| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Getting Started With House Flipping |
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Chapter 1 Brushing Up on the Basics |
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Grasping the Concept of Flipping |
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Spotting distressed properties |
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Making a few minor (or major) alterations |
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Reselling your rehabbed property |
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Flipping Legally and Ethically |
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Flipping legally: Buy, fix, sell |
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Determining Whether You Have What It Takes to Flip |
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Devising a Reliable Flipping Strategy |
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Building an All-Star Team |
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Finding and Buying a Flippable House |
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Rehabbing Your Fixer-Upper |
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Planning repairs and renovations |
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Making a good first impression |
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Focusing on kitchens and bathrooms |
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Tackling structural enhancements |
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Profiting from Your Venture |
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Chapter 2 Devising an Effective Flipping Strategy |
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Deciding on the Role You Want to Play |
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Surveying Different Strategies |
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Buy low, do nothing, sell quick |
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Buy low, apply makeup, sell quick |
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Buy low, renovate, sell high |
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Buy low, move in, renovate, sell high |
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Invest in new construction |
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Flip contracts (or do it all on paper) |
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Cook up your own strategy |
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Drawing Up a Detailed Plan in Advance |
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Plan B: Surviving a Flip That Flops |
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Chapter 3 Building Your Dream Team |
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Teaming Up with a Quality Real Estate Agent |
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Recognizing the value of an agent |
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Picking an agent with the right stuff |
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Recruiting Moneymen (and Women) |
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Obtaining sound investment advice |
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Covering Your Back with Title and Homeowner's Insurance |
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Locating an Experienced Appraiser |
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Adding a Real Estate Lawyer to the Roster |
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Lining Up a Home Inspector |
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Calling In Your Rehab Team |
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Chapter 4 Securing the Funds to Fuel Your Flips |
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Recognizing the Importance of Being a Cash Buyer |
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Tapping Your Own Resources for Cash |
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Unleashing the equity of your current home |
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Cracking open your retirement nest egg |
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Leveraging the Power of Other People's Money |
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Persuading a bank to finance your flips |
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Passing the hat among friends and family |
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Borrowing from a private (hard money) lender |
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Making up the difference with a gap loan |
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Partnering with an investor |
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Using Conventional Financing (for Longer-Term Real Estate Deals) |
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Determining what you're worth in dollars and cents: Net worth |
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Checking and correcting your credit report |
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Avoiding mistakes that can sabotage your loan approval |
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Finding lenders online and off |
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Borrowing for purchase and renovations with a renovation loan |
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| Part 2: House Hunting With An Eye For Flipping |
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Chapter 5 Scoping Out a Fertile Neighborhood |
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Pinpointing House Flipping Hot Spots |
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Tracking migratory patterns |
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Tagging promising neighborhoods |
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Identifying areas in your price range |
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Sizing Up the Local Real Estate Market |
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Tracking the appreciation rate |
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Noting how many homes are currently for sale |
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Discovering how long houses stay on the market |
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Spotting the signs of a good neighborhood |
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Telling when a neighborhood is in decline |
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Considering Other Neighborhood Factors |
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Digging up crime statistics |
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Exploring the business climate |
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Getting the lowdown on planned neighborhood improvements |
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Chapter 6 Hunting for Houses in Your Target Area |
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Developing a List of Criteria to Guide Your Search |
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Focusing Your Search on Affordability |
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Digging through Property Listings, Ads, and Publications |
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Searching listings with the help of your real estate agent |
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Scanning the classifieds for keywords |
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Skimming real estate magazines |
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Scoping out For Sale By Owner properties (FSBOs) |
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Mining Special Markets for Dontwanners |
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Cruising the neighborhood for dontwanners |
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Tapping into special markets |
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Advertising to Generate More Leads |
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Chapter 7 Closing In on Foreclosure Properties |
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Getting Up to Speed on the Foreclosure Process |
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Brushing Up on Local Rules and Regulations |
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Different types of foreclosures |
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Picking Your Point of Entry into the Foreclosure Process |
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Purchasing Foreclosure Properties, Step by Step |
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Step 2: Follow the paper trail |
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Step 3: Inspect the property |
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Step 4: Bid on a property (when buying at an auction) |
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Step 5: Survive the redemption period |
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Chapter 8 Scoping Out Properties in Special Markets |
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Acquiring Properties in Probate |
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Finding probate properties |
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Digging up a death certificate for more info |
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Finding out who can sell the property |
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128 | (1) |
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Contacting the next of kin |
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129 | (1) |
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Scooping Up Bargains in Bankruptcy |
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Brushing up on bankruptcy laws |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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Tracking down houses in bankruptcy |
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132 | (1) |
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Digging up additional info |
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Dealing with the gatekeepers |
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133 | (2) |
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Finding Government Owned Properties |
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Buying Properties at Tax Sales |
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| Part 3: Evaluating Properties And Crunching Numbers |
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Chapter 9 Researching Distressed Properties |
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Creating a Property Dossier |
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Checking Out the Property |
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Doing a drive-by, walk-around inspection |
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Following the Paper Trail |
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Honing your title acquisition and reading skills |
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Picking details off a foreclosure notice |
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Digging up details at the Register of Deeds office |
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Gathering tax information at the assessor's office |
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Getting your hands on the property worksheet |
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Chapter 10 Inspecting the Property and Estimating Rehab Costs |
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Packing for Your Inspection Mission |
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Finding the Perfect Candidate for a Quick Makeover |
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Poor-but-promising curb appeal |
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Cosmetically challenged, inside and out |
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Assessing Potential Curbside Appeal |
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Taking a Big Whiff, Inside and Out |
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Inspecting the House for Big-Ticket Items |
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Focusing on the foundation |
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Checking out walls and floors |
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Giving the roof and gutters the once-over |
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Glancing at the windows, inside and out |
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Exploring the electrical system |
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Checking out the furnace and air conditioner |
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Adjusting your eyes to the lighting |
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Discovering Some Promising Features |
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Arriving at a Ballpark Figure for Repair and Renovation Costs |
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Chapter 11 Calculating Your Profit and Best Offer |
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Doing the Math to Ensure a Profitable Flip |
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182 | (2) |
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Adjusting for market conditions |
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Estimating a Realistic Resale Value |
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Unpaid property taxes and water bill |
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Cost of repairs and renovations |
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186 | (2) |
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Marketing and selling costs |
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Chapter 12 The Art of Haggling: Negotiating a Price and Terms |
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Planting the Seeds of Successful Negotiation |
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Making an Offer They Can Refuse (But Will Consider) |
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Proving you're earnest: Money talks |
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Dangling additional enticements |
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Protecting your posterior with weasel clauses |
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Tending to the Details: Inspections, Appraisals, and Walk-Throughs |
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Inspecting the house from the ground up |
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Taking one final walk-through |
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| Part 4: Fixing Up Your Fixer-Upper |
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Chapter 13 Building and Managing Your Rehab Team |
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Identifying the Expertise You Need |
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210 | (2) |
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Finding and Recruiting a General Contractor or Subcontractors |
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212 | (2) |
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Adding a Handyperson and Other General Help to Your Crew |
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214 | (1) |
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Structuring Financial Agreements |
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214 | (1) |
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Contracting with Your Contractors |
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215 | (1) |
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Managing Your Rehab and Your Team |
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Chapter 14 Prioritizing and Planning Your Renovations |
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Developing an Eye for Home Improvements |
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222 | (1) |
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Prioritizing Your Projects |
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223 | (3) |
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Tackling essential repairs |
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224 | (1) |
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Gauging renovations to get the most bang for your buck |
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225 | (1) |
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Adding inexpensive, last-minute touches |
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226 | (1) |
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Identifying do-it-yourself projects |
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227 | (1) |
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Getting a little help from your friends |
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Flagging jobs that require professional expertise |
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228 | (1) |
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Drawing Up a Tentative Budget |
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229 | (2) |
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Coming Up with a Game Plan |
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231 | (4) |
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Switching on utilities and ordering materials and a dumpster |
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Tackling underlying problems first |
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232 | (1) |
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Working from the top down |
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233 | (1) |
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Working from the outside in, or vice versa |
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Allotting sufficient time for your projects |
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Chapter 15 Giving Your Property a Quick Makeover |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (8) |
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Revitalizing the entire interior |
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241 | (3) |
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244 | (1) |
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Spending quality time in the bathrooms |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Making the basement look livable |
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Attending to the furnace and hot water heater |
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247 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Perking Up the Curb Appeal |
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249 | (16) |
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Revitalizing the Landscape |
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250 | (4) |
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Revitalizing a tired lawn |
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250 | (1) |
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Designing an adequate landscape |
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251 | (1) |
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Prepping areas for planting |
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252 | (1) |
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Positioning and planting your greenery |
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Adding the final touch: Fresh mulch |
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253 | (1) |
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Maintaining the landscape |
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253 | (1) |
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Tidying Up the Driveway and Walkways |
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254 | (3) |
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Concrete driveways and walkways |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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Making Entryways More Inviting |
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257 | (1) |
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Refinishing the front door |
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257 | (1) |
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Refurbishing the front porch |
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257 | (1) |
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Adding some finishing touches |
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258 | (1) |
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Refreshing the Outside Shell of the House |
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258 | (4) |
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259 | (1) |
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Repairing or replacing gutters |
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260 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Dazzling the Crowds with Updated Kitchens and Baths |
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Giving a Facelift to Kitchen Cabinets, Countertops, and Sinks |
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266 | (4) |
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Refinishing or replacing cabinets |
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267 | (1) |
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Updating hardware: A cosmetic fix |
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268 | (1) |
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Resurfacing or replacing countertops |
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269 | (1) |
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Installing a new sink and faucet |
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269 | (1) |
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Modernizing Kitchen Appliances |
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270 | (3) |
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Deciding whether to install appliances |
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270 | (1) |
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Adding or replacing the dishwasher |
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271 | (1) |
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Roaming the range, oven, and cooktop |
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271 | (2) |
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Installing a space-saving microwave |
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273 | (1) |
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Keeping, removing, or replacing the refrigerator |
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273 | (1) |
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Repairing bathroom walls and floors |
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275 | (1) |
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Refinishing or replacing tubs and showers |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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Updating the sink and medicine cabinet |
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278 | (1) |
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Adding or improving ventilation |
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279 | (2) |
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Chapter 18 Tackling Moderate Makeovers |
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281 | (10) |
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Installing Replacement Windows |
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281 | (4) |
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Knowing your window options |
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282 | (2) |
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Trimming the cost of new windows |
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284 | (1) |
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Replacing Drab, Weathered Doors |
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285 | (2) |
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Making the quick fix with a new storm door |
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285 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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Repairing or replacing sliding glass doors |
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286 | (1) |
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Installing new interior doors |
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287 | (1) |
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Putting on Your Own Floor Show |
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287 | (4) |
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Laying vinyl or linoleum flooring |
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288 | (1) |
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Refinishing hardwood floors |
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288 | (1) |
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Updating the hardwood floors |
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288 | (2) |
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Laying ceramic tile for a touch of class |
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290 | (1) |
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Chapter 19 Reconfiguring Spaces and Other Structural Overhauls |
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291 | (12) |
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Attending to Essential Structure and Infrastructure Repairs |
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292 | (1) |
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Fiddling with the Floor Plan - or Not |
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292 | (1) |
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Identifying Load-Bearing Walls |
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293 | (2) |
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What is a load-bearing wall? |
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293 | (1) |
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How are conventional and truss roofs different? |
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294 | (1) |
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Is this wall load-bearing? |
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294 | (1) |
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Maximizing the Use of Existing Space |
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295 | (4) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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Designing a whole new kitchen |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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Spreading out to an attached garage |
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297 | (1) |
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Transforming a porch into a room |
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297 | (1) |
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Creating a room in the attic |
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298 | (1) |
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Deciding whether to finish a basement |
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298 | (1) |
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Building New Rooms from Scratch |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (3) |
| Part 5: Cashing In: Realizing Your Profit |
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Chapter 20 Considering Your Options: Cash or Cash Flow? |
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305 | (12) |
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Setting a Goal: Cash or Cash Flow |
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306 | (1) |
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Cashing Out: Selling the Property |
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307 | (1) |
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The buy-fix-sell approach: Listing the property for sale |
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307 | (1) |
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The buy-sell strategy: Selling to another investor |
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308 | (1) |
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Exploring Cash Flow Possibilities |
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308 | (9) |
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Refinancing to cash out the equity |
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309 | (1) |
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Reselling a foreclosure property to the previous owners - or their family |
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309 | (3) |
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Leasing the property to the previous owners |
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312 | (1) |
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Offering a lease-option agreement |
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313 | (1) |
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Assigning your position to a junior lienholder |
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314 | (3) |
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Chapter 21 Marketing Your Home |
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317 | (14) |
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Harnessing the Power of a Real Estate Agent to Market and Sell Your House |
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318 | (2) |
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Knowing why you should hire a seller's agent |
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318 | (1) |
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Negotiating with an agent during the selling process |
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319 | (1) |
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Taking advantage of your agent's access to the MLS |
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320 | (1) |
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Setting an Attractive Asking Price |
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320 | (2) |
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321 | (1) |
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Understand the current market |
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321 | (1) |
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Know the price you need to make the profit you want |
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322 | (1) |
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Staging a Successful Showing |
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322 | (2) |
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Recognizing the value of staging |
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323 | (1) |
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Making your staging checklist |
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323 | (1) |
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Offering to Help Secure Attractive Financing |
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324 | (1) |
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Becoming a Real Estate Marketing Maven |
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325 | (6) |
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Choosing a method of contact |
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325 | (1) |
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Planting a For Sale sign on your lawn |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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Designing, printing, and distributing flashy flyers |
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328 | (1) |
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Advertising your home in the classifieds |
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329 | (1) |
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Hosting an open house to build word-of-mouth buzz |
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330 | (1) |
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Chapter 22 Negotiating the Sale to Maximize Your Profit |
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331 | (12) |
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Comparing Seemingly Similar Offers |
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332 | (5) |
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Does the buyer have financing? |
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332 | (2) |
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How "earnest" is the buyer? |
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334 | (1) |
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What else is the buyer asking for? |
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334 | (2) |
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What conditions has the buyer included? |
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336 | (1) |
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How soon does the buyer want to close? |
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336 | (1) |
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Mastering the Art of Counteroffers |
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337 | (3) |
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Submitting a counteroffer |
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338 | (1) |
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Leveraging the power of multiple offers |
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339 | (1) |
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Shuffling Papers and Other Legal Stuff at Closing |
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340 | (3) |
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Having the right folks represent you |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Sealing the deal with paperwork |
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341 | (2) |
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Chapter 23 Trudging through Some Taxing Issues |
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343 | (10) |
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Estimating the Tax Collector's Take from Your Flipping Profits |
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344 | (2) |
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Maximizing Tax Savings from the Sale of Your Principal Residence |
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346 | (3) |
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Proving "principal residence" |
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346 | (1) |
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Qualifying for the two-out-of-five-years rule |
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347 | (1) |
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Taking the ownership test |
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348 | (1) |
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Splitting hairs: Special circumstances |
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348 | (1) |
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Slashing Your Capital Gains through Careful Deductions |
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349 | (1) |
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Deferring Taxes: Rolling Your Gains into Your Next Purchase |
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350 | (1) |
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Selling Your Home at a Loss (Ouch!) |
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351 | (1) |
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Paying Income Tax: When Flipping Houses Becomes Your Occupation |
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351 | (2) |
| Part 6: The Part Of Tens |
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353 | (22) |
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Chapter 24 Ten Ways to Find Dontwanners |
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355 | (8) |
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Cruising the Neighborhood |
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355 | (1) |
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Teaming Up with a Qualified Real Estate Agent |
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356 | (1) |
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Checking Classified Ads and Online Listings |
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356 | (1) |
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Skimming Foreclosure Notices |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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Scoping Out Bank-Owned Properties |
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358 | (1) |
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Probing Probate Properties |
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359 | (1) |
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Digging Up Houses in Bankruptcy |
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360 | (1) |
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Sifting through the Government's Stash |
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360 | (1) |
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Networking and Advertising for Leads |
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361 | (2) |
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Chapter 25 Ten Signs of a Great House Flipping Opportunity |
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363 | (6) |
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The Location Is an Obvious Hot Spot |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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The "For Sale By Owner" Ad Is Shrinking |
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364 | (1) |
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The Seller Is Highly Motivated to Be Freed from the Burden of Ownership |
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365 | (1) |
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The House Is Ugly Outside |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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The House Has Undeveloped Living Space |
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367 | (1) |
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The Property Backs Up to Nothing |
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367 | (2) |
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Chapter 26 Ten House Flipping Blunders |
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369 | (6) |
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370 | (1) |
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Speculating on the Housing Market |
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370 | (1) |
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Waffling on an Obviously Good Deal |
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370 | (1) |
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Backing Yourself into a Contractual Corner |
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371 | (1) |
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Failing to Inspect the Property before Closing on It |
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371 | (1) |
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Assuming That the Title Is Clear |
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372 | (1) |
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Underestimating the Cost of Repairs and Renovations |
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372 | (1) |
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Doing Shoddy Work to Save Money |
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372 | (1) |
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Over-Improving a Property |
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373 | (1) |
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Forgetting to Pay the Taxes |
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373 | (2) |
| Index |
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