Table of Contents

Introduction  1

Part I: Understanding Real Estate as an Investment  5

Chapter 1: Stacking Up Real Estate Against Other Investments 7

Chapter 2: Covering the Landscape of Common Real Estate Investments 23

Part II: Financing: Raising Capital and Sourcing Loans  41

Chapter 3: Sources of Capital 43

Chapter 4: Financing Your Property Purchases 61

Chapter 5: Shopping for and Securing the Best Mortgage Terms 77

Part III: Finding and Operating Properties  95

Chapter 6: Location, Location, Value 97

Chapter 7: The Ongoing Costs of Real Estate 111

Chapter 8: Landlording 101 125

Chapter 9: Building a Portfolio 149

Part IV: The Part of Tens 167

Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Increase a Property’s Return 169

Index 179

About the Author

Bruce Brammall is a licensed financial adviser and mortgage broker, personal finance journalist, best-selling author and successful property investor. Eric Tyson and Robert S. Griswold are independently successful investors.