All the players--buyers, sellers, bankers, lawyers, developers, investors--need to know how to put together a workable financing package. This book, fully updated to reflect the current market, includes hundreds of strategies, tips, and hints to help anyone finance any deal in the market.

You can to make money in real estate--and this complete, do-it-yourself real-estate investment guide describes strategies for turning property into a steady source of income. If you don't already own your home, this book shows you how to buy one, then pyramid it into a multi-property estate that you can retire on. Provides proven investment techniques not found anyplace else--and presents several no-money-down strategies! Covers variations on the theme of selling, renting, and using cash or financing, and also discusses property management, tax implications of real estate ownership, and special loans that produce tax-free income. Featured is the buy-option strategy that produces a return on investment that far exceeds returns obtained with conventional techniques.