Successful real estate investments play an essential role in Canadian investors' portfolios. The growth in wealth in real estate markets has presented investors with tremendous opportunities to capitalize on and expand their range of investments, and has moved real estate investing from a niche product to a pillar of smart portfolio diversification. In Making Money in Real Estate, 2nd Edition, Douglas Gray demystifies the Canadian real estate market for novice investors and presents new strategies for veteran investors. Learn to: Understand the real estate market cycles Find a property and assess its investment potential Build a trustworthy real estate team Arrange financing on good terms Use negotiating tactics that work Understand tax and legal issues Manage a property Avoid the pitfalls that many investors fall into Examine the pros and cons of non-residential property investment options Readers of previous editions will appreciate the vital changes to mortgage rules, taxation and legislation, and the inclusion of information on commercial real estate. Thorough coverage in plain English makes Making Money in Real Estate, 2nd Edition the next logical step for investors who want to begin or expand their real estate portfolios, and is a critical and indispensable tool in investment decision making.

Successful real estate investments play an essential role inCanadian investors' portfolios. The growth in wealth in real estatemarkets has presented investors with tremendous opportunities tocapitalize on and expand their range of investments, and has movedreal estate investing from a niche product to a pillar of smartportfolio diversification. In Making Money in Real Estate2nd Edition, Douglas Gray demystifies the Canadianreal estate market for novice investors and presents new strategiesfor veteran investors. Learn to:* Understand the real estate market cycles* Find a property and assess its investment potential* Build a trustworthy real estate team* Arrange financing on good terms* Use negotiating tactics that work* Understand tax and legal issues* Manage a property* Avoid the pitfalls that many investors fall into* Examine the pros and cons of non-residential propertyinvestment optionsReaders of previous editions will appreciate the vital changesto mortgage rules, taxation and legislation, and the inclusion ofinformation on commercial real estate. Thorough coverage in plainEnglish makes Making Money in Real Estate, 2ndEdition the next logical step for investors who want to beginor expand their real estate portfolios, and is a critical andindispensable tool in investment decision making.