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949021
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b703391
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Cummings, Jack,1940-
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The McGraw-Hill 36-hour course : : real estate investing /\ Jack Cummings.
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: McGraw-Hill,, ©2010.
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The McGraw-Hill 36-hour course series
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1 online resource (xix, 346 pages).
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| ISBN
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0071743766
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: 9780071743761
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 How to Begin Your Successful Real Estate Investment Career; Chapter 1 A Sound Investment Strategy Begins with a Goal-Oriented Plan; Key Terms; How to Build Self-Confidence and a Success-Oriented Attitude; How Much Time Is Needed to Get Started in Real Estate Investing?; How to Reduce Risk in Real Estate Investing; The Importance of Meaningful Goals; Fine-Tune Your Goals; Begin to Develop Your Comfort Zone; You Are on Your Way to Success; Chapter 2 Fundamental Real Estate Terminology Made Easy; Key Terms; Getting Started; Property Values.
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Finding the Best Property to BuyBuying and Selling Techniques; Pitfalls in Real Estate Investing; Chapter 3 Simplifying Real Estate Mathematics; Key Terms; Effect of Debt Service on Return on Investment; Property Size and Price; Building Size; Financing; Yield; Other Benefits That Come with Real Estate; Case Study; Chapter 4 How to Maximize Your Benefits Through Local Officials; Key Terms; Building and Zoning Department; Elected Officials; Planning Department; Tax Assessment Office; How to Build a Working Relationship with VIPs; Chapter 5 How to Become an "Insider" to Real Estate Investing.
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Key TermsKnow the Public Players in Real Estate; Important Things to Look for in Public Meetings; Chapter 6 Become a Real Estate Expert in Your Area; Key Terms; How to Use Brokerage Methods to Your Advantage; What Investors Need from Their Broker or Salesperson; How to Interview Brokers and Salespeople; How to Get Maximum Benefits from a Real Estate Agent; Where Brokers and Agents Tend to Work Against Your Best Interests; Part 2 How to Maximize Property Value; Chapter 7 Why Real Estate Values Rise and Fall and How to Take Advantage of Trends; Key Terms; Seven Reasons Why Property Values Go Up.
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Nine Reasons Why Property Values Go DownChapter 8 The Phrase "Location, Location, Location" Is "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong"; Key Terms; How to Determine the Importance of Location; Chapter 9 The Secret to Potential Increases in Value Is Zoning; Key Terms; Use Rezoning to Increase Values and Limit Risk at the Same Time; The Investor's Six Steps to Obtain a Zoning Change; How to Deal with the Rezoning Process; Chapter 10 Dealing with Building Codes and Restrictions; Key Terms; Precontract Checklist; Chapter 11 Discover the Magic of Economic Conversion to Maximize Value; Key Terms.
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When to Use Economic Conversion to Create ValueNine Steps to Maximize the Effect of Economic Conversion; Avoid Two Common Problems with Economic Conversion; Making Economic Conversion Work; Chapter 12 Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Increase Property Values; Key Terms; Upgrade the Land; Enhance the Landscaping; Clean, Fix, and Paint the Improvements; Make the Entrance Appealing; Give Care to the Interiors; Establish Your Own New Value and Publish It; Part 3 Finding the Best Property for You and How to Purchase It Right; Chapter 13 Seven Types of Real Estate You Should Consider Owning; Key Terms.
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Real estate investment-- United States, Examinations, questions, etc.
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Real estate investment-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Investments Securities-- Real Estate.
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Real estate investment.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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332.63/24
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HD255.C858 2010eb
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| Parallel Title
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McGraw-Hill thirty-six-hour course
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: Real estate investing
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