes. This edition covers updates on the laws, numbers, and planning strategies. Illustrations.
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What to Post: How to Create Engaging Social Media Content that Builds Your Brand and Gets Results (for Real Estate)
Chelsea Peitz
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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
4.2
A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy
Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave‑owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South’s slave market. Because women typically inherited more slaves than land, enslaved people were often their primary source of wealth. Not only did white women often refuse to cede ownership of their slaves to their husbands, they employed management techniques that were as effective and brutal as those used by slave‑owning men. White women actively participated in the slave market, profited from it, and used it for economic and social empowerment. By examining the economically entangled lives of enslaved people and slave‑owning women, Jones-Rogers presents a narrative that forces us to rethink the economics and social conventions of slaveholding America
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Property of a Noblewoman
Danielle Steel
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In Danielle Steel's thrilling novel, a woman's legacy--shaped by tragedy, fortitude, and undying devotion--transforms lives and hearts long after she is gone, and fulfills at last her most precious bequest.
Faded photographs of a glamorous couple in postwar Europe. Old letters hinting of tragic loss. And a breathtaking array of magnificent jewelry, spectacular stones in exquisite settings. These are the contents of a safe-deposit box long abandoned in a New York City bank. If no heir can be identified, the jewelry will be auctioned. But who was the woman who left such a fortune and no will?
Two people, drawn together by chance, begin to unravel the mystery. Jane Willoughby is a law clerk at the surrogate's court and Phillip Lawton a fine arts expert for Christie's auction house. They are simply doing their jobs when they come to the bank to inspect the contents of the box. But for both Jane and Phillip the search turns personal--and their efforts to reconstruct an enigmatic life will lead from New York to London and Paris, to Rome and Naples, and a series of stunning revelations.
Eighteen-year-old Marguerite Pearson left America with a broken heart in the shadow of World War II. She found a new life in Europe but forever mourned what she left behind. As the truth about Marguerite's extraordinary history--her forbidden love affair and her family's treachery--is slowly revealed, more people are drawn into the puzzle that Jane and Phillip have pieced together, and one among them will inherit the most unexpected gift of all.
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The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss
Ken McElroy
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The ABCs of Real Estate Investing teaches how to: Achieve wealth and cash flow through real estate Find property with real potential Show you how to unlock the myths that are holding you back Negotiating the deal based on the numbers Evaluate property and purchase price Increase your income through proven property management tools
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Contracts 101: Learn to Review and Negotiate Services Agreements (including intellectual property licensing)
Esq. K. Anita Dodd
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The Original Step-by-Step Guide for reviewing and negotiating Services Agreements (including intellectual property licensing). This book contains everything you need including: (a) detailed explanations of the contractual protections contained in standard Services Agreements; (b) form Services Agreements (in print and on disc) including alternative provisions, so you can tailor the Services Agreement to fit your transaction and circumstances; (c) Issues Checklists (with embedded contract language) making it unlikely you will ever overlook an important protection; and (d) drafting exercises (with answer keys), so you can practice the skills learned, reassuring yourself you have all of the information and understanding needed to review and negotiate Services Agreements
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The Flipping Blueprint: The Complete Plan for Flipping Houses and Creating Your Real Estate-Investing Business
Luke Weber
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The Flipping Blueprint is just what the title says, a blueprint on how to flip houses. Everything you need to begin or continue your journey in real estate investing is here. How to present yourself to other real estate professionals, where to find the deals, how to talk to private lenders, where to find contractors, how to maximize profits on your flips and more. This is your guide to creating your real estate investing future. If you have ever thought about getting into real estate investing, this book will show you how to do it safely and securely.
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Multiple Streams of Property Income
Rob Moor
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The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential
Gail Baugh
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Here's the fabric and textile directory that fashion designers have been longing for!
This book will help you find the fabrics that suit the affects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric will perform, and recommend ways of using it. This new edition has information that is key to industry professionals (including designers and owners of fashion businesses) and explains textile issues and their impact on the environment. Find the perfect fabric for every design: Do you want a fabric for structure, drape, added volume, definition, or decoration? Do you want something that clings or a silhouette? Do you want a finish that is simple and pretty or lustrous and magnificent? The directory is organized by function, so you'll always be able to find exactly what you need Each fabric in the directory is accompanied by color photos of samples that illustrate its properties, helping you understand how and why a particular fabric is suitable for specific items of apparel At the back of the book you will discover essential field guides to fiber properties, weaves, knits, weights, characteristics, and care advice
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Set for Life: Planning Your Financial Future So You Can Live the Life You Choose.
Scott Trench
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Spend the best part of your day, during the best weeks of the year, during the best years of your life doing what YOU want. Those of us that spend very little, earn a lot, and invest the difference get to choose where we live, what (or whether) we drive, and what we do to earn a living with a far higher degree of freedom than the rest of America. Those that are highly proficient in all three areas of personal finance - saving, earning, and investing - and act accordingly gain the very real possibility of freeing themselves from the need to work for others at all very early in life. This is an incredible advantage available to few people in all of human history, and is something within the grasp of ordinary middle class Americans that believe this is a priority. By the end of this book, you will feel a new level of comfort with money and feel confident about approaching investing. You will begin investing eagerly, aggressively, and regularly, with a passionate understanding of why it is so important. If you choose to prioritize these concepts, you will have a clear path forward towards the attainment of financial freedom, enabling you to buy back the best part of your day, during the best years of life, during the best years of your life.
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The House Hacking Strategy: How to Use Your Home to Achieve Financial Freedom
Craig Curelop
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Don’t pay for your home—hack it and live for free!
Savvy investors have been using a little-known but clever strategy in real estate for decades—and now, you'll learn exactly how to perfect this trade secret! When mastered, house hacking can save you thousands of dollars in monthly expenses, build tens of thousands of dollars in equity each year, and provide the financial means to retire early. In fact, the average house hacker can turn a single family home or small multifamily property into a cash-flowing investment: You can collect rent that completely covers your living expenses—and then some!
In this book, serial house hacker Craig Curelop lays out the in-depth details to make your first (or next) house hack a success.
What's inside:
- What house hacking is and why it’s one of the best methods for building wealth - The incredible connection between house hacking, wealth building, and early retirement - How to get started house hacking—even with low income or low savings - Strategies to house hack with a family, spouse, or on your own - How to find the ideal house hack property—even in a competitive or expensive market - The simple math behind a house hack property analysis - Property management strategies to make ownership a breeze
House hacking doesn't have to be a mystery. Discover why so many successful investors support their investment careers with house hacking—and learn from a frugality expert who has “hacked” his way towards financial freedom!
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Bill Bryson
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“Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.”
Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture. (front flap)
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The Economics and Ethics of Private Property: Studies in Political Economy and Philosophy
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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The collapse of socialism across Eastern Europe - as manifested most dramatically by the events of the forever memorable November 9, 1989, when the Germans of East and West reunited, moved and overjoyed, on top of the Berlin Wall - has added more support and urgency to the central thesis of this volume than I had ever hoped for. Whether the following studies deal with economic topics, such as employment, interest, money, banking, business cycles, taxes, public goods, or growth; with philosophical problems as the foundations of know ledge, and of economics and ethics in particular; or the reconstruction and theoretical explanation of historical and sociological phenomena such as exploitation, the rise and fall of civilizations, international politics, war, imperialism, and the role of ideas and ideological movements in the course of social evolution - each ultimately contributes to but one conclusion: The right to private property is an indisputably valid, absolute principle of ethics and the basis for continuous 'optimal' economic progress. To rise from the ruins of socialism and overcome the stagnation of the Western welfare states, nothing will suffice but the uncompromizing privatization of all socialized, that is, government, property and the establishment of a contractual society based on the recognition of the absoluteness of private property rights. *** In writing the following studies I received help from many sides. Special thanks go to my wife Margaret, who again took on the task of de Germanizing my English; to Llewellyn H."
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The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor: Powerful Techniques Anyone Can Use to Deduct More, Invest Smarter, and Pay Far Less to the Irs!
Amanda Han
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Powerful techniques anyone can use to deduct more, invest smarter, and pay far less to the IRS!
Are you dreading tax season? Not sure how to maximize deductions for your real estate business? CPAs Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland share the practical information you need to not only do your taxes this year, but to also prepare an ongoing strategy that will make your next tax season that much easier.
It’s time to take control of the bookkeeping practices for your real estate business. Start saving thousands with a great tax strategy!
In this book, you’ll learn: - Creative methods to maximize your tax deductions - Clever ways to write off your kids - Strategies to write off every penny on your travel - Easy tips and tricks to cut down on bookkeeping time - Simple procedures that will protect you from an IRS audit - And much more!
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Shift: The 12 Tactics Real Estate Agents Must Do Now to Win in a Down Market
Gary Keller
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"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER "WALL STREET JOURNAL" BUSINESS BESTSELLER
"USA TODAY" MONEY BESTSELLER
"Tough times make or break people. My friend Gary teaches you how to make the tragic into magic. Read & reap from this great book." --Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul Co-author, "Cracking the Millionaire Code, The One Minute Millionaire, " and "Cash in a Flash." Author, "Richest Kids in America"
"Real estate buyers and sellers have to SHIFT their mindset to new and more creative strategies in this challenging real estate market. This book shows them excellent ways to survive and thrive." --Robert Allen, author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Nothing Down, Creating Wealth, Multiple Streams of Income" and "The One Minute Millionaire."
"Change happens. It's natural. It's ever present. It's reoccurring. So when markets shift you need to as well. No one explains this better in the real estate industry than my good friend Gary Keller and his team of talented co-authors. Their latest book, SHIFT, is perfect for all real estate professionals. It captures the very essence of a shifting housing market and what Realtors need to do to thrive therein. SHIFT will help you alter your focus and your actions to ensure that you get your head back in the game and increase your market share, irrespective of strong or weak market conditions. It's a great book - read it today." --Stefan Swanepoel, author of "Swanepoel TRENDS Report, 2006-2009"
"Need help weathering the storm in today's real estate market? If so, reach for Gary Keller's new book, "Shift"-- it's the lifesaver you need today to thrive tomorrow. "Shift" is rich in easy-to-understand strategies, charts, and illustrations that show you exactly what you need to do to thrive in today's very challenging and 'shifted' real estate market." --Bernice Ross, "Inman News"
The Millionaire Real Estate Series More than 1,000,000 copies sold
"SHIFTS" happen...
Markets shift, and you can too. Sometimes you'll shift in response to a falling market, and other times you'll shift to take your business to the next level. Both can transform your business and your life. You can change your thinking, your focus, your actions, and, ultimately, your results to get back in the game and ahead of the competition. The tactics that jump-start your business in tough times will power it forward in good times. No matter the market-shift
"SHIFT" explores twelve proven strategies for achieving success in any real estate market, including Master the Market of the Moment: Short Sales, Foreclosures, and REOs Create Urgency: Overcoming Buyer Reluctance Re-Margin Your Business: Expense Management Find the Motivated: Lead Generation Expand the Options: Creative Financing
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Rich Dad Advisors: Loopholes of Real Estate: Secrets of Successful Real Estate Investing
Garrett Sutton
4.1
The Loopholes of Real Estate reveals the tax and legal strategies used by the rich for generations to acquire and benefit from real estate investments. Clearly written, The Loopholes of Real Estate shows you how to open tax loopholes for your benefit and close legal loopholes for your protection.
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The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
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Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."
With it's startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first opening, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing—though absurdly comic—meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man."
David Lynch said this is one of his most-recommended books. [source]
David Lynch
David Lynch said this is one of his most-recommended books. [source]
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The Doctors Guide to Real Estate Investing for Busy Professionals
Dr. Cory S. Fawcett
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Hold: How to Find, Buy, and Keep Real Estate Properties to Grow Wealth
Steve Chader, Jennice Doty, Jim McKissack, Linda McKissack, Jay Papasan, Gary Keller
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Take HOLD of your financial future!
Learn how to obtain financial freedom through real estate. The final book in Gary Keller's national best-selling Millionaire Real Estate Investor trilogy teaches the proven, reliable real estate investing process to achieve financial wealth:
1. Find - the right property for the right terms and at the right price.
2. Analyze - an offer to make sure the numbers and terms make sense.
3. Buy - an investment property where you make money going in.
4. Manage - a property until it's paid for or you have a large amount of equity to leverage.
5. Grow - your way to wealth and financial freedom.
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Real Estate Riches: How to Become Rich Using Your Banker's Money
Dolf De Roos
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Self-made real estate mogul Dolf de Roos reveals why investing in property isso simple and lucrative as he gives insider secrets for getting ahead in thishigh-profit business.
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Raising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People's Money
Matt Faircloth
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This book is intended to be a roadmap for real estate investors who are looking to raise their game by injecting more private capital into their business. In the word of real estate, there is more than one way to obtain the money you need: Traditional lending may work for some investors, but going to a bank is simply not an option. Matt will provide the step by step process to acquiring, securing and protecting private money. This book will teach investors how to look into their current network for potential private money partners. It will also teach them how to provide a win-win proposition to money partners all while building the real estate investor's own business. Matt will discuss the specific roles in a deal: the person providing the deal and the person providing the cash and how they both benefit. The book will go into a deep discussion on how to work with your money partners and what types of deals will best benefit them based on their goals and the source of their capital.
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If You Can't Wholesale After This: I've Got Nothing For You... (Volume 1)
Todd M Fleming
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If You Can't Wholesale After This is a step by step guide to closing your first real estate without needing any of your own money or credit. It's the first book in the "I've Got Nothing For You.." series. This series of books aims to guide you through the process of becoming financially free through real estate investing. If You Can't Wholesale After This was written for people who are fed up with the traditional "rat race" style of living and want to create a new way of living no matter if you have ever been involved in real estate or have any money of your own. This book will guide your mind and actions to building massive wealth step by step. Todd himself completed his first deal with only $11 in his checking account. He believes that anyone can build financial freedom by changing their mindsets and improving their daily habits. This book will change the way that you think about money and the way you think about the opportunity surrounding you each and every day. This book will inspire you to begin your own real estate business and provide a living for your family that you only dreamed of previously.
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Lord of My Land: 5 Steps to Homeownership
Jay Morrison
4.1
Jay, "Mr. Real Estate," Morrison has authored another informative, step-by-step guide that every aspiring homeowner should read on their journey to becoming "Lord of Their Land"!
As a follow-up to the pop-culture phenomenon Hip Hop 2 Homeowners, Jay breaks down the psychological, financial, and physical framework needed to be a property owner in America.
Lord of My Land should be circulated in every library, taught in every school, and adopted by every home in America.
The wisdom shared in this book also serves as a reference for current homeowners to peruse to ensure they went about the process the right way when they purchased.
No stone is left unturned, and this quick read offers future homeowners the true peace of mind they deserve so they may proudly proclaim, "I too am Lord of My Land!"
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What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow... and 36 Other Key Financial Measures
Frank Gallinelli
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The Classic Guide to Real Estate Investing--Updated for a Re-energized Industry!
Real estate is once again a great investment, and this bestselling guide provides everything you need to know to get in now and make your fortune.
What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow removes the guesswork from investing in real estate by teaching you how to crunch numbers like a pro, so you can confidently judge a property's value and ensure it provides long-term returns.
Real estate expert, Frank Gallinelli has added new, detailed investment case studies, while maintaining the essentials that have made his book a staple among serious investors. Learn how to measure critical aspects of real estate investments, including:
Discounted Cash Flow Net Present Value Capitalization Rate Cash-on-Cash Return Net Operating Income Internal Rate of Return Profitability Index Return on Equity Whether you're just beginning in real estate investing or you're a seasoned professional, What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow has what you need to make sure you take the smartest approach for your next investment using proven calculations.
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How to Create Lifetime CashFlow Through Multifamily Properties: The New Rules of Real Estate Investing
Rod Khleif
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The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide To Decisionmaking And Investment
William J. Poorvu
4.1
The Real Estate Game is a comprehensive guide to successful real estate investment from one of the masters in the field. Drawing upon four decades of experience developing, owning, and managing properties and on almost thirty years of teaching at the Harvard Business School, William J. Poorvu offers an insider's perspective on how to make smart decisions about real estate.
The real estate “game” is played by people, and it’s the stories of real people that make Poorvu’s introduction to the industry colorful and interesting. You will meet players ranging from real estate moguls to small-scale developers to individual investors in exotic investment instruments. Their stories evolve throughout the book and illustrate how these people—with all their complicated needs, talents, and motives—fit into the larger process and context.
In clear and nontechnical language, Poorvu explains how variables—players, properties, capital markets, and the external environment—come together to influence the shape and outcome of a real estate deal. He explains the time frame for different kinds of real estate investments and walks the reader through the key “periods of play” in the real estate game: concept, commitment, development, operation, reward, and reinvestment.
The Real Estate Game introduces a simple but powerful “back-of-the-envelope” technique for analyzing the financial implications of a potential deal. Using this tool and others, Poorvu shows readers how to use direct investments, syndicates, and REITs to get into the real estate game across a broad range of property types: residential, office, hotel, industrial, and retail.
Offering unique insight into the ways that developers and investors can create value, The Real Estate Game is both a perfect introduction for the novice and an invaluable overview for the experienced professional.
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised.
In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture.
Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.
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The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking
Phillip J. Anderson
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Tracing the history of housing cycles in the United States, this examination shows how the banking system reacts to prosperity and recession and reveals the ways regulations enacted after each collapse tend to disappear when boom times return. With its invaluable insights and practical advice, the discussion is aimed at both novice and experienced investors who want to know why the real estate cycle moves as it does, how it can be forecasted in advance, and how best to profit from this knowledge.
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Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor
George H. Ross, Andrew James McLean, Donald J. Trump
4.1
Trump Strategies for Real Estate offers unbeatable insider advice for every serious real estate investor--beginners and old pros alike. For more than twenty-five years, author George Ross has been one of Donald Trump's chief advisors and intimately involved with many of Trump's biggest real estate deals. Now, Ross teams up with bestselling real estate author Andrew McLean to present Trump's real estate investment strategies so that even small investors can invest like Trump. You'll learn how Trump identifies potential properties and how he finances, negotiates, and markets his big deals. Not everyone has Trump's money or name, but everyone, even you, can use his tactics and strategies to win big in real estate.
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Successful Property Letting, Revised and Updated: How to Make Money in Buy-to-Let
Stephen Key, A. T. Chandler, et al
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Land & Property Research in the United States
E. Wade Hone
4.1
When early settlers left their homelands to start a new life in America, they had dreams of owning their own land a prospering from their own efforts. They were suspicious of all forms of government and did their best, in many cases, to be invisible to a variety of record keepers. But when it came to ensuring that their precious land was, without doubt, their own, they were careful to provide all of the information requested of them by the various government agencies. It is this care in reporting that makes this reference as valuable as the most comprehensive and useful review of land and property research for genealogists.
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Property Investing Secrets - How to Profit From Buy To Let
Rob Moore and Mark Homer
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The 44 Most Closely Guarded Property Secrets
Rob Moore and Mark Homer
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Your Property Success with Renovation
Jane Slack-Smit
4.1
The ultimate guide to investing in property...and making a million!Everyone's looking to get rich, and a lot of those people are looking at investing in property as the way to get there. But watch out--making money in real estate isn't always as easy as it might look. At least, not without "Your Property Success with Renovation" in hand, that is. Written by Jane Slack-Smith, a true investment guru who's put together her own multi-million dollar property portfolio, this is the ultimate guide to making the housing market work for you.Loaded with no-nonsense advice to help you avoid the traps that so many would-be real estate investors fall into, "Your Property Success with Renovation" introduces a unique three-pronged, low-risk investing strategy. Rather than focusing on fast money, the book encourages a low-risk plan--find an area with above average capital growth, buy below market value, and build value through renovation--that will help you build a strong, profitable real estate portfolio.Introduces The Trident, a new way of approaching investing in real estate that focuses on low-risks and high rewards, not fast moneyWritten by real estate portfolio expert Jane Slack-Smith, who transformed an initial investment of $45k into a multi-million dollar fortune using the techniques outlined in this bookShows you how to get the most out of the real estate market by emphasizing the value of property renovationWith just two investment properties and one renovation the average Australian can put a million dollars in the bank within fifteen years, and mortgage broker Jane Slack-Smith is here to show you how.
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Mastering the Australian Housing Market
John Lindema
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Flip: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit
Rick Villani
4.1
From HomeFixers, one of the country's leading real estate investment firms, and the people behind the bestselling Millionaire Real Estate series comes a foolproof guide to turning profits by flipping houses, one of the most popular investment techniques in real estate today.
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How to Grow a Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio - in Your Spare Time
Michael Yardne
4.1
This NEW 5th edition of this bestseller is a must for all property investors as it outlines a formula to build financial freedom in our new economic climate.
This book has become a property investment classic and is on the bookshelf of almost every successful Australian property investor.
It has been written for both beginning and experienced investors and the results have been proven by tens of thousands of Australians who have used the strategies laid out in earlier editions to grow their own Multi-Million-Dollar Property Portfolios.
In this fully updated edition learn...
* Michael's 5 Stranded Strategic Approach to investment that has stood the test of time and changing markets. * How to achieve real wealth through property investment * the hidden profit potential most investors miss when buying properties * How to buy below market value and then add value for instant profit. * Michael's pyramiding system to buy more properties with no money out of your own pocket * Lessons from past property cycles that will ensure you reap the benefits of the new property cycle * How to get the banks to say "yes" to more of your deals * Advanced strategies such as tax "loopholes" available to property investors, power negotiating tricks and becoming a master at dealing with real estate agents. * How to achieve the life of a property multi-millionaire living off the increasing equity of your properties.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michael is one of Australia's leading experts in wealth creation through property.
He was once again voted Australia's leading property educator and mentor and has been voted Australia's leading property investment adviser, is one of Australia's most published property authors and has probably educated more successful property investors than anyone else in Australia. But he is not a theorist...
Michael is a successful property investor and property developer and, as a director of Metropole Property Strategists, his opinions as a property commentator are highly sought after and frequently quoted in the media.
In this edition of this best selling book Michael helps you discover how the rich build their property portfolios to maximize their revenue, safeguard their assets and keep more money in their bank account.
Put simply...you'll be shown How to Grow a Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio - in your spare time.
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Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement
Rachel Richards
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Two million dollars. That’s how much money anyone under age 40 will need to accumulate to retire. That often means working 40-hour-weeks and penny-pinching your whole life. How else could you save a cool $2 mil?
Finance guru, former financial advisor, and Amazon bestselling author of Money Honey, Rachel Richards has one goal in mind: teaching you everything you need to know to become financially free earlier than you ever thought possible. At age 27, Rachel quit her job and retired, living off $10,000+ per month in passive income streams. Let her show you how to do it at any age—it’s never too late.
What is passive income? Passive income is earned with little to no ongoing work. It’s no get-rich-quick scheme, but once your passive income exceeds your expenses, you are set for life.
In a refreshingly realistic how-to guide, Rachel serves up 28 tried and true passive income stream models, helping you to: • Achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) without penny-pinching • Create consistent, long-term residual income (the non-MLM way), so you can live life on your terms • Have the flexibility to work when, where and if you want • Say “goodbye” to your 9-5, and create a life you totally love • Eliminate your money stresses and fears
Complete beginner or not, by the end of Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement, you’ll know exactly what it takes and how to get started. Passive income is real and attainable for everyone, even you. Are you ready to join the movement?
*Featuring HAL ELROD, BOBBY HOYT, DAVID OSBORN, HONOREE CORDER, and more*
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Multi-Family Millions: How to Flip and Reposition Small Apartment Buildings for Maximum Profit in Minimum Time
David Lindahl
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"Multi-Family Millions" offers expert advice for investors who want to make the transition from single-family homes to more profitable multi-family units. Successful real estate investor David Lindahl shows you how to find troubled properties that are ripe for quick profits, how to fix or flip those properties, and how to re-sell at maximum value. With a proven step-by-step system for managing each stage of the process, this book shows you how to get started in moneymaking multi-family units?even while you work your day job.
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THE ART OF WHOLESALING PROPERTIES: How to Buy and Sell Real Estate without Cash or Credit
Aram Shah, Alex Virelles
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The Art of Wholesaling Properties: How to Buy and Sell Real Estate without Cash or Credit distills the experiences of two of the nation's largest real estate wholesalers who, all told, have flipped over one thousand homes. Aram Shah and Alex Virelles present a step-by-step guide that explains how others may replicate their proven methods in their own wholesaling ventures.
Reading this book will give investors the A-to-Z insights they need for cashing in on the fastest and most profitable ways to flip paper in the real estate market. Moving along a strategic step at a time, The Art of Wholesaling Properties explains how to
• make offers that actually get accepted; • find hidden, motivated sellers; • use a real estate agent to find gold mines through the MLS; • build a strong list of cash buyers; • negotiate with sellers using proven and tested scripts; • assign or double close on properties; • master the A-B, B-C transaction; • deploy a team and put the business on autopilot; and • achieve financial freedom without using cash or credit! If you find the prospects of making money exciting, if you get the feeling there is wealth hidden in the real estate market in your community, and if you desire to learn demonstrably successful techniques to apply in your own ventures, then The Art of Wholesaling Properties: How to Buy and Sell Real Estate without Cash or Credit will give you the guidance and education you need to begin wholesaling homes and generating profits without using your own cash or credit.
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Property Management
Robert C. Kyle, Marie S. Spodek, et al.
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Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing: How to Survive (and Thrive!) During Any Phase of the Economic Cycle
J Scott
4.1
Prepare yourself to take any recession in stride! After reading this e-book, you will never be intimidated by a market shift--and you'll never look at your real estate business the same way again.
The 2008 Great Recession was a time of economic turmoil and disruption. After the crash, many real estate investors lost everything they'd worked so hard to achieve--but not every investor suffered that fate. Even during the worst parts of the downturn, some real estate professionals were able to grow and scale their businesses. Not only did they come out the other side unscathed, but they also created a better financial situation than ever before.
In Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, accomplished investor J Scott dives into the theory of economic cycles and the real-world strategies for harnessing them to your advantage. With a glossary of terms, articulate visuals, and clear instructions for every type of investor, this easy-to-follow guide will show you how to make money during all of the market's twists and turns.
Inside, you'll discover:
The basics behind how our economy works and how to make it work for you The four major phases of the economic cycle: Expansion, Peak, Recession, Recovery How to know when economic shifts are likely to occur and strategies to withstand those impending changes The positive and negative impacts the economic cycle has on real estate investing and businesses Strategies to continue to profit and grow your business during every point in the economic cycle Multiple strategies to modify your investing tactics--not only to survive economic downturn, but to also thrive!
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home
Ilona Bray J.D.
4.1
There's no place like home! Ready to say goodbye to your landlord? With help from Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, you'll not only find the right house for you, you'll have fun doing it.
Learn how to:
research the local market and listings choose a house, condo, co-op, or townhouse create a realistic budget qualify for a loan you can truly afford borrow a down payment from friends or family protect yourself with inspections and insurance, and negotiate and close the deal successfully. You'll find insights from 15 real estate professionals--agents, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, and more. It's like having a team of experts by your side! Plus, read real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers.
Download the Homebuyer's ToolkitDozens of customizable forms that will help you find your dream home, crunch the numbers, interview real estate professionals, inspect the house thoroughly, and more--available on nolo.com (details inside).
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Making It in Real Estate: Starting Out as a Developer
John McNellis
4.0
What does it take to be a successful real estate developer? Author John McNellis tells you how, sharing practical tips and advice from his wealth of experience over 35 years in real estate development. Like meeting with a mentor over coffee, McNellis entertains with witty anecdotes, and wisdom on how to take advantage of opportunities and avoid pitfalls. Offering humorous insights, the book covers the ins and outs of how to get financing, working with architects, brokers, and other professionals, how to make a good deal, and win approval for your project.
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Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal
Jr. Ventolo, William L. and Martha R. Williams
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20 Must Ask Questions for Every Property Investor
Margaret Lomas
4.0
"Reprinted 2009 (twice) and April 2010"--verso of T.p.
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The Armchair Guide to Property Investing: How to Retire on $2,000 a Week
Ben Kingsley and Bryce Holdawa
4.0
The Armchair Guide to Property Investing gives readers a full toolkit to become successful property investors. It includes 18 proven investment strategies and insightful case studies of six very different investors who all build portfolios which will deliver $2,000 a week in retirement income! And you'll only need to spend 10 hours per property a year managing your portfolio when you have everything in place.
Ben and Bryce are both property investors themselves and the hosts of Australia's No.1 Property Investment Podcast - The Property Couch.
'As regular contributors to Australia's most read and sold personal finance magazine these boys know property. Smart strategies designed to safely build wealth through real estate.' - Effie Zahos, Editor, Money magazine
'...a sensible and achievable approach to successful property investing. It teaches investors how to buy the very best properties to achieve their financial goals without taking unnecessary risks. It's a must-read for anyone serious about enjoying the long-term benefits of property investment.' - Nicola McDougall, Editor, Australian Property Investor magazine
'...full of practical tips and written in a way that even a total newbie would understand. If you want to get no-nonsense, independent advice on how to invest in property, then this book is essential reading.' - Nila Sweeney, Managing Editor, Your Investment Property magazine
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Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Lawrence Lessig
4.0
The author of Free Culture shows how we harm our children—and almost anyone who creates, enjoys, or sells any art form—with a restrictive copyright system driven by corporate interests. Lessig reveals the solutions to this impasse offered by a collaborative yet profitable “hybrid economy”.
Lawrence Lessig, the reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture war—a war waged against our kids and others who create and consume art. America’s copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists’ creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now criminalizes those very actions.
For many, new technologies have made it irresistible to flout these unreasonable and ultimately untenable laws. Some of today’s most talented artists are felons, and so are our kids, who see no reason why they shouldn’t do what their computers and the Web let them do, from burning a copyrighted CD for a friend to “biting” riffs from films, videos, songs, etc and making new art from them.
Criminalizing our children and others is exactly what our society should not do, and Lessig shows how we can and must end this conflict—a war as ill conceived and unwinnable as the war on drugs. By embracing “read-write culture,” which allows its users to create art as readily as they consume it, we can ensure that creators get the support—artistic, commercial, and ethical—that they deserve and need. Indeed, we can already see glimmers of a new hybrid economy that combines the profit motives of traditional business with the “sharing economy” evident in such Web sites as Wikipedia and YouTube. The hybrid economy will become ever more prominent in every creative realm—from news to music—and Lessig shows how we can and should use it to benefit those who make and consume culture.
Remix is an urgent, eloquent plea to end a war that harms our children and other intrepid creative users of new technologies. It also offers an inspiring vision of the post-war world where enormous opportunities await those who view art as a resource to be shared openly rather than a commodity to be hoarded.
As Robert Shiller’s new 2009 preface to his prescient classic on behavioral economics and market volatility asserts, the irrational exuberance of the stock and housing markets “has been ended by an economic crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.” As we all, ordinary Americans and professional investors alike, crawl from the wreckage of our heedless bubble economy, the shrewd insights and sober warnings, and hard facts that Shiller marshals in this book are more invaluable than ever.
The original and bestselling 2000 edition of Irrational Exuberance evoked Alan Greenspan’s infamous 1996 use of that phrase to explain the alternately soaring and declining stock market. It predicted the collapse of the tech stock bubble through an analysis of the structural, cultural, and psychological factors behind levels of price growth not reflected in any other sector of the economy. In the second edition (2005), Shiller folded real estate into his analysis of market volatility, marshalling evidence that housing prices were dangerously inflated as well, a bubble that could soon burst, leading to a “string of bankruptcies” and a “worldwide recession.” That indeed came to pass, with consequences that the 2009 preface to this edition deals with.
Irrational Exuberance is more than ever a cogent, chilling, and astonishingly far-seeing analytical work that no one with any money in any market anywhere can afford not to read–and heed.
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Successful Property Letting: How to Make Money in Buy-to-Let
David Lawrenson
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Fix and Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom: Finding, Financing, Repairing and Selling Investment Properties.
Mark Ferguson
4.0
Looking for a book from a flipper doing deals in today's hot market? Mark Ferguson has had from 15 to 20 flips going at once in 2017 in Colorado, one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. He does not rely on market appreciation to make money, but his techniques to find awesome deals. That is only part of the flipping business. "I am finishing up your excellent book Fix & Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom. I have probably read 6 fix & flip books over the past 6 months and your book is one of the best I have read." -Art Are you ready to start an exciting career or side job flipping houses? Fix and Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom is written by Mark Ferguson, who runs Investfourmore.com a real estate blog with 300,000 views a month. Mark is also an active flipper, having flipped over 100 homes and is currently flipping multiple homes in today's hot market. Mark is also a real estate agent, a rental property owner and a trusted authority when it comes to real estate investing. This book contains all the details need to start flipping houses from scratch or to build your current flipping business bigger and better. In this book you'll discover how to: Finance your flips with banks, hard money, private money and more Find killer deals that make it possible to make a lot of money flipping houses Accurately predict the costs and repairs that will come with a flip Figure out what houses you should buy and which houses you should stay away from Structure offers and negotiate Find contractors and keep good contractors working hard Sell your houses for top dollar quickly! Scale your business to get to the point of doing ten or more flips at one time (like Mark) Fix and Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom is a wealth of information on flipping houses. It will help you know what it takes to make it big in real estate and avoid many of the costly mistakes most new flippers make. Table of Contents (Chapter Level) About the Author Introduction 1.How Much Money Can You Make Fixing and Flipping Homes? 2.Why I Like to Fix and Flip Homes; Money, Time, Enjoyment... 3.What are possible downfalls involved in flipping houses? 4.Why it is Risky to Buy Old Houses to Flip 5.How Much Money Do You Need to Fix and Flip a Home? 6.What are the Costs Involved in Flipping? 7.How much does it cost to fix up a house? 8.How to Determine What to Repair on a Rental Property or Fix and Flip 9.How Long Does it Take to Fix and Flip a Home? 10.How to Finance Fix and Flips 11.How to Finance Fix and Flips with Hard Money 12.How to Find a Portfolio Lender Who Will Finance Multiple Investment Properties 13.How to Make More Money Fix and Flipping Homes 14.What Is the 70 Percent Rule? 15.Should you use a contractor to repair a fix and flip or do the work yourself? 16.How to Find a Great Contractor 17.How to Make Sure the Contractor you Hire Will do a Great Job Repairing Your Home 18.Fix and Flip Case Study Part 1 19.Fix and Flip Case Study Part 2 20.How and Why I Lost Money on a Flip 21.How to Buy Real Estate below Market Value 22.How Can You Get a Great Deal on a House on the MLS? 23.Why You Should Become a Real Estate Agent if You Want to Buy Fix and Flips 24.How to Determine Market Value on Investment Properties 25.How to Sell a House for the Most Money 26.How Much Does it Cost to Sell a House? 27.Why You Should Always Use a Real Estate Agent to Sell a House 28.How to Find an Investor Friendly Real Estate Agent 29.How Can an Investor Get a Real Estate Agent to Find Them a Great Deal? 30.How to Determine Whether to Fix and Flip or Buy and Hold a Property 31.Is it better to Fix and Flip Houses or Buy and Hold Rental Properties? 32.How to Make One Million Dollars a Year Flipping Houses 33.Bonus Chapter; How I Bought My Last 20 Houses
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Home Buying Kit for Dummies
Eric Tyson
4.0
America's #1 bestselling home buying guide Are you looking to buy a house, but don't quite know where to begin? Have no fear! This new edition of "Home Buying Kit For Dummies" arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown's time-tested advice and strategies for buying a home in current market conditions. Packed with valuable tips for getting the best deal on your new home and navigating an ever-changing housing market, it shows you how to find the right property, make smart financial decisions, and understand the latest lending requirements and tax implications.
Thanks to looser lending standards, lower down payment mortgages, and a wider selection of homes to choose from, first-time homebuyers are making a comeback in the housing market. But if you don't know a Colonial from a counter offer, the process of buying a home can be daunting. Luckily, this bestselling guide is here to take the confusion out of the process! In plain English, it provides step-by-step guidance for buying the home of your dreams, from inspecting a property to evaluating a location to making sense of loan applications, tax documents, and counter offer forms. Negotiate your best deal and obtain a lower down payment mortgage Improve your credit score Make sense of changing lending standards Take the confusion out of lending laws, mortgage rates, and marketplace conditions
Whether you're a renter, investor, or current homeowner, everything you need to plant roots in a new home sweet home is just a page away.""
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The Complete Guide to Property Investing Success
Angela Bryant
4.0
In The Complete Guide to Property Investing Success you will learn all you need to succeed in property, even in challenging times and why professional investors such as property millionaire Angela Bryant believe that now is the right time to buy property. The trick is to be ahead of the curve, be ready for opportunities and buy while others are panicking! Statistics from all the main buy-to-let lenders show that in 2008, despite the credit crunch leading some to believe that the sky is falling, experienced investors such as Angela are continuing to invest in property because they know that current market conditions provide some marvellous opportunities: • Sellers are more willing to accept big discounts! • Rents are increasing! • Competition is reduced! In today's world, yesterday's strategies don't work. In this book, you will learn the strategies you need to succeed in today's market, including how to: • Source, analyse and structure fantastic win: win property deals • Plan and undertake thorough risk assessment • Choose your mortgage and property with care • Manage your properties and your tenants with expertise, to ensure positive cashflow And much more, including an insight into the secrets of success that Angela shares throughout this refreshingly personal account of how to build a 10 million property portfolio."
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Property & Casualty Insurance License Exam Study Guide: Test Prep and Practice for the Property and Casualty Exam
Test Prep Books
4.0
You're probably thinking this is just another typical study guide. Because we know your time is limited, we've created a resource that isn't like most study guides. With Trivium Test Prep's unofficial Property & Casualty Insurance License Exam Study Guide: Test Prep and Practice for the Property and Casualty Exam you'll benefit from a quick-but-comprehensive review of everything tested on the exam via real-life examples, graphics, and information. These materials give you that extra edge you need to pass the first time.
ETS was not involved in the creation or production of this product, is not in any way affiliated with Trivium Test Prep, and does not sponsor or endorse this product.
Trivium Test Prep's Property & Casualty Insurance License Exam Study Guide offers:
A detailed overview of what you need to know for the Property & Casualty License exam
Coverage of all the subjects over which you will be tested
Practice questions for you to practice and improve
Test tips and strategies to help you score higher
Trivium Test Prep's Property & Casualty Insurance License Exam Study Guide covers:
General Insurance Concepts
Insurance Basics
Property Insurance Basics
Types of Property Insurance
Casualty Insurance Basics
Types of Casualty Insurance
Other Types of Policies
Insurance Regulation
...and includes a FULL practice test!
About Trivium Test Prep
Trivium Test Prep is an independent test prep study guide company that produces and prints all of our books right here in the USA. Our dedicated professionals know how people think and learn, and have created our test prep products based on what research has shown to be the fastest, easiest, and most effective way to prepare for the exam. Unlike other study guides that are stamped out in a generic fashion, our study materials are specifically tailored for your exact needs.
We offer a comprehensive set of guides guaranteed to raise your score for exams from every step of your education; from high school, to college or the military, to graduate school. Let our study guides guide you along the path to the professional career of your dreams!
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The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies: Cracking the Code for Savvy Real Estate Investors
Amanda Han
4.0
When it comes to taxes, it's not just about how much money you make, but how much money you actually get to keep.
Are you tired of working hard all year, just to lose the largest chunk of that money to the IRS?
Believe it or not, the U.S. tax system is filled with loopholes designed specifically to benefit real estate investors just like you. In this comprehensive follow-up to The Book on Tax Strategies, bestselling authors and CPAs Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland bring you more strategies to slash your taxes and turn your real estate investments into a tax-saving machine.
Inside, you will learn: · How to take advantage of the tax reform benefits in all of your real estate deals · Tax-deferral and tax-free techniques to significantly increase your return on investments · How to use your rental properties to legally wipe out your taxable income · What you need to know to take advantage of the Opportunity Zone tax benefits · Tax-free methods to take cash out of a 1031 Exchange · How to supercharge your nest egg using self-directed investment strategies · Common retirement investing tax traps and how to avoid them
Taxes saved means more money for you, your family, and more money to invest. Learning to save on your taxes could be the easiest money you ever make!
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Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity
Lawrence Lessig
4.0
Lawrence Lessig, "the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era" (The New Yorker), masterfully argues that never before in human history has the power to control creative progress been so concentrated in the hands of the powerful few, the so-called Big Media. Never before have the cultural powers- that-be been able to exert such control over what we can and can't do with the culture around us. Our society defends free markets and free speech; why then does it permit such top-down control? To lose our long tradition of free culture, Lawrence Lessig shows us, is to lose our freedom to create, our freedom to build, and, ultimately, our freedom to imagine.
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The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
Lawrence Lessig
4.0
The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the revolution has produced a counterrevolution of potentially devastating power and effect. Creativity once flourished because the Net protected a commons on which widest range of innovators could experiment. But now, manipulating the law for their own purposes, corporations have established themselves as virtual gatekeepers of the Net while Congress, in the pockets of media magnates, has rewritten copyright and patent laws to stifle creativity and progress.
Lessig weaves the history of technology and its relevant laws to make a lucid and accessible case to protect the sanctity of intellectual freedom. He shows how the door to a future of ideas is being shut just as technology is creating extraordinary possibilities that have implications for all of us. Vital, eloquent, judicious and forthright, The Future of Ideasis a call to arms that we can ill afford to ignore.
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Commercial Real Estate Investing for Dummies
Peter Conti, Peter Harris
4.0
Thinking about becoming a commercial real estate investor? Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies covers the entire process, offering practical advice on negotiation and closing win-win deals and maximizing profit. From office buildings to shopping centers to apartment buildings, it helps you pick the right properties at the right time for the right price. Yes, there is a fun and easy way to break into commercial real estate, and this is it. This comprehensive handbook has it all. You'll learn how to find great properties, size up sellers, finance your investments, protect your assets, and increase your property's value. You'll discover the upsides and downsides of the various types of investments, learn the five biggest myths of commercial real estate investment, find out how to recession-proof your investment portfolio, and more. Discover how to:
Get leads on commercial property investments Determine what a property is worth Find the right financing for you Handle inspections and fix problems Make big money in land development Manage your properties or hire a pro Exploit the tax advantages of commercial real estate Find out what offer a seller really-really wants Perform due diligence before you make a deal Raise capital by forming partnerships Investing in commercial property can make you rich in any economy. Get Commercial Real Estate For Dummies, and find out how.
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Make Cash in a Property Market Crash
Rob Moore and Mark Homer
4.0
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The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing: How to Identify the Hottest Markets and Secure the Best Deals
Ken McElroy
4.0
If you're interested in real estate investing, you may have noticed the lack of coverage it gets in mainstream financial media, while stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are consistently touted as the safest and most profitable ways to invest. According to real estate guru Ken McElroy, that's because financial publications, tv and radio programs make the bulk of their money from advertising paid for by the very companies who provide such mainstream financial services. On the other hand, real estate investment is something you can do on your own--without a large amount of money up front. Picking up where he left off in the bestselling ABC's of Real Estate Investing, McElroy reveals the next essential lessons and information that no serious investor can afford to miss. Building on the foundation of real estate investment 101, McElroy tells readers:
How to think--and operate--like a real estate mogul
How to identify and close expert deals
Why multifamily housing is the best real estate investment out there
How to surround yourself with a team that will help maximize your money
How to avoid paying thousands in taxes by structuring property sales wisely
Important projections about the future of real estate investment
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50 Real Estate Investing Calculations: Cash Flow, IRR, Value, Profit, Equity, Income, ROI, Depreciation, More
Michael Lantrip
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Airbnb Listing Hacks - The Complete Guide To Maximizing Your Bookings And Profits
Alex Wong
4.0
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How To Rent Vacation Properties by Owner Third Edition: The Complete Guide to Buy, Manage, Furnish, Rent, Maintain and Advertise Your Vacation Rental Investment
Christine Hrib-Karpinski
4.0
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Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils
Nyle C. Brady and Ray R. Weil
4.0
With an emphasis on the fundamentals, this book explores the important world of soils and the principles that can be used to minimize the degradation and destruction of one of our most important natural resources. Fully updated in this edition, it includes the latest information on soil colloids; nutrient cycles and soil fertility; and soils and chemical pollution. This edition is filled with hundreds of new figures and photos and continues to use examples from many fields, including agriculture, forestry, and natural resources. Taking an ecological approach, it emphasizes how the soil system is interconnected and the principles behind each soil concept. Updated information in this edition includes: Engineering properties of soils Expanded treatment of soil quality, soil degradation and soil resilience A new section on septic tank drain fields Expanded section on irrigation management A new section on wetlands and their poorly aerated soils
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Rich Dad's Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming...and How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit from It!
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
4.0
In the near future, the vast majority of Baby Boomers will be on the verge of retirement - and looking to cash in on their retirement plans. This will be a major drain on cash reserves for which no-one is ready and there's every chance that peoples' lifelong savings will dramatically lose their value. Now for the good news: sensing this financial crisis is in the offing, Kiyosaki and Lechter provide a detailed financial plan aimed at helping forward-thinking people prepare for the worst - and they urge that one must start planning NOW! They cover a variety of alternative ways of generating wealth through other forms of investment, including real estate, self-employment and investing in companies.
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Buy Low Rent High: How Anyone Can Be Financially Free by Investing in Property
Samuel Leeds
4.0
Buy Low Rent High will:
- Challenge the conventional approach to property investing
- Teach how anybody can buy property with no money
- Explain why now is the best time to invest in property
- Reveal strategies that work in the real world to create fast financial freedom
"This is the #1 Property Investing book of all time!" - Benevolence Mac
Samuel Leeds has helped thousands of investors towards achieving their goal of financial freedom. Being able to make complicated strategies become simple philosophies, Samuel has earned a reputation for being one of the most inspiring investors in the U.K.
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The Real Book of Real Estate: Real Experts. Real Stories. Real Life.
Robert T. Kiyosaki
4.0
A guide to real estate offering advice and techniques that investors need to navigate through the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens of the real estate market and come out on top. Whether you're a seasoned investor or buying your first property, it shows you how to value a property, handle leases, manage tenant relationships, and get financing.
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The Real Estate Wholesaling Bible: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Get Started in Real Estate Investing
Than Merrill
4.0
Learn how to make money wholesaling real estate without having to swing a hammer or deal with tenants.
Wholesaling is one of the best ways to get started making money in the world of real estate investing. Think of it as the day trading of real estate except it is simpler and has less risk if you learn how the process works. In fact when you learn how to do it the right way, you can minimize your risk substantially. The Real Estate Wholesaling Bible teaches what you need to know to profit from real estate wholesaling without needing a lot of capital or previous experience. This rapidly expanding business is relatively simple, profitable, and perfect for today's real estate market. Plus it's an ideal system for making money even in the toughest real estate markets. All you will need to get started is a computer, an Internet connection, this audiobook, some passion, and a lot of curiosity.
- Teaches the mechanics of how to wholesale real estate, including exactly how to find, analyze, finance, and sell wholesale deals like clockwork - Explains how actually to build a business and develop systems that are not dependent on you as the business owner - Shows how to develop a turnkey, systems-dependent business that serves as a vehicle for all the people it touches: the owners, the employees, and the community
Many real estate investors' ideas of success focus squarely on profitability. Author Than Merrill believes success happens when your real estate investment business is not only profitable but also gives you the time to enjoy your life and fulfill your passions and dreams.
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