Real Estate Riches (eBook)

DOLF DE ROOS, PHD, is a successful international real estate investor and a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He frequently conducts seminars across the nation and throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe. He is also Chairman of the public real estate investment company Property Ventures Limited.

Foreword vii
Alex Rodriguez

Praise for Real Estate Riches ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Preface: I Don't Have a Job. Shame! xv

Part One Why Is Property So Good? 1

Chapter 1 Four Magic Questions 3

Chapter 2 Conspiracy Theory 19

Chapter 3 A Taxing Issue 27

Chapter 4 Beating the Averages Easily 33

Chapter 5 Yes, But 63

Chapter 6 Summary: Why Invest in Real Estate? 69

Part Two Okay! Show Me How to Do It! 71

Chapter 7 The 100:10:3:1 Rule 73

Chapter 8 Finding Properties 81

Chapter 9 Analyzing Deals 101

Chapter 10 Negotiations and Submitting Offers 109

Chapter 11 Getting High on Opium (aka OPM) 119

Chapter 12 Massively Increase the Value of Your Properties (Without Spending Much Money) 129

Chapter 13 Managing Your Properties 137

Part Three Liftoff! 149

Chapter 14 Residential versus Commercial Property 151

Chapter 15 Government Interference 169

Chapter 16 The Eight Golden Rules of Property 173

Chapter 17 The World Is Your Oyster 181

Appendix: Other Books by Dolf de Roos 187

About the Author 189

Index 191