How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House - Softcover

Keipper, Douglas A.; Lyden, Sean M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471451401 ISBN 13: 9780471451402

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

Seize the opportunity and watch the money roll in

Don't be paralyzed by fear of making mistakes and losing money. Buying a rental house should be one of the safest investments you make, and you already have the skills you need to succeed. You just need to learn how to use them.

In How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House, Douglas Keipper tells the true story of how he overcame his fear of real estate investing and made money on his first rental house. Keipper uses his experience as an example as he walks you step by step through the entire process of buying, renovating, renting, and managing a rental house. And you'll learn from his mistakes, not your own! Find out how easy it is to supplement your income with the most popular investment vehicle in the country. Let Keipper show you how to:
* Prequalify for low-cost loans
* Connect with the right loan broker, realtor, and subcontractors
* Find the right house at the right price and make a great deal
* Save money on renovations that produce higher rents
* Find and qualify top-quality tenants
* Protect your investment with the right lease and always get paid on time

About this title

About the Author

DOUGLAS A. KEIPPER is a compliance officer with a small community bank who began investing in real estate when the slumping stock market threatened his family’s financial security.

SEAN M. LYDEN is a nationally recognized columnist and feature writer on marketing and entrepreneurship.

From the Back Cover

Seize the opportunity and watch the money roll in

Don’t be paralyzed by fear of making mistakes and losing money. Buying a rental house should be one of the safest investments you make, and you already have the skills you need to succeed. You just need to learn how to use them.

In How to Succeed and Make Money with Your First Rental House, Douglas Keipper tells the true story of how he overcame his fear of real estate investing and made money on his first rental house. Keipper uses his experience as an example as he walks you step by step through the entire process of buying, renovating, renting, and managing a rental house. And you’ll learn from his mistakes, not your own! Find out how easy it is to supplement your income with the most popular investment vehicle in the country. Let Keipper show you how to:

• Prequalify for low-cost loans
• Connect with the right loan broker, realtor, and subcontractors
• Find the right house at the right price and make a great deal
• Save money on renovations that produce higher rents
• Find and qualify top-quality tenants
• Protect your investment with the right lease and always get paid on time

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471451401
• ISBN 13: 9780471451402
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230