Fix It & Flip It: How to Make Money Rehabbing Real Estate for Profit Even in a Down Market

by Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton

Overview

Repair, remodel, resell-and get your top investment dollar

The current real estate market is ripe for rehabbing. Based on decades of successful flipping experience, this Revised and Expanded edition of the real estate classic Fix It and Flip It will help you buy the right property at the right price and use professional estimating tools to plan the project and control costs. Katie and Gene Hamilton also include

• Worksheets and checklists to evaluate, coordinate, and supervise the job
• New strategies for down markets, including how to use renting as a fallback position
• Fresh flipping strategies for condos, a rapidly growing investment category
• 25 brand-new tips for do-it-yourself investors in the “Quick Fixes, Cleanups, and Repairs That Make You Money” section

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071544146
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	05/07/2008
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.96(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Katie Hamilton and Gene Hamilton are the authors of twenty books, including Fix It and Flip It. They are also the authors of “Do It Yourself or Not?,” a popular weekly syndicated column.

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Table of Contents

1. BUY, IMPROVE. AND SELL OR RENT TO PROFIT

2. PERSONALITY TRAITS INVESTOR

3. OUR PERSONAL STORY

4. LIVING IN A FIXER-UPPER:

5. TAILORING A FIX-UP STRATEGY

6 FINDING THE MONEY

7 FINDING PROPERTY

8 EVALUATING PROPERTY

9 AN INVESTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

10 DOING THE MATH

11 BUYING THE PROPERTY

12 QUICK FIXES

13 ESTIMATING FIX-UP COSTS

14 SPACE-EXPANDING

15 WHO DOES THE WORK?

16 SELLING FOR A PROFIT

17 RENTING AS A FALLBACK

18 TIMELINE FORA FAST FIX IT AND FLIP (UNDER 60 DAYS)

19 TIMELINE FORA SPACE-EXPANDING MAKEOVER (SIX MONTHS)

20 TIMELINE FORA LlVE-IN, FIX-UP, AND SELL-LATER HOUSE (365-PLUS DAYS)

21 TIMELINE FOR A LIVE-IN, FIX-UP, AND RENT-LATER CONDO (365-PLUS DAYS)