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- Make real estate part of your portfolio
- Build wealth in any market
- Secure financing and minimize taxes
Maximize your real estate portfolio There's no time like the present to add real estate to your investment portfolio, but knowing where to start can seem overwhelming. This new edition of
Real Estate Investing For Canadians For Dummies offers sage advice for both beginner and expert real estate investors. From investigating properties to securing financing, the real-life anecdotes and balanced perspective inside make this the ideal book for anyone looking to explore real estate investment?even if you feel priced out.
Inside... - Identify opportunities
- Establish your strategy
- Assess your resources
- Make your finances go further
- Manage properties
- Avoid the classic pitfalls
- Trade up, trade out
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Investing in Real Estate 5 Chapter 1: Identifying Opportunities 7
Chapter 2: Exploring Real Estate Investments 23
Chapter 3: Knowing the Challenges 47
Chapter 4: Establishing Your Investment Strategy 63
Part 2: Preparing to Buy: Financing Real Estate Investments 79 Chapter 5: Looking Before You Leap: Ownership and Legal Considerations 81
Chapter 6: Pulling Together the Cash: Assessing Your Resources 105
Chapter 7: Getting Help: Mortgages and Other Financing 123
Chapter 8: Cutting Costs: Making Financing Go Further 151
Part 3: Selecting Properties 171 Chapter 9: Scouting Properties: Where to Look and What to Look For 173
Chapter 10: Determining Value: Price versus Potential 197
Chapter 11: Doing Your Due Diligence 211
Chapter 12: Closing the Deal 227
Part 4: Building Value: Managing Your Investment and Seeing a Return 247 Chapter 13: Managing Properties 249
Chapter 14: Managing Risks 277
Chapter 15: Accounting for Gain 297
Chapter 16: Trading Up, Trading Out 317
Part 5: The Part of Tens 339 Chapter 17: Ten Resources for Property Information 341
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Make the Most of Tough Times 349
Index 357
About the author
Douglas Gray, LLB, is one of the foremost experts on real estate in Canada. He practised as a real estate and business lawyer for many years and has written numerous bestselling real estate, business, and personal finance books. His website is homebuyer.ca.
Peter Mitham has more than 20 years' experience writing about Canadian real estate for national and international publications.
