I Buy Houses: The Property Investors Handbook

Are you sick of attending open inspections every weekend in a fruitless search for the right property? Do you want to know more about the property–investing market and how it can make you money?   I Buy Houses is a comprehensive handbook that will have you buying, managing and selling property like an expert. Paul Do explains how to build a property portfolio using research, rather than legwork, allowing you to invest in the best properties in the most effective way. His tried–and–tested SYSTEM T framework is perfect for beginning and experienced investors alike. In this insightful book you will discover: how to determine the right time to buy why buying a property every year is the wrong thing to do why some people are better off renting than buying why selling should be a last resort why other property investing strategies are no longer effective.

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Real estate basics. 1.Advantages and disadvantages of real estate. 2. Characteristics of the real estate market. Part II: System T. 3. Security. 4. Yield. 5. Spread. 6. Time. 7. Equity. 8. Magnification. 9. Tax. 10. Bringing it together. Part III: The buying process. 11. Pre–approval. 12. Research. 13. Inspection. 14. Valuation. 15. Getting to yes. 16. Closing the deal. Part IV: Managing your properties. 17. Property management. 18. Renovations. 19. Property development. 20. Selling. Part V: Making money in real estate. 21. Common real estate investing strategies. 22. How I make money in real estate. 23. The development of a property investor. Appendix: Comprehensive buying example. Glossary. Resources. Notes. Index.

Paul Do has successfully invested in the real–estate and stock markets for nearly 20 years. His property–investing methods are based on his practical experience in buying and building houses in different states over a number of cycles, as well as his corporate background in pricing and financial analysis.