Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
ISBN: 0471757055
Paperback: 208 pages
Data: Feb 2006
Format: PDF







Description: A real estate guide unlike any other, The Insider’s Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks is the true story of a seemingly impossible investing challenge and the two investors who pulled it off—all to prove that you can do it too.

Successful real estate investors Dolf de Roos and Gene Burns wanted to show skeptical investors that there are always great deals to be found. So they set out to buy fifty-two homes in just one year. Not only did they succeed, they did it in less than ten months and earned a lot of money in the process! Tracing this ten-month real estate adventure in depth and detail, The Insider’s Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks explains the authors’ strategies and techniques for acquiring almost any property in any market. Inside, you’ll find step-by-step guidance on:

* Finding the perfect market to invest in
* Designing your strategy and getting started
* Making your first deal
* Finding the help you need to succeed
* Changing strategies midstream
* Networking to find new leads and opportunities
* And much more

Combining unbeatable investing guidance with firsthand accounts of real deals, The Insider’s Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks arms investors with a diverse mix of strategies and tactics that will turn every real estate deal into a moneymaker.

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Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
ISBN: 0471548251
Paperback: 336 pages
Data: May 2004
Format: PDF






Description: More and more people are discovering that real estate investing is a safe and affordable way to increase their cash flow and build lasting wealth. If you want to achieve financial freedom, then look no further. 5 Magic Paths to Making a Fortune in Real Estate reveals the proven real estate investment strategies that many of today’s millionaires used to make their fortunes. In fact, you don’t even need a lot of money to start investing and start putting cash in your pocket today!

Real estate expert James Lumley offers simple, straightforward explanations of the most common and lucrative approaches to property investment–including fixer-uppers, lease/options, wholesales, buy-and-hold, and single-and multifamily rentals. You’ll understand all the basics of real estate and learn to use these five strategies to make a killing in any economy. Packed with new information–including sections on the IRS’s simplified tax exchange rules and the capital gains exclusion–5 Magic Paths to Making a Fortune in Real Estate will show you how to:

* Find foreclosed, repossessed, or condemned properties
* Research the markets and perform valuations
* Determine what you can safely afford
* Negotiate with sellers and buyers
* Find the best financing terms, including seller financing
* Price and perform money-making repairs
* Work with agents and contractors
* And much more!

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Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
ISBN: 0471769193
Paperback: 304 pages
Data: Jul 2006
Format: PDF






Description: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) offer small investors the chance to participate in a broad range of real estate opportunities across most major property sectors and geographic locations. But to make the most out of this proven investment vehicle, you must first gain a firm understanding of it.

Getting Started in Real Estate Investment Trusts provides an accessible introduction to the benefits and performance characteristics of REITs and examines the role they play in a well-diversified investment portfolio.

Divided into three comprehensive parts, Getting Started in Real Estate Investment Trusts covers a wide variety of issues within this field, including:
* The legal and financial history of REITs
* How REITs behave as an investment class and how they are best integrated into an investor’s portfolio
* The fundamental economic issues that affect real estate and how they impact REITs
* Specific methods for analyzing REITs as an investment
* Different types of REITs: residential, office, industrial, retail property, and more

Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, Getting Started in Real Estate Investment Trusts is a valuable road map to an investment that can help stabilize and grow your portfolio for years to come.

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Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
ISBN: 047178673X
Paperback: 288 pages
Data: Sep 2006
Format: PDF






Description: Make Money in Abandoned Properties provides readers with new ideas and vital techniques for every aspect of abandoned property investment, from identifying the right properties to successfully negotiating with owners. There is enormous potential in abandoned properties, and Chantal and Bill Carey explain everything you need to know to get started:

* Why owners abandon properties
* Finding abandoned properties with profit potential
* Locating owners and qualified buyers
* Writing a foolproof offer for the property
* Counter-offers and negotiations
* Negotiating with owners in foreclosure
* Financing techniques for abandoned properties
* Rehabbing abandoned properties for instant equity
* Optioning abandoned properties
* Finding motivated partners for your deals
* Investment strategies that focus on abandoned property
* Dealing with owners in bankruptcy
* Closing deals and using escrow

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Publisher: Happy About
Language: English
ISBN: 1600051367
Paperback: 148 pages
Data: Jan 2009
Format: PDF






Description: “I’m on LinkedIn–Now What??? (Second Edition)” is a book designed to help you get the most out this popular business networking site. This new edition follows the best-selling first edition and includes the latest and great approaches for using LinkedIn. With over 32 million members there is a lot of potential to find and develop relationships to help in your business and personal life, but many professionals find themselves wondering what to do once they signup. This book explains the different benefits of the system and recommends best practices (including LinkedIn Groups) so that you can get the most out of LinkedIn.

If you are a professional interested in advancing your career, increasing your business or expanding your opportunities through relationships, this book is for you. It helps you understand and develop an effective online social networking strategy with LinkedIn.

The reader will walk away with 1) an understanding of LinkedIn and why they should use it; 2) a set of best practices and tips to get started and keep moving, and 3) an understanding of how LinkedIn fits into their networking and career strategy


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Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
ISBN: 0471392278
Paperback: 288 pages
Data: Jan 2001
Format: PDF






Description: If you are among the 56 percent of Americans lagging behind in their financial goals for retirement——or a retiree with plenty of years ahead in which your money can grow–an investment club may be the perfect vehicle for you. There are more than 37,000 investment clubs across the United States today, and this number has been steadily increasing over the past decade. This comprehensive guide will show you, step-by-step, how to take control of your financial future by utilizing the benefits, both financial and social, that investment club membership has to offer. Here you will find:

* Proven strategies for setting up an investment club that will survive changes in membership
* Advice on how to conduct your club’s meetings, monitor its performance, and maintain members’ active interest
* Numerous tips and tricks to help investment club members build and monitor their investment portfolios
* Methods for finding, researching, and presenting stock recommendations to other club members

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Essential ZBrush

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Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Language: English
ISBN: 1598220594
Paperback: 754 pages
Data: Oct 2008
Format: PDF






Description: Essential ZBrush offers a detailed overview of the popular digital sculpting tool as well as a guide to mastering digital sculpting. From the basics of ZBrush to the creation of a number of models that demonstrate hard surface sculpting, realisitic organic sculpting, and environmental sculpting, this book provides readers with the tools to produce high-quality digital sculpts. With this text, the reader will: Explore the various ZBrush palettes, brushes, and settings, and learn how to customize the interface. Discover how to create a base mesh using ZSpheres. Find out how to use normal and displacement maps in both 3ds Max and Maya. Understand the importance of properly posing your models. Explore a variety of production-tested pipelines and workflows. Learn how to create and apply materials to your models.

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