Make your first million and earn a steady income with this updated, essential guide to real estate investing. The collapse in real estate prices from 2007 through 2012 was the most significant event in the real estate industry since the Great Depression. But today, with the real estate market rebounding, a new generation of investors is entering the field, eager to make their fortune. Building Wealth One House at a Time, 2nd Edition provides you with...

In real estate markets all around the country, real estate "flippers" have discovered that a small down payment, a little paint, some cleaning, and some time can net them tens (even hundreds) of thousands of dollars in profits, possibly tax-free. Small upgrades to the kitchen, bathrooms, and living areas, and the "ugly" house they bought for $200, 000 in June can be sold for $300, 000 in October. Real estate investing has created more millionaires...

According to a recent study released by the National Association of Realtors, second homes accounted for more than a third of residential real estate transactions. There is no better time than now to buy that second home you've been thinking about for getaways, vacations, investment, or retirement. Low interest rates, tax savings, rising appreciation, and effortless financing make it simple to profit from a second home. Now is the time for that second...

Homeownership is still possible. And it doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, real estate can be a fantastic investment?if you do it the right way. That's why personal finance and real estate expert Dave Ramsey put his decades of experience into one Quick Read so you can apply them to your own buying, selling and investing ventures. In 70 pages, Dave will help you avoid the costly mistakes and pitfalls of what can be a ruthless industry. From start...

Carter Ross, the sometimes-dashing investigative reporter for the Newark Eagle-Examiner, is back, and reporting on the latest tragedy to befall Newark, New Jersey, a fast-moving house fire that kills two boys. With the help of the paper's newest intern, a bubbly blonde known as "Sweet Thang," Carter finds the victims' mother, Akilah Harris, who spins a tale of woe about a mortgage rate reset that forced her to work two jobs and leave her young boys...

"Hattie Kavanaugh went to work helping clean up restored homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at 18, married the boss's son at 20, and was only 25 when her husband was killed in a motorcycle accident. Determined to continue the business, she takes the life insurance money, buys a small house, flips it, then puts the money into her next project but that house is a disaster and a money-loser, which rocks her confidence. Then Hattie gets an opportunity...