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Title: Buy, Rent and Sell: How to Profit by Investing in Residential Real Estate by Robert Irwin ISBN: 0-07-137337-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 26 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Easy to read, straight forward advice.
Comment: I found this book to be very helpful, concise and well written. It didn't include a lot of "pie in the sky" rhetoric and I felt that the author was honest and experienced. He concentrates on the stuff a new or just beginning investor would need to know and mostly explains working with single family homes with a little bit about multi family dwellings.
Chapters are broken down into topics and Irwin adds little "tips" and lists through out the book.
I happen to have a big three ring notebook on real estate investing that my mother bought off a tv commerical sitting on the shelf while I was reading this, so I skimmed through it. It seemed to me if you left out the hype, the cheerleading, and the dozens of "how to do it with very creative means" I found in the high dollar package basically stated the same advice and observations that Irwin includes in this book at a much lower price and a much easier read.
The only downside, and thus the 4 instead of 5 star, is that it is written just a little too much on the light side, but of course Irwin suggests some of his other books to make up the lack. Good marketing. I'll probably buy some of his other books myself...
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Text
Comment: Irwin has written another classic text to join his 30 some real estate investment books. It's a must read book for serious investors. This book focuses on "flipping" certain properties for quick profit as well as buying for the long haul. Irwin focuses on residential properties and spends considerable time emphasizing making money on rentals rather than on "flippers" (immediate sells). His "Irwin's 12 Rules for Successful Landlording" is particularly insightful because it comes from his personal experience in rental real estate. Surprises to me include: 1) Don't buy houses with more than two or three bedrooms for investment. 2) Buy small lots without pools to keep maintenance costs down. 3) Landlords should pay for the water bill to keep the yard green. Another great book! It's one for the library.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great intro and overview
Comment: I have purchased a couple of my own investment homes and my father-in-law also has owned several rental units for a number of years, and I found this book helpful. He covers many of the basic things you need to consider and also covers financial implications such as taxes.
He covered things like expenses during rehabilitation that would be easy not to detail, so scores points for that. He also takes the time to explain depreciation and the resulting capital gains in enough detail that you won't be surprised when you talk to your accountant.
He also provides good data on one of the most important aspects of residential investing: screening tenants. Lots of good ideas are presented here to help minimize the risk with poor tenants who can ruin your investment.
Additionally, he hits all the usual bases for finding investment properties and covers some of the negotiation strategies for purchasing these properties. He's clearly done this a time or two and works to give you a good intro. He does leave you feeling like there's more to it that he should be telling you, but I suppose it's difficult to get all his years of experience purchasing properties into one or two chapters.
If you're looking into residential real estate investing, read this book. But also read others so you have a well-rounded perspective and gain more details that aren't shared here.
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Title: How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing by Robert Irwin ISBN: 0071396497 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 29 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Investing in Real Estate, Fourth Edition by Andrew James McLean, Gary W. Eldred ISBN: 047132339X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 21 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: How to Find Hidden Real Estate Bargains 2/e by Robert Irwin ISBN: 0071388761 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Rental Houses for the Successful Small Investor by Suzanne P. Thomas ISBN: 0966469119 Publisher: Gemstone House Publishing Pub. Date: 14 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Buy It, Fix It, Sell It: Profit! by Kevin C. Myers ISBN: 079312610X Publisher: Dearborn Trade Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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