A complete curriculum for profiting in today's tough market!Opportunities abound in the real estate market. In order to find the best investments, though, you need to understand the changes brought on by the turbulence of recent years. Bringing you completely up to date on today's market, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Real Estate Investing offers a fast-paced but thorough and well-rounded education on profiting in real estate.

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  • calculate potential profits before investing
  • increase property values
  • make offers and counteroffers
  • find the best sources of financing
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Written with the local investor in mind, this guidebook provides complete coverage of the basic concepts and techniques involved in investment strategies - whether the reader is new to the field or experienced, working with residential or commercial properties. Each chapter contains learning objectives, key terms and concepts, common questions with straightforward answers, study and review sections, and a variety of case studies illustrating how real estate investing works in the real world. There is also a "final exam" at the end of the book that readers may complete and send in to receive a Certificate of Achievement.