Research Guides: Real Estate Research Guide: Books and eBooks

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Real Estate License Exams for Dummies with Online Practice Tests by John A. Yoegel
ISBN: 9781119370659
Publication Date: 2017
Inside, you'll find the latest and most up-to-date information on contracts, deeds, appraisals, leasing, and mortgage types, plus four full-length practice tests to help prepare you for test day. Before you know it, you'll have all the knowledge you need to pass the exam and join the ranks as a professional real estate agent.
Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier; Vicki Robin (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780525540885
Publication Date: 2019
In Financial Freedom, he takes you step-by-step through the strategies he used so that you too can get out of debt, make your 9-5 job optional, and above all, live the life you want. With Financial Freedom, you really can have all the money you will ever need.
Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian Murray
ISBN: 9780998381626
Publication Date: 2017
Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate is a beginner's guide to investing based on Murray's experience bootstrapping his way from newbie investor to award-winning CEO of Washington Street Properties. Murray shares the secrets to his success through straightforward, actionable advice that will help you get started no matter what your experience level, or how much cash you have on hand.
No Nonsense Real Estate by Alex Goldstein
ISBN: 9781539178149
Publication Date: 2016
Goldstein offers practical, proven home buying techniques, free of fluff or confusing jargon. This book is for anyone who is getting ready to buy or sell a home and wants to be as informed as possible as they get ready to begin the process so there are no surprises - whether they will be working with a realtor or doing it on their own.
Flipping Houses for Dummies by Ralph R. Roberts; Joseph Kraynak
ISBN: 9781119363071
Publication Date: 2017
Not just another house-flipping book, this hands-on guide shows you how to roll up your sleeves and find the perfect property, secure a mortgage, negotiate with condo associations, increase curb appeal, and much more.

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- This database allows you to use an online dictionary and create a citation for the eBook

Real Estate Investing QuickStart Guide by Symon He
ISBN: 9781945051739
Publication Date: 2020
Real estate investing is often considered the number one creator of lasting wealth in today's economy. Smart investors know that over time, a robust real estate portfolio can unlock life-changing levels of financial freedom and income independence.
The Rule Of 30 by Frederick Vettese; Som Seif (Preface by)
ISBN: 9781770416178
Publication Date: 2021
With the cost of buying a home or renting an apartment soaring to previously unseen heights, how can Gen Y even begin to think about saving for retirement? Through conversations between a young couple and their neighbour, a retired actuary, the couple and the reader discover: How the future investment climate will differ from the recent past and why it requires a different approach to saving.
Building Small by Jim Heid
ISBN: 9780874204681
Publication Date: 2021
Small-scale, incremental, real estate development offers a growing alternative to more conventional approaches. It helps create more authentic places, acts as a magnet for new investment, helps attract talent based employment, all while fostering a more resilient local economy.
Planning and Real Estate by Brendan Williams
ISBN: 9781848223554
Publication Date: 2020
Real estate development is a highly regulated, high-value industry: this book examines its efficiency, its role in shaping the built environment and its relationship with planning and planners.
Real Estate Market Analysis by Deborah L. Brett
ISBN: 9780874204285
Publication Date: 2019
Maximize opportunities and minimize risk with this practical guide for analyzing real estate markets.