FAQs for Investors


There are a hundreds of questions to get answered before you join the real-estate investment game. Rather than “recreate the wheel,” Stacy Eder has found a Web site with loads of information about making real-estate investments.

Visit the Investors United School of Real Estate which offers information—in a Q&A format—in three categories: “What to Invest In,” “Tax Considerations,” and “How to do it.”



Market Analysis


Stacy offers some tips on reviewing the market before you buy (or sell). 



Rental Properties


Thinking seriously about becoming a landlord?  Before you do so, do a lot of research and think about your investment goals and objectives.

Stacy Eder has found a site that offers 10 tips on finding profitable rental properties.  They include “get it inspected,” “research the neighborhood,” and “do a competitive analysis.” Review the complete article.

There are also software programs that will help you analyze rental properties.  One place to start is the “Bigger Pockets” web site. 

Another software product can be found at RentTracker.com.



Book List


A “must-do” for new real-estate investors is to “go back to school”—learn everything you can about this way to create income.

One way to do this is through reading books by experienced real-estate investors.  Stacy’s suggestions:

“Secrets of a Millionaire Real Estate Investor,” by Robert Shemin

“The Millionaire Real Estate Investor,” by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks and Jay Papasan

“Investment Analysis for Real Estate Decisions,” by Minnie T. Lush, Philip T. Kolbe, Gaylon E. Greer

“Real Estate Investing from A to Z,” by William H. Pivar.

“Millionaire Real Estate Mentor: The Secrets to Financial Freedom through Real Estate Investing,” by Russ Whitney


Let Stacy know if you have found any other excellent books on the subject. She just might add them to the site.




Real Estate Links


As always, there’s lots of information on the Internet. Here are some interesting links:

http://www.thinkglink.com/real-estate.asp

http://www.creonline.com/articles/

http://www.success.org/re/

http://www.foreclosureuniversity.com/

http://www.realestatejournal.com/


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