Flipping Houses For Canadians For Dummies explores a popular niche in real estate. This guide covers the flipping process from start to finish finding, buying, fixing up, and selling and the variables needed to make all of those steps successful and profitable, no matter what the economic climate. With tips on how to buy properties from tax sales as well as foreclosures in the U.S., this book helps you take advantage of bargains. Practical renovation advice ensures that youll get the most out of your investment, adding real value to your property. Also included is coverage on negotiating, property inspections, mortgages, taxes, and working with contractors, brokers, and real estate agents. With anecdotes from around the country, Flipping Houses For Canadians For Dummies is perfect for responsible investors who want to flip houses the right way and steer clear of legal gray areas that get some investors into trouble.
Book Details:
- Author: Ralph R. Roberts
- ISBN: 9780470159200
- Year Published: 2009
- Pages: 384
- BISAC: BUS054010, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Real Estate / Buying & Selling Homes
About the Book and Topic:
Flipping Houses For Canadians For Dummies explores a popular niche in real estate. This guide covers the flipping process from start to finish finding, buying, fixing up, and selling and the variables needed to make all of those steps successful and profitable, no matter what the economic climate. With tips on how to buy properties from tax sales as well as foreclosures in the U.S., this book helps you take advantage of bargains. Practical renovation advice ensures that youll get the most out of your investment, adding real value to your property. Also included is coverage on negotiating, property inspections, mortgages, taxes, and working with contractors, brokers, and real estate agents. With anecdotes from around the country, Flipping Houses For Canadians For Dummies is perfect for responsible investors who want to flip houses the right way and steer clear of legal gray areas that get some investors into trouble.
Buyers market: With house prices dropping across the country, smart investors have the perfect opportunity to snap up bargains and sell them for a profit. House flipping a popular topic: The ongoing success of TLCs Flip This House and The Property Ladder, and As Flip This House demonstrate the continued interest in this topic. Dummies and real estate — a winning combination! Real Estate Investing For Canadians For Dummies has sold 7,250 copies since its August 2006 publication. The original U.S. edition of Flipping Houses For Dummies has sold 2,885 copies since its November 2006 publication.
About the Author
Ralph R. Roberts (Warren, MI) is a seasoned professional in all areas of real estate flipping, including buying homes, rehabbing, and reselling them quickly and at a handsome profit. Joe Kraynak (Crawfordsville, IN) is a professional writer who has authored and co-authored more than 50 books, including Bipolar Disorder For Dummies (Wiley), Google: Top 100 Simplified Tips s Digest and MoneySense. The recipient of two National Magazine Awards and a Rogers Award for Editorial Excellence, she is also a seasoned house flipper. With her husband and two other families, she has bought and sold three homes. A third is rented out (proving her contention that there should always be a Plan B). This is her second book.