[eBook Code] Steve McKnight's Complete Property Investing Set (eBook Code, 1st)

From 0 to 130 properties in 3.5 years, Revised Edition

Preface ix

Acknowledgements vii

Part I: The Steve McKnight story

1 Humble beginnings 3

2 Making a start 15

NEW! 3 Ramping it up 39

NEW! 4 Achieving fi nancial freedom 57

Part II: Property investing home truths

5 The truth about creating wealth 71

6 The truth about property investing 85

7 The truth about negative gearing 111

NEW! 8 The truth about fi nancing 133

NEW! 9 The truth about structuring 159

NEW! 10 The truth about depreciation 179

NEW! 11 The truth about selling 195

Part III: Strategies for making money in property

12 Buy and hold (rentals) 211

13 Vendor’s fi nance sales 235

14 Lease options 255

15 Simultaneous settlements 269

NEW! 16 Subdivisions 277

17 Renovations 291

NEW! 18 Developing 309

Part IV: Your next purchase

19 Planning for success 329

NEW! 20 The Asset Zoo 345

21 Finding the money to begin investing 359

NEW! 22 Where, what and how to buy 373

Part V: Real deals, real people

NEW! 23 Peter and Jackie from Tassie 391

NEW! 24 Sue from South Australia 399

NEW! 25 Matt from Queensland 407

NEW! 26 Scotty from Sydney 413

NEW! 27 Jenny from Western Australia 423

NEW! 28 Dean and Elise from Victoria 429

29 What's your next move? 437

What to do next... 446

Index 451

From 0 to 260+ Properties in 7 Years

Preface: Bad Advice in a Fish and Chip Shop xi

Part I - Making a Start

1. The Real Steve McKnight 3

2. Creating a Significant Mindset 17

3. Don't Rely on a GovernmentAged Pension 27

4. Take the Steve McKnight Challenge! 41

Part II - A Recipe for Disaster

5. The Dreadful Dangers of Personal Debt 67

6. There Are Only Two Types of Debt: Bad and Worse 85

7. The Steve McKnight Property Clock 105

8. The Secret to Massive Lifetime Wealth 119

9. Avoiding the Biggest Mistake in Property 141

10. How to Survive and Thrive in a Property Downturn 159

Part III - Real Estate 'Steve Style'

11. Building a Massive Property Portfolio from the Ground Up 181

12. Cashing in on Fast Growth 201

13. Proven Ways to Find Positive Cashflow Properties 225

14. Working the Five Money-Making Formulas 241

15. Revealed: 3-2-1 to Easy Deal Evaluations 257

Part IV - Deal Time

16. Troy and Bee Aim for Reno Riches 287

17. Tammy and Co. Go Mining for Cashflow Gold 297

18. Suzanne and Katrina Do Their Block for a 322% Retum! 305

19. $65,974 in Four Months and Two Days 315

20. Simon, Lynn and Tony Commercialise New Zealand 323

21. Melissa and Andrew Divide and Conquer 333

22. Kate and Lyle's Positive Cashflow Executive Gem 339

Part V - What Next?

23. Your Step-By-Step Implementation Plan 351

24. Final Thoughts 375

Appendix A: Definitions Behind the Sustainable Debt Levels Matrix 379

Appendix B: Definitions Behind the Danger Money Multiples Matrix 387

Index 393