Real Estate Investing for Canadians for Dummies (Paperback, 3)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Investing in Real Estate 5

Chapter 1: Identifying Opportunities 7

Chapter 2: Exploring Real Estate Investments 23

Chapter 3: Knowing the Challenges 47

Chapter 4: Establishing Your Investment Strategy 63

Part 2: Preparing to Buy: Financing Real Estate Investments 79

Chapter 5: Looking Before You Leap: Ownership and Legal Considerations 81

Chapter 6: Pulling Together the Cash: Assessing Your Resources 105

Chapter 7: Getting Help: Mortgages and Other Financing 123

Chapter 8: Cutting Costs: Making Financing Go Further 151

Part 3: Selecting Properties 171

Chapter 9: Scouting Properties: Where to Look and What to Look For 173

Chapter 10: Determining Value: Price versus Potential 197

Chapter 11: Doing Your Due Diligence 211

Chapter 12: Closing the Deal 227

Part 4: Building Value: Managing Your Investment and Seeing a Return 247

Chapter 13: Managing Properties 249

Chapter 14: Managing Risks 277

Chapter 15: Accounting for Gain 297

Chapter 16: Trading Up, Trading Out 317

Part 5: The Part of Tens 339

Chapter 17: Ten Resources for Property Information 341

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Make the Most of Tough Times 349

Index 357