A Doctor's Guide to Real Estate Investing

Preface

Introduction

Building on Our Experience

Evaluating Real Estate – The General Principles

Evaluating Real Estate – Application

Review of Property Evaluation

Physical Evaluation Check List

The Basic Principles of Making Money

Improving Real Estate

“We Make Our Money When We Buy”

Marketing

Putting Your Team Together

Your Life Is Your Business

Financing

More About Financing

Your Credit Report and Credit Score

Deeds

Liens

The Process

Negotiating the Contract

No money Down? Three Ways to Buy

Strategies

Vacant Land

Taxes

To Sell or Refinance? That Is the Question

New Construction

Manufactured and Prefabricated Houses

Foreclosures

Investing for Retirement

Your Plan

Taking Care of Our Children

Some Final Thoughts

Appendix – More Help for Successful Investing