The Wall Street Journal. Complete Real-Estate Investing ...

The Wall Street Journal, the world's most authoritative source of business information, provides investors with a practical, hands-on guide to finding success in the real estate market.The conservative, thoughtful, thrifty investor's guide to building a real-estate empire.brProfitable real-estate investing opportunities exist everywhere as long as you know what to look for and understand how to make prudent deals that transform property into profits. David Crook, of The Wall Street Journal, shows how to make safe and sane investments that ensure a good night's sleep as your real-estate portfolio grows, your properties appreciate and your income increases. The Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook offers the most authoritative information on:br- Why real-estate investing is a great wealth-building alternative to stocks and bonds and why it's crucial that you avoid get-rich schemesbr- How to get the financing and make the contacts to get startedbr- How to start small and local, be hands-on and go step-by-step with a vacation home to rent out, a pure rental property or a small apartment buildingbr- How to find and value great properties, do the numbers and ensure you have that beautiful thing called cash flowbr- How the government blesses real-estate investors with tax breaks and loopholes, and how you can be one of the anointedbr- How to deal with the nuts-and-bolts of being a landlord and have a strife-free relationship with your tenants