The Unofficial Guide® to Real Estate Investing

Provides all the savvy, insider advice and guidance needed to successfully make the switch from stocks to real estate investingThe days of America’s "irrational exuberance" over stock investing have come to a grinding halt. No longer willing to stake their financial futures on fragile 401(k)s, average investors in increasing numbers are turning to real estate for a more secure investment strategy. Last year alone, $2.41 billion flowed out of the securities markets and into real estate and REIT funds. This new edition of Spencer Strauss and Martin Stone’s bestselling guide shows readers why real estate investment is the safest investment alternative and walks them through all the processes and procedures involved, arming them with the expert information they need to find and manage the best investment opportunities. Thoroughly revised and updated, this Second Edition features coverage of current FHA limits and rules; changes to the real estate tax laws; dozens of helpful new charts, graphs, and examples; and a new appendix listing useful real estate Web sites.Martin J. Stone (El Segundo, CA) is Managing Broker of Buckingham Investments and has been an investment property broker for nearly thirty years. Spencer Strauss (El Segundo, CA) is a real estate investment agent at Buckingham Investments.