BiggerPockets Presents The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing

408 Pages·2016·2.82 MB·English

by  Joshua Dorkin

Contents
Title Page
Introduction
Chapter One - How to Invest In Real
Estate
Chapter Two - Real Estate Investing
Education
Chapter Three - Real Estate Investments:
Niches and Strategies
Chapter Four - Creating Your Real
Estate Investing Business Plan
Chapter Five - How to Find Investment
Properties
Chapter Six - Real Estate Financing
Chapter Seven - Real Estate Marketing
Chapter Eight - Real Estate Exit
Strategies
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First Edition
What Am I Getting
Myself Into?!
Over the many years that we've been
serving real estate investors, one of the
most asked questions on our site has
been, "How Do I Get Started in Real
Estate Investing?"
People from all over the world have
been coming to BiggerPockets.com to
find the answer to that question and over
the years, we’ve helped millions of
investors connect, make deals, learn,
grow, and prosper by answering those
questions amongst thousands of blog
posts, forum conversations, articles, and
conversations. However, there has not
been a definitive guide that simply
answers the big-picture question of
“How Do I Get Started?”
Although some might lead you to believe
that there is a simple answer that works
for everyone, that simply isn't the case.
We've built this guide to help simplify
the process of figuring out how YOU can
get started. Of course, this guide is not
an all-encompassing "how-to" manual
about every aspect of real estate
investing (that would be tens of
thousands of pages long!), but a broad-
stroke overview of the best ways to start
down your path to financial freedom
through real estate investments.
What to Expect in This
Beginner’s Guide
This guide contains eight chapters, each
focusing on a specific part of your
investing journey. If you can master
these, you increase your chance of
building wealth through real estate and
minimize the risk of failure or loss. This
guide will walk you through the
following:
Your Real Estate Investing Education
Before you start investing in real estate,
it is imperative that you get educated in
the important concepts. There are dozens
of ways to get educated and build your
knowledge base and Chapter 2 will
focus on those areas in great depth.
Choose Your Real Estate Niche and
Strategies
There are a number of different
strategies and angles from which to
approach the business of real estate
investing. The more you focus on one
specific thing, the better and more
knowledgeable you become at it. This
will be the focus of Chapter 3, as we
dive deeper into looking at the various
niches and strategies you can profit from
in your real estate investing journey.
Create Your Real Estate Business
Plan
As the ancient proverb goes, a house
built upon sand is subject to collapse.
By creating a strong foundation that your
real estate investing endeavors will
stand upon, you will create a more
sustainable business that can weather the
storms you may face. Chapter 4 will
show you the best ways to build that
foundation to maximize the odds of your
success.
Find The Best Investment Properties
When it comes time to actually make