The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings 2nd Edition
Author(s): Steve Berges (Author)
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: December 20, 2004
Edition: 2nd
Language: English
Print length: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 0471684058
ISBN-13: 9780471684053
Book Description
Whether you?re a first-time real estate investor or a seasoned professional, The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings 2nd Edition helps you map out your future, find apartment buildings at a fair price, finance purchases, and manage your properties. Now revised and expanded, this Second Edition includes tax planning advice, case studies of real acquisitions, and appendixes that add detail to the big picture. Plus, it includes a handy glossary of all the terms investors need to know, helpful sample forms that make paperwork quick and easy, and updated real estate forecasts. With this comprehensive guide at hand you?ll find profits easy to come by.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
“If you’re thinking about investing in apartment buildings, this is a good place to start.” –Robert Bruss, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
Create value
Locate properties
Negotiate successfully
Sell profitably
A REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO INVESTING IN APARTMENT BUILDING
Investing in real estate is a tried-and-true way to build assets, increase income, and prepare for retirement or the expense of college. With the proper guidance, a well-defined plan, and a little capital, anyone can profit by buying and selling rental properties.
Whether you’re a first-time investor or a seasoned professional, this straightforward guide helps you map out your future, find apartment buildings at a fair price, finance purchases, and man-age your properties. If you’re an active real estate investor focused on single-family properties, Steve Berges’s step-by-step plan shows you how to make the jump to multifamily units.
The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings 2nd Edition includes tax planning advice, case studies of real acquisitions, and appendixes that add detail to the big picture. This new Second Edition also includes a handy glossary of all the terms investors need to know, helpful sample forms that make paperwork quick and easy, and updated real estate market forecasts. Inside you’ll find:
Ten ways to create value
Six ways to locate multifamily properties
Five key ratios every investor should know
Two crucial techniques that will help any investor save thousands
Three ways to determine how much a piece of property is really worth
Five cardinal rules of successful negotiations
Six reasons sellers sell their property
Four effective exit strategies
Five keys to your success
And much more
From the Back Cover
“If you’re thinking about investing in apartment buildings, this is a good place to start.” –Robert Bruss, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
Create value
Locate properties
Negotiate successfully
Sell profitably
A REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO INVESTING IN APARTMENT BUILDING
Investing in real estate is a tried-and-true way to build assets, increase income, and prepare for retirement or the expense of college. With the proper guidance, a well-defined plan, and a little capital, anyone can profit by buying and selling rental properties.
Whether you’re a first-time investor or a seasoned professional, this straightforward guide helps you map out your future, find apartment buildings at a fair price, finance purchases, and man-age your properties. If you’re an active real estate investor focused on single-family properties, Steve Berges’s step-by-step plan shows you how to make the jump to multifamily units.
The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings 2nd Edition includes tax planning advice, case studies of real acquisitions, and appendixes that add detail to the big picture. This new Second Edition also includes a handy glossary of all the terms investors need to know, helpful sample forms that make paperwork quick and easy, and updated real estate market forecasts. Inside you’ll find:
Ten ways to create value
Six ways to locate multifamily properties
Five key ratios every investor should know
Two crucial techniques that will help any investor save thousands
Three ways to determine how much a piece of property is really worth
Five cardinal rules of successful negotiations
Six reasons sellers sell their property
Four effective exit strategies
Five keys to your success
And much more
About the Author
STEVE BERGER is a real estate investment professional with over twenty-five years of expe-rience. As principal of Symphony Homes, he is an active investor specializing in creating value through various real estate mechanisms, including single-family houses, multifamily apartment complexes, and the development and construction of single-family and condominium housing communities. He holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Rice University. His other books include The Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties and The Complete Guide to Flipping Properties, both from Wiley.