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In Buy It, Fix It, Sell It...Profit!, real estate investor and rehabbing expert Kevin Myers presents all-new insights on how to create a quick turnaround in your investments by renovating properties for profit.

Beginning and experienced real estate investors will benefit from the new and improved real estate rehabbing techniques to develop a high-profit, low-overhead business. This expanded edition discusses property inspection, tax issues, funding projects, and maximizing profits. Buy It, Fix It, Sell It...Profit! is a hands-on guide sprinkled with inspirational stories for those who want to create a financially secure future.

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In Buy It, Fix It, Sell It...Profit!, real estate investor and rehabbing expert Kevin Myers presents all-new insights on how to create a quick turnaround in your investments by renovating properties for profit.

Beginning and experienced real estate investors will benefit from the new and improved real estate rehabbing techniques to develop a high-profit, low-overhead business. This expanded edition discusses property inspection, tax issues, funding projects, and maximizing profits. Buy It, Fix It, Sell It...Profit! is a hands-on guide sprinkled with inspirational stories for those who want to create a financially secure future.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780793169382
  • Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
  • Publication date: 7/15/2003
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 694,201
  • Product dimensions: 7.25 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.68 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface xi
1. Handyman Properties: A Niche of Opportunity 1
Handyman Specials--The Rehab-and-Sell Strategy 2
Just the Opposite--The Buy-and-Hold Strategy 3
A Blueprint for the Novice Investor 4
2. The Real Estate Rehab Business Plan: Outline for Success 7
Overview of Investment Strategy 8
Finding Target Properties 9
Determining the Purchase Price of Properties 10
Buying and Financing Properties 10
Home Inspections and Estimating Repairs 12
Rehab Strategy 12
Marketing and Sale of Completed Houses 13
Profit Potential of Rehab Projects 14
Cash Investment Requirements 14
Pulling It All Together 15
Is the Rehab Business Really for You? 16
Getting Started 17
3. How to Find Your Real Estate Agent 19
Real Estate Agents--Your New Best Friends 19
How to Find Motivated Real Estate Agents 20
The Real Estate Agent Mating Ritual 22
The Buyer's Agent 23
4. Diamonds in Your Own Backyard: Characteristics of Neighborhoods and Target Fixer-Uppers 25
The Number-One Criterion for Selecting Profitable Neighborhoods 26
Older Neighborhoods 27
Just Say No to Expensive Neighborhoods 28
Fixer-Upper Candidates: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 29
5. Working with Your Agent to Find Bargain Properties 35
Goldmining for Properties in the MLS 35
Dialing for Dollars with FSBOs 41
6. The Real Estate Underground: Foreclosures and Bank REOs 43
Mortgage or Deed of Trust? 44
The Three Foreclosure Markets 45
Bank REO Market--Superstore for the Rehab Investor 46
Bank REO Departments 47
The Secret of Buying Bank REO Properties 49
Government REOs--Steals and Deals from the Bureaucracy 50
HUD's Infamous 203(k) Program 52
More Government Giveaways 53
7. Count Your Chickens before They Hatch: Figure Your Profits before You Buy 55
Start at the End 55
Maximum Retail Value 56
Go Figure--Calculating the Purchase Price 57
8. The Fine Art of Real Estate Appraisal: Determining Maximum Retail Value after Repairs 61
Appraisal 101--The Basic Concepts 62
The Sales Comparison Approach 62
Three Criteria for Selecting Comparable Sales 63
Adjustments--Correcting for Differences 64
Completing the Appraisal 66
As-Repaired versus As-Is 67
9. Cash Is King in This Business: Even If You Don't Have Any! 69
Nothing Down--Alive and Well, but Different 69
Expose Yourself--Briefly--to High Leverage 71
All Cash, All Cash, All Cash 72
No Money? No Problem--Here's Where to Get It! 73
Jump-Start Your Investing with Partners 77
How to Attract Money like a Magnet 78
Other Sources of Money for Deals 79
Is the Existing Loan Assumable? 84
Structuring the Deal--Putting It All Together 85
10. Spotlight on the Private Mortgage Industry: Show Me the Money! 89
The Games Bankers Play 89
The Little-Known World of Private Mortgage Lending 90
Private Lenders--Who Are These People Any way? 91
Take My Money Please! Why Private Lenders Lend 92
The Mechanics of a Typical Private Mortgage 93
Default 95
The Private Mortgage Broker--The Person Who Knows Angels! 96
Private Mortgage Loan Criteria for Rehab Projects 99
Private Mortgage Terms--Don't Step over Dollars to Pick Up Pennies! 102
Private Mortgages Aren't Free--How Much Will It Cost? 103
Private Lending Is out of the Closet! 104
11. Street-Smart Negotiating: Getting Your Offers Accepted 105
Ugly Houses and Motivated Sellers 105
Meet Your Adversary--The Private Owner 106
The Two Most Critical Questions to Ask Every Seller 107
Negotiating from a Position of Strength 108
Real Estate Agents as Potential Roadblocks 110
Five Strategies to Get Your Offers Accepted 111
Purchase Agreement Forms 112
Using the "Subject to Inspection" Contingency 113
Make Two Offers to Close More Deals 115
Playing the Numbers Game for Fun and Profit 116
12. Open Your Eyes and Sharpen Your Pencil: Home Inspections and Estimating Repairs 117
The Two-Step Inspection Technique 117
Spend the Time Doing Your Due Diligence Walk-Through 118
Tools of the Trade 119
Are the Wrong Things Wrong with the House? The Deal-Killers 119
Tune Your Antenna to Look for These Red Flags 120
Inspecting for Routine Repair Items 123
Seller Disclosure and the "As Is" Ploy 130
Finding the Right Home Inspection Professional 132
The Art and Science of Estimating Repairs 134
Quality of Materials--You Get What You Pay For 142
13. Toxic Real Estate: Dealing with Contamination Issues 145
Asbestos--The Mother of All Contaminates 146
Lead-Based Paint--Not the Problem It Once Was 149
Radon--Ho Hum ... Yawn 153
Toxic Mold--A "Growing" Problem 157
What to Do about a Wet, Moldy Basement 161
Water Wells and Septic Systems--Look Out! 164
You've Found a Problem--Now the Question Is, Who Pays? 166
14. Kissing Frogs: Renovations That Make You Money 169
Underimprovement and Overimprovement 169
The Basic Renovation Strategy 171
Know Who Your Buyer Is 171
Two Rooms That Really Count--Kitchen and Bath 172
The Basic Renovation Philosophy 173
The Myth of Return on Rehab Expenditures 175
The C-K-B-Sizzle Approach to Rehab 176
The Killer Kitchen for $2,000 or Less 179
Bathrooms to Die For 182
It's the Sizzle That Sells 185
15. OK, I Bought the House--Now What? Getting the Work Done 187
Why You Should Never Do the Work Yourself 187
Handyman or General Contractor? 188
Developing a Rehab Plan Scope of Work 190
How to Find Your General Contractor 193
Selecting Your Contractor and Signing the Contract 194
Funding Control--Handling the Money 202
How to Find Your Handyman 203
How to Find Your Specialized Subcontractors 205
Six More Tips for Working with Contractors 205
Managing Your Rehab Project 207
16. Getting Paid: Quickly Selling Your House for Top Dollar 209
The Six Key Elements of Your Marketing Strategy 210
Should I Use a Real Estate Agent or Sell the House Myself? 212
How to Select Your Real Estate Agent 213
The Three Key Provisions of the Listing Agreement 214
Apartment-Dwellers--Your Prime Marketing Target 217
Will You Help with Financing? 217
Nonconforming Lenders and Finance Companies 219
Creating an Assumable Loan with a Private Mortgage 219
Getting the Buyer to the Closing Table 220
17. Graduate School: Advanced Strategies for Operating a Rehab Business for Maximum Profit 223
Profit Potential of the Rehab Business 224
Advanced Techniques for Finding Bargains 224
Getting Rich by Driving Around 226
College Students as Bumble Bees 227
Referral Network 230
Direct Mail--Your Secret Weapon for Success 231
Preforeclosure Market 234
Public Auction Market (Trustee's/Sheriff's Sale) 236
Putting Together Your Own Dream Team 239
Should I Incorporate My Business? 240
Speaking of Income Taxes 241
Operating to Maximize Profits 242
Building Your Business and Investing Your Profits 244
Still Not Sure about Doing Rehabs? The Wholesale Alternative 247
Momentum--The Secret of Business Success 248
18. Success Stories from the Field 249
Small Town Handyman Makes the Leap 250
Finance Companies as a Source of Bargains 251
First-Time California Rehabber Strikes Gold 252
Calling All FSBOs 253
Appraiser Builds a Rental Empire 254
South African Teacher Discovers Rehab Profits 255
Focus on the Finished Product 257
First Rehab Project Nets $18,000 Profit in 30 Days 258
Retired Truck Driver Pursues His Dream 259
Car Dealer Goes Full-Time as Investor 260
Should I Sell the Contract Wholesale or Rehab? 262
A Partnership That Works 264
How to Buy Bank REO Properties 265
Part-Time Wholesale Entrepreneur Tells His Story 267
Appendix A Investment Opportunity Worksheet 271
Appendix B State Foreclosure Information 275
Glossary of Common Real Estate Terms 287
Index 295

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 21, 2004

    Rehabbing made easy

    I've read several books on buying and rehabbing properties for profit and this one is by far the best. It lays out some simple formulas to tell you how much to pay for fixer upper properties, how to get your projects financed, and how to create an appealing product that will sell quickly. A must-have book for anyone serious about getting into rehabs.

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