Chapter 17

Investing in Real Estate

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Getting in gear with investment basics

Bullet Recognizing investment organizational structures

Bullet Checking out ways to acquire investments

Bullet Raking in cash with investments

Bullet Understanding the government’s relationship with investing

Bullet Finding out how to analyze a real estate investment

Real estate long has been considered one of the best ways to build wealth. A real estate agent who provides services to people who are buying and selling investment properties needs to be knowledgeable about different types of investment properties, various ways you can make money by investing in real estate, and some of the tax issues that affect real estate as an investment. Although they don’t expect you to become an investment analyst or financial advisor, state exam writers do expect you to know the basics of real estate investing. In this chapter, I tell you ...

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