Real Estate Investment: Where do I
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For many investors, real
estate is one way to increase wealth. The following
materials provide information on terms, strategies,
and advice related to purchasing real estate for
profit. Also included: materials for those who
choose to become a landlord after the purchase. To
browse in areas related to real estate for profit,
visit Dewey sections 332.6324, 332.63243, 332.72,
332.722, 333.33, and 333.3303.
Table of Contents:
Location Codes:
MN = Main Library
RM = Red Mountain Branch
DR = Dobson Ranch Branch
Ref = Reference, in-house use only reference
material
Are You Dumb Enough To Be
Rich?:The Amazingly Simple Way to Make Millions in
Real Estate. G. William Barnett II. MN 332.6324
B264A 2003
The Beginner’s Guide to
Real Estate Investing. Gary W. Eldred. MN, DR,
RM, 332.6324 EL24B 2008
Buy Low, Rent Smart, Sell
High: Real Estate Investing for the Long Run.
Scott M. Frank. MN, DR, RM, 332.63243 F851B 2003
Buy, Rent, and Sell: How
to Profit by Investing in Residential Real Estate.
Robert Irwin. MN, DR, RM 332.6324 IR9B 2008
Buying a Second Home:
Income, Getwaway, or Retirement. Craig Venezia.
MN, DR, RM 643.12 V556B 2007
Commercial Real Estate
Investing: A Creative Guide to Successfully Making
Money. Dolf de Roos. MN, DR, RM 332.6324 D447C
2008
Commercial Real Estate
Investing for Dummies. Peter Conti, Peter
Harris. MN, DR, RM, 332.6324 C767C 2008
The Complete Idiot's
Guide to Real Estate Investing Basics. Decker,
David. MN, 332.6324 R435C 2006
Dictionary of Real Estate
Terms. Jack P. Friedman. MN REF, DR, DR REF, RM
REF, 333.3303 F914D 2004
The Everything Real
Estate Investing Book. Janet Wickell. MN,
332.6324 W632E 2004
How a Second Home Can Be
Your Best Investment: New, Tax-Free Methods for
using a Vacation Home for Recreation, Retirement…and
Investment! Tom Kelly, John Tuccillo. MN, DR, RM,
332.6324 K298H 2004
How to Find Hidden Real
Estate Bargains. Robert Irwin. MN, 332.6324 IR9H
2003
Millionaire Real Estate
Mentor: The Secrets to Financial Freedom Through
Real Estate Investing. Russ Whitney and his
Wealth Team. MN, DR, 332.6324 W616M 2003
The Only Real Estate
Investing Book You’ll Ever Need: Identify the
Opportunities, Know the Risk, Profit in Any Market.
Thomas E. Coronato and Helen Coronato. MN, RM,
332.6324 C816N 2008
The Real Estate investing
Answer Book: Practical Answers to More Than 225
Questions on How to Make Money in the Real Estate
Market. Denise L. Evans. MN, RM, 332.6324 EV15R
2008
Real Estate Investing for
Dummies. Eric Tyson, Robert S. Griswold. 2009.
On order. Check catalog for availability.
Real Estate Investing
From A to Z: The Most Comprehensive, Practical, and
Readable Guide to Investing Profitably in Real
Estate. William H. Pivar. MN, DR, RM, 332.6324
P688R 2004 and in E-book through Greater Phoenix
Digital Library.
Real Estate Investing
Made Simple: A Commonsense Approach to Building
Wealth. M. Anthony Carr. MN, DR, RM 332.6324
C23R 2005
Real Estate Investment.
John P. Wiedemer, Joseph E. Goeters. MN 332.6324
W635R 2003
Secrets of Buying and
Selling Real Estate - Without Using Your Own Money.
Robert Shemin. MN, DR, 332.72 SH44S 2003
Tricks of the Trade: A
Real Estate Broker's Inside Advice on Buying or
Selling a Home. Brendan J. Cunningham. DR,
333.33 C917T 2004
Unlimited Riches: Making
Your Fortune in Real Estate Investing. Robert
Shemin. MN, 332.6324 SH44U 2003
The Weekend Millionaire's
Secrets to Investing in Real Estate. Mike Summey
and Roger Dawson. MN, DR, 332.6324 SU64W 2004

The 106 Mortgage Secrets
All Homebuyers Must Learn - But Lenders Don't Tell.
Gary W. Eldred. MN, DR 332.722 EL24M 2003
Arizona Principles of
Real Estate. Harry V. Eastlick, Carlton C.
Casler. MN, DR, RM 346.043 EA77A 2008
The Complete Guide to
Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties: How
to Analyze Any Single-Family, Multifamily, or
Commercial Property. Steve Berges. MN, DR, RM
332.6324 B453C 2004
Essentials of Real Estate
Finance. David Sirota. MN, DR 332.72 SI79E 2003
How to Finance Any Real
Estate (Anyplace, Anytime): Strategies That Work.
James A. Misko. DR, 332.72 M687H 2004
Insider Secrets to
Financing Your Real Estate Investments: What Every
Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Finding and
Financing Your Next Deal. Frank Gallinelli. MN,
DR 332.6324 G137S 2005
Maverick Real Estate
Financing: The Art of Raising Capital and Owning
Properties Like Ross, Sanders, and Carey. Steve
Bergsman. MN 332.6324 B454R 2006 and E-book through
Greater Phoenix Digital Library.
Real Estate Finance:
Theory and Practice. Terrence M. Clauretie, G.
Stacy Sirmans. MN 332.72 C572R 2003
Real Estate Investor’s
Guide to Financing: Inside Advice for Making the
Most on Every Deal. David Reed. MMN 332.72 R251R
2008
Saving the Deal: How to
Avoid Financing Fiascoes and Other Real Estate Deal
Killers. Tracey Rumsey. MN 333.338 R869S 2008
What Every Real Estate
Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow - And 36
Other Key Financial Measures. Frank Gallinelli.
DR 332.6324 G137W 2004

Buy, Rent, and Sell: How
to Profit by Investing in Residential Real Estate.
Robert Irwin. MN, DR, RM 332.6324 IR9B 2008
The Complete Guide to
Flipping Properties. Steve Berges. DR,
333.33 B453C 2004
The Complete Idiot's
Guide to Investing in Fixer-Uppers. Stuart
Leland Rider. MN, DR 332.63243 R435C 2003
Find It, Buy It, Fix It:
The Insider's Guide to Fixer-Uppers. Robert
Irwin. MN, 643.12 IR9F 2000
Fix It and Flip It: How
to Make Money Rehabbing Real Estate for Profit.
Katie Hamilton and Gene Hamilton. DR, RM 332.6324
H18F 2004
Find It, Fix It, Flip It!
Make Millions in Real Estate – One House at a Time.
Michael Corbett. MN, DR 332.63243 C81F 2006
Flipping Houses for
Dummies. Ralph R. Roberts. DR 333.338 R543F 2007
Flipping Properties:
Generate Instant Cash Profits in Real Estate.
William Bronchick, Robert Dahlstrom. MN, RM, DR
332.6324 B788F 2006
How to Be A Quick-Turn
Real Estate Millionaire: Make Fast Cash with No
Money, Credit, or Previous Experience. Ron
LeGrand. MN, DR, RM 332.6324 L526H 2004
Investing in
Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing
Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High.
Jay P. DeCima. MN, DR, RM 332.63243 D357I 2003
The Unofficial Guide to
Flipping Properties. Peter A. Richmond. 2007.
E-book through Greater Phoenix Digital Library.

How to Buy Foreclosed
Real Estate for a Fraction of its Value.
Theodore J. Dallow. MN, DR, RM, 332.6324 D167H 2008
Finding Foreclosures: An
Insider’s Guide to Cashing In on this Hidden Market.
Danielle Babb, Bill Nazur. MN, DR, RM B113F 2007
Foreclosure Investing for
Dummies. Ralph R. Roberts, Joe Kraynack. MN, DR
332.6324 R543F 2007. Also 2008 E-book through
Greater Phoenix Digital Library
The Foreclosures.com
Guide to Making Huge Profits Investing in
Pre-Foreclosures Without Selling Your Soul.
Alexis McGee. MN, RM 332.6324 M172F 2007
Goldmining in Foreclosure
Properties. George Achenbach. MN, RM, 332.63243
AC45G 2003
Keys to Buying Foreclosed
and Bargain Homes. Jack P. Friedman, Jack C.
Harris. MN 332.6324 F914B 2000
Making Money in Real
Estate Tax Liens: How to Guarantee Returns up to 50%
Chantal Howell Carey, Bill Carey. MN, DR, RM
332.6324 H839M 2005

Arizona Residential
Landlord and Tenant Act. MN REF AZ, RM REF AZ
346.0434 AR47RL 2004 Aug; Can also find online at
the Secretary of State's Web site. http://www.azsos.gov/
Direct link:
http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Publications/Residential_Landlord_Tenant_Act/
Buy It, Rent It, Profit!
Make Money as a Landlord in Any Real Estate Market.
Bryan M. Chavis, Laney Noel-Chavis. MN, RM 2009 - On
Order, Check Catalog for more information.
The Complete Guide to
Investing in Rental Properties. Steve Berges.
MN, DR, RM 332.63243 B453R 2004 and E-book through
Greater Phoenix Digital Library.
Every Landlord's Legal
Guide. Nolo Self-Help Law Books Series. MN,
DR, RM 346.0434 EV27E 2008
The Everything
Landlording Book: An All-in-one Guide To Property
Management. Judy Tremore. MN, RM, DR 333.54
T721E 2005
How to Succeed and Make
Money With Your First Rental House. MN, DR,
332.63243 K268H 2004
The Landlord's Financial
Tool Kit. Michael C. Thomsett. MN, RM 333.338
T381L 2005
The Landlord's Kit.
Jeffrey Taylor. MN, RM 333.338 T215L 2002
The Landlord's Handbook:
A Complete Guide to Managing Small Investment
Properties. Daniel Goodwin, Richard Rusdorf,
Barbara McNichol. MN, 333.54 G632L 2004
Landlording & Property
Management: Insider's Advice on How to Own Real
Estate and Manage it Profitably. Mark B. Weiss,
Dan Baldwin. MN, 333.338 W436L 2002
Make Money with Small
Income Properties. Gary W. Eldred. MN, 332.63243
EL24M 2003
Multi-Family Millions:
How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big
Profits. David Lindahl
Retire Rich from Real
Estate: A Low-Risk Approach to Buying Rental
Property for the Long-Term Investor. Marc W.
Andersen. MN 332.6324 AN22R 2008
The Successful Landlord:
How to Make Money Without Making Yourself Nuts.
Kenneth M. Roth. MN 333.5068 R742S 2004
Emerging Real Estate
Markets: How to Find an Profit from Up-And-Coming
Areas. David Lindahl. MN, DR, RM 332.6324 L64E
2008
Fast Profits in Hard
Times: 10 Secret Strategies to Make You Rich in an
Up or Down Economy. Jordan E. Goodman. MN, DR,
RM 332.6 G622F 2008
How to Profit from the
Coming Real Estate Bust: Money-Making Strategies for
the End of the Housing Bubble. John Rubino. MN,
RM 332.6324 R825H 2003
Making Hard Cash in a
Soft Real Estate Market: Find the Next High-Growth
Emerging Markets, Buy New Construction – At Big
Discounts – Uncover Hidden Properties, Raise Private
Funds When Bank Lending is Tight. Wendy Patton,
Justin Ryan. RM 332.6324 P278M 2007

Older editions of many of
our magazines check out. Please see the library
catalog or a periodicals staff person for more
information and to view back issues. All located in
periodicals department unless otherwise noted.
Arizona Business. MN,
DR, RM, Bimonthly.
Phoenix Commercial Real
Estate Trends. MN, Quarterly. (Located on
Business Index Table)
The Record Reporter.
MN, 3x week.
ASU
Realty Studies
http://wpcarey.asu.edu/seid/arec/
Economic research and data including market updates
with sales, construction, office, retail, and maps.
US Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
http://www.hud.gov/
Find homes for sale from HUD and other federal
agencies.
U.S. Housing Market Conditions
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2473
Quarterly compilation of statistical data and
written reports including market trends from
geographic regions; from US Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD).
Arizona Real Estate
Investors Association (AZ REIA., Inc.)
http://www.azreia.org/
A local, for-profit association with fee-based
membership, educational opportunities, networking.
National Real
Estate Investors Association (National REIA)
http://www.nationalreia.com/
501 (c) 6 trade association made up of local
associations & investment clubs throughout the U.S.;
designed to support state and other groups.
Real Estate
Investment Advisory Council (REIAC)
http://www.reiac.org/
Nonprofit trade association for people conducting
commercial real estate transactions within structure
of nonprofit organization. Phoenix in West Region.
Find more titles in our
library
catalog by using these subject headings:
- Real Estate Investment
- Real Estate Management
- Real Estate Business
- Rental Housing -
Management
- Landlord and Tenant
- House Buying
- House Rehabilitation -
Economic Aspects
- Dwellings - Remodeling
- House Selling
- Foreclosure

Sandra G. Rizzo
Updated 7/09
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