Tips & Traps for Making Money in Real Estate

Using the same, easy-to-follow "Tips and Traps" format that has proven so popular to more than 65,000 readers nationwide, Irwin shares a proven, common sense approach for capitalizing on real estate investment opportunities in single family homes, condos, co-ops, and even apartments. He defines the current rules for investing success, highlights the reasons for failure, and breaks new ground by explaining how new considerations, such as crime, gated communities, changing tenant-landlord relationships, and zoning restrictions impact investment decisions. Here are all the practical tips and techniques needed to: Navigate safely through the cash flow and tax maze; Zero in on profitable properties close to home; Convert a "live-in" home to an income-producing property; Boost rental income with cost-effective improvement techniques; Branch out into multiple dwelling ownership; Decide when and how to opt out of a property to realize maximum gain.

Robert Irwin has built homes from the ground up as well as completed dozens of major renovation and remodeling projects. He is best known as a real estate broker and the author of the best-selling Tips & Traps real estate series. He serves as a consultant to lenders, investors, and brokers. With over 50 books, including Buying a Home on the Internet and The Pocket Guide for Home Buyers, Irwin is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable writers in the real estate field today.