There's no place like home!

Ready to say goodbye to your landlord? With help from Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, you'll not only find the right house for you, you'll have fun doing it.

Learn how to:

• research the local market and listings


• choose a house, condo, co-op, or townhouse


• create a realistic budget


• qualify for a loan you can truly afford


• borrow a down payment from friends or family


• protect yourself with inspections and insurance, and


• negotiate and close the deal successfully.

You'll find insights from numerous real estate professionals--agents, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, and more. It's like having a team of experts by your side! Plus, read real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers.

Make the real estate market work for you!

Whether your local real estate market is strong or sluggish, you can take effective steps to reach the right buyers, pick the best offer, and ultimately get top dollar for your home. Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide will take you through the process from start to finish. And, you'll learn how to do it all in the shortest possible time.

Real estate expert and best-selling author Ilona Bray gives you
the inside scoop on:

• setting a price that will attract buyers


• finding the right real estate agent


• safely opening your home to visitors


• determining which repairs and upgrades pay off


• making legally required disclosures to buyers


• evaluating purchase offers, and


• negotiating and closing escrow successfully.

Provides tips from industry pros--including real estate agents, attorneys, home stagers, and more--as well as stories from home sellers.

Ready to take your real estate career to the next level? The Agent Playbook is here to walk you through the ins and outs of real estate success like your favorite coach or mentor would. This isn't your typical real estate manual-it's packed with real talk, real strategies, and real results. No fluff, just actionable steps that build confidence, help you stand out, and get you closing deals.

Whether you're dreaming of mastering client relationships, nailing down marketing that actually works, or making sense of commissions and cash flow, this guide has got your back. Think of it as your all-in-one playbook covering everything your real estate course didn't tell you. We're talking next-level stuff-personal branding that sticks, business setup and finances, and all those key details from vendor relationships to transaction checklists that will make you a stand-out agent.

You'll find everything here to help you thrive: real estate sales, buying and selling homes, client management tips, and business growth strategies.

The Agent Playbook is for the new agents, the future top-producers, and everyone who's ready to turn a good career into an exceptional one. It's time to jump in with all the tools and strategies to build a real estate business that's totally you-and completely unstoppable.

Are you ready to discover a safe and fast path to financial freedom? Brandon Turner, bestselling author and longtime host of The BiggerPockets Podcast, will show you how to achieve your goals by finding incredible real estate investment opportunities. With a wealth of in-depth advice, The Book on Rental Property Investing shares the secret strategies that will help you build high-margin cash flow across your real estate portfolio.

Whether you're a beginner or looking for an advanced guide, this valuable book will help you learn how to create an profitable and practical plan, find incredible deals, analyze properties, build a team, finance rentals, and much more―everything you need to start making millions from your investments.

Inside, you'll discover:

• Why many real estate investors fail, and how you can ensure you don't!
  
• Creative ways to find incredible deals in any market
  
• How to achieve property management success without touching a toilet, paintbrush, or broom
  
• Unique strategies for financing rentals, even with limited cash flow
  
• How to maximize your wealth during tax season
  
• And so much more!
  

It's time to stop living deal to deal.

Real estate investors have systems for almost everything-to make the phone ring, to find deals, and to fix, rent, and sell their properties. What they don't have is a system for their finances that ensures positive cash flow and profitability. This is why many investors end up scrambling to cover payroll, taxes, and even their own bills.

In Profit First for Real Estate Investing, real estate finance expert, David Richter, reveals his simple cash flow system that not only makes pay yourself first possible; it makes it easy. Built on the proven Profit First method created by Mike Michalowicz, this system is tailored to the unique realities for real estate investors. Designed to help you reduce stress and build a healthy and profitable real estate company, this step-by-step guide will even show you how to get more deals using the Profit First System. Starting today.

The top choice among home buyers in need of assistance

Home Buying Kit For Dummies is your one-stop guide to navigating the housing market and buying a home. This updated book helps you through the largest--and most complex--purchase you're likely to make, offering a map to navigating the occasionally choppy waters of home buying. Get insight on evaluating your financial readiness to buy a house, securing a mortgage, building a team of advisors, negotiating a deal, and getting your new home ready after you buy. A small investment in know-how will make a big difference, making every step of the home buying process smoother.

• Understand interest rates and determine your budget for buying a new home
• Learn how to get approved for a mortgage and recognize fair house prices
• Get a real estate agent and find the home that fits your needs
• Survive the inspection and appraisal stage, then seal the deal

This book is a perfect choice for first-time and inexperienced home buyers who need advice on the steps in buying a home.

Banks and lending institutions today own more than one million foreclosed properties, more are in the foreclosure pipeline. Banks desperately want to get these properties off their balance sheets, but there aren't enough buyers. The result is a soft real estate market with prices investors and homeowners may not see again in their lifetime.

In recent years many bargain-hunting investors and homebuyers made the mistake of trying to get foreclosure prices via short sales and pre-foreclosure-- before the bank reclaimed the property. They've been burned by endless delays and uncertainty of the messy foreclosure process. With bank-owned properties, that's over. You deal directly with a motivated seller--the bank--and get the foreclosure price without the hassles and complexity of a short sale or pre-foreclosure.

This book shows you how to negotiate the best possible terms with the real estate owned (or REO) department of a bank or lender, including step-by-step instructions and no-nonsense advice on finding great deals, estimating fair market value, and closing the deal. You don't need a ton of cash, because REO investing at fire-sale prices is affordable for almost any investor or homebuyer.

• Provides detailed, step-based guidance on buying REO properties
• Written by a super-successful REO investor with fifteen years of experience

In How to Create Wealth Investing in Real Estate Grant Cardone shares the exact formula he used to create almost $1B of real estate holdings, almost 5000 units.

This is not a book about flipping or wholesaling homes, its about investing in real estate that is a proven method for creating massive wealth.

This book is about how you can buy income producing real estate, protect your capital, and provide you and your family with passive while the property pays down debt and you wait for asset appreciation.

This easy-to-read guide can be read from cover-to-cover in one sitting. You will learn:

- The precise type of real estate that will ensure you the best chance at cash flow and appreciation.

- How to ensure positive cash flow during all economies.

- How to evaluate a property to know what a fair price is.

- How to determine where to find the best deals in your market.

- What price, cap rated and how to ensure appreciation in the future.

- What the perfect first deal is for you and what deals you should never do.

- Why a lower cap rates may provide you with the greatest gain.

- How to use good debt and make the bank your partner.

- How to know what price you will exit at and even who the buyer profile will be.

- You also get an inside look at the exact deals he is looking at today.

-This is not a book about what someone did decades ago nor is it about how to buy real estate with no money down.

- It is about how to use find and buy real estate that is sure to create multiple flows of income for your family,

- and explode your net worth over time using debt pay down and forced appreciation.

Implementing Hoss Pratt's 12 essentials will help you break down barriers and yield massive results. These 12 essentials include:

• Creating a vision
• Developing a top-producing mindset
• Identifing your niches
• Deploing a marketing arsenal
• Mastering your listing presentation
• Getting buyers to take action...plus more.

Ready to take your real estate career to the next level? The Agent Playbook is here to walk you through the ins and outs of real estate success like your favorite coach or mentor would. This isn't your typical real estate manual-it's packed with real talk, real strategies, and real results. No fluff, just actionable steps that build confidence, help you stand out, and get you closing deals.

Whether you're dreaming of mastering client relationships, nailing down marketing that actually works, or making sense of commissions and cash flow, this guide has got your back. Think of it as your all-in-one playbook covering everything your real estate course didn't tell you. We're talking next-level stuff-personal branding that sticks, business setup and finances, and all those key details from vendor relationships to transaction checklists that will make you a stand-out agent.

You'll find everything here to help you thrive: real estate sales, buying and selling homes, client management tips, and business growth strategies.

The Agent Playbook is for the new agents, the future top-producers, and everyone who's ready to turn a good career into an exceptional one. It's time to jump in with all the tools and strategies to build a real estate business that's totally you-and completely unstoppable.

Straight-talking advice for new and veteran agents navigating today's real estate market

Success as a Real Estate Agent For Dummies helps you create leads, close deals and everything in between. This updated edition covers changes to interest rates, inventory, and the impact of recent class action lawsuits on agent compensations. With tried-and-true tactics and fresh ideas from one of North America's top agents, this book contains all you need to know about the real estate business. Inside, you'll find tips and tricks on selecting a company that works best for you and your goals, marketing yourself and your listings with influence, and communicating effectively with clients. The actionable content in this Dummies guide is your ticket to thriving in a wide market.

• Gain insider advice on how to flourish as an agent in all real estate markets
• Understand how real estate is changing, and what those changes mean for you
• Find, secure, and sell more properties with optimized listings and outreach
• Get fresh ideas for improving your results in residential and commercial sales

For new licensed real estate agents, those switching careers into real estate agenting, or seasoned agents looking to refine their prospecting and selling skills, this book is a valuable source of information and techniques.

Estate planning for family cottages and cabins

It's never too early to take steps to preserve a beloved family property for generations to come. Shared ownership of vacation property--especially when the co-owners are family members--can be fraught with problems. The idyllic dream of a cottage getaway can be shattered when co-owners' emotions, financial concerns, and opinions on how the property should be used come into play.

Fortunately, a solid plan that dictates how the property will be owned and managed can prevent squabbles over the family cottage. This book lays out a roadmap for creating and implementing this plan. It also explains how to identify properties that qualify as heirlooms worthy of a succession plan, and provides time-tested guidance on how to:

• keep the peace among heirs


• prevent a family member from forcing a sale of the property


• keep your vacation home out of the hands of in-laws and creditors, and


• smoothly transition ownership of the property from one generation to the next.

The seventh edition expands on buy-out options for heirs, how to transfer the property to later branches of the family, and when it might be appropriate to form a nonprofit association to hold the property.

Get ready to close on your new career as a real estate agent

Real Estate License Exams For Dummies is packed with all the information you need to know to get your license and begin your lucrative and rewarding real estate career. With four practice tests and 525 flashcards online, you'll be well on your way to launching the real estate career of your dreams. Plus, there are more practice questions throughout each of the subject review sections in the book, so you can work through all the topics covered on the test. With real estate laws for all 50 states, this is your perfect study guide, no matter where you're planning to work. Learn the latest on real estate taxes, contracts, mortgage types, and beyond. Then, get test-day tips that will help you succeed. Real estate, here you come.

• Review everything you need to know to pass your real estate licensing exam
• Get proven study techniques and testing strategies to help you earn a high score
• Use flash cards, a glossary of terms, and online practice tests to prepare
• Learn about new fair housing initiatives and other changes in the market

Looking to start or restart a career in real estate? Real Estate License Exams For Dummies is your guide.

Serve your country, and become financially free in the process!

If you're considering joining the military, or already serve, and want to make the most out of your career while building passive income after your service ends, this book is a must-read. With nearly X-pages of in-depth advice, The No Bullshit Guide to Military Life is the book I wish existed when I joined the military. The tools and tactics in this book can literally earn you millions of dollars, and help you build enough passive income to retire, without ever having to work again!

David Pere―active duty Marine, real estate investor, and host of the Military Millionaire Podcast ―has one goal in mind: to help you create a successful career in the military while building the life of your dreams for after service. Service members and veterans alike will learn how to achieve financial freedom, have a successful career, maximize veteran benefits, use their VA loan, invest to build wealth, transition out of the military, and become a Military Millionaire.

Inside, you'll discover:

• How to get rich in the military with simple, automated strategies
• The biggest mistakes people make with their Thrift Savings Plan, and how to avoid them
• How to get promoted quickly, attend the best schools, and tackle the best billets throughout your career
• The right way to buy a car while in the military: Not another Mustang
• How to leverage your VA loan (properly) to live for free, and build wealth
• How to buy rental properties that will generate passive income for you while you sleep
• How I was able to replace my income while in the military, and how you can too
• The best practices for transitioning out of the military and landing on your feet

You've fought for our freedom-now it is time to achieve financial freedom

Real estate investors used to build wealth the hard way: slowly saving money and sacrificing their current happiness for a future reward. This method produces results in the long run--but what if there's a better, more efficient way that works in years instead of decades?

Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat (BRRRR) is the five-part real estate investing strategy that makes financial freedom more attainable than ever: You buy a property under market value, add value with renovations, rent it out to tenants, complete a cash-out refinance, and then use that money to do it all over again. In this book, author and investor David Greene shares the exact systems he used to scale his real estate business from buying two houses per year to buying two houses per month using BRRRR.

This easy-to-follow plan will grow your money quickly without letting a lack of cash get in the way of pulling it off. With this method, you'll create wealth with real estate investment properties and BRRRR your way to financial independence!

Inside, you'll discover:

• A solid plan for getting started, even with limited capital
• How to identify target properties and emerging markets destined for huge growth
• Negotiation tactics for making offers that get accepted
• How to recover 100% (or more) of your money in a deal
• Unique ways to increase a property's value (and your own net worth)
• How to recruit top talent to work on your deals (so they build wealth for you!)
• And so much more!

Fewer than 2% of Americans retire before age fifty. In Kelly Lorene's words, that is simply not okay.

If you are struggling to live your best life and build wealth for your future, Kelly has a question for you. What do you want that future to be? Because any build has to start with a blueprint.

In this part autobiography, part how-to masterpiece, Kelly Lorene, an interior designer and real estate investor who was able to retire at age 48, turns her keen designer's eye on her own story. She shares how she looks for beauty in all parts of life, keeps her aim on her goals, and builds wealth along the way. Within those stories, Kelly shares detailed tips, worksheets, and checklists for finding your purpose, designing your own dream, tackling value-adding home renovation projects, and building wealth in real estate investing.

It's a Lifestyle Thing will empower you to become confident in real estate and investing, creating your unique path to retire-and retire young. But first, Kelly will help you find beauty, purpose, and fulfillment, so you can define your dream and start building a life from your own blueprint. Because a dream life isn't just money or house: it's a lifestyle. Find your dream and design a life you love with It's a Lifestyle Thing.

Serve your country, and become financially free in the process!

If you're considering joining the military, or already serve, and want to make the most out of your career while building passive income after your service ends, this book is a must-read. With nearly X-pages of in-depth advice, The No Bullshit Guide to Military Life is the book I wish existed when I joined the military. The tools and tactics in this book can literally earn you millions of dollars, and help you build enough passive income to retire, without ever having to work again!

David Pere―active duty Marine, real estate investor, and host of the Military Millionaire Podcast ―has one goal in mind: to help you create a successful career in the military while building the life of your dreams for after service. Service members and veterans alike will learn how to achieve financial freedom, have a successful career, maximize veteran benefits, use their VA loan, invest to build wealth, transition out of the military, and become a Military Millionaire.

Inside, you'll discover:

• How to get rich in the military with simple, automated strategies
• The biggest mistakes people make with their Thrift Savings Plan, and how to avoid them
• How to get promoted quickly, attend the best schools, and tackle the best billets throughout your career
• The right way to buy a car while in the military: Not another Mustang
• How to leverage your VA loan (properly) to live for free, and build wealth
• How to buy rental properties that will generate passive income for you while you sleep
• How I was able to replace my income while in the military, and how you can too
• The best practices for transitioning out of the military and landing on your feet

You've fought for our freedom-now it is time to achieve financial freedom

Flipping houses isn't just a one-off strategy for cash--it's a scalable investing framework with the potential for compounding success.

With over 3,500 flips since 2005, James Dainard is one of the foremost experts on extracting value through flipping houses. In The House Flipping Framework, this full-time real estate investor provides a comprehensive guide to efficiently flipping properties and maximizing profits.

While most see flipping as a one-time windfall, James demonstrates how it can be a repeatable framework that leads to exponential growth. Flipping houses provides the transactional income you need to stay nimble in shifting markets. James shows you how to scale your real estate portfolio quickly by reinvesting flip profits into new deals--and for beginners and intermediate investors alike, this book breaks down every aspect of a successful flip.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Get started with your first deals
• Source promising properties and fund your flips
• Underwrite deals to protect your investment
• Budget for renovations and manage contractors
• Avoid common pitfalls throughout the flipping process
• Market and sell your flip for maximum profit
• Reinvest to scale up your portfolio
• Bring on passive partners and raise capital

Leading a real estate business can seem like a daunting
task, with too few hours in the day, too many petty
management issues, and problems real estate agents in
large businesses don't seem to face. The E-Myth Real
Estate Agent offers you a road map to create a business
that's self-sucient, growing, and highly profitable.
Take your company to levels you didn't think possible
with this unique guide