The New Path to Real Estate Wealth: Earning Without Owning

by Chantal Howell Carey, Bill Carey

Overview

MAKE A FORTUNE IN REAL ESTATE-Without Owning Property!

Did you know that you don't actually have to own real estate to profit from it? It's true! If you control the paperwork of real estate-the contracts, mortgages, and deeds-you can make money without owning anything.

The New Path to Real Estate Wealth offers a step-by-step system that takes you from the basics of real estate investing to the more sophisticated strategies that let you earn without owning. Whether you're a new investor or an experienced one, you'll make big money in the world's safest, most reliable investment with expert guidance on:
* Finding great deals
* Working with real estate agents
* Evaluating and inspecting property
* Writing and presenting an offer
* Flipping the deal for quick cash


Once you understand the basics of real estate investing, you can move on to four proven strategies for making a fortune without owning property. Authors and real estate experts

Chantal and Bill Carey show you how to make a bundle by flipping properties quickly, assigning contracts, using options, and buying discounted mortgages and government tax liens for pennies on the dollar. You can control valuable contracts and properties-without the liabilities and hassles of ownership.

Packed with real-world examples and proven real estate wisdom, this handy guide proves that anyone can make money in real estate. So start investing today . . . and get on The New Path to Real Estate Wealth!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471467915
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/02/2004
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.55(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

CHANTAL HOWELL CAREY is the coauthor with Bill Carey of How to Sell Your Home Without a Broker, also available from Wiley. She has handled millions in real estate sales and management as a broker, consultant, and trustee.

BILL CAREY began selling real estate in 1977, and is a former director of the San Diego Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

SECTION ONE: REAL ESTATE BASICS.

1. Deciding on Your Goals.

2. Finding a Good Deal.

3. Working wiith Real Estate Agents.

4. Evaluating and Inspecting the Property.

5. Writing and Presenting Your Offer.

6. Closing Your Deal.

SECTION TWO: FLIPPING REAL ESTATE.

7. What is Flipping?

8. Why Use Flipping?

9. How to Flip.

10. When to Flip.

11. Finding Flips.

SECTION THREE: ASSIGNING REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS.

12. What is Assigning?

13. Why Use an Assignment?

14. How to Assign a Contract.

15. When to Assign a Contract.

16. Finding Assignments.

SECTION FOUR: REAL ESTATE OPTIONS.

17. What is an Option?

18. Why Use an Option?

19. How to Option.

20. When to Option.

21. Finding Options.

SECTION FIVE: DISCOUNTED PAPER & GOVERNMENT TAX LIENS.

22. What is Discounted Paper?

23. Why Buy Discounted Paper?

24. How to Buy Discounted Paper.

25. When to Buy Discounted Paper.

26. Finding Discounted Paper.

Conclusion.

Appendix A: Deeds Chart

Appendix B: Loans Charts.

Glossary.

Index.