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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 332.63240973 EAN: 9780071421485 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071421483 Label: McGraw-Hill Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: December 22, 2003 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Studio: McGraw-Hill Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A little dull, a little obviousI've read another book on flipping (Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate--One House at a Time by Michael Corbett), and though that book was slightly gimmicky, at least it was entertaining. This book is slightly dull, and a lot of the suggestions are sort of obvious. I have not gotten completely through the book- so maybe there is some saving grace in there- however I'm having a hard time picking it up. So far I recommend my previous read more. Rating:  - A fount of information.The information was def. worthwhile.... it provided some very needed tips. I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of flipping houses.. but dont stop with this one.. no one source of information is the know all of everything.. look everywhere.. books, seminars, internet.. Rating: - not good too generalway too general, and not updated enough for those who are not risk averse gen-xers Rating:  - This helped us out a lot!My husband (a carpenter) and I were looking to get into buying houses that needed work, rehabbing them, and re-selling them to make a profit. We checked out am armful of books from the public library -- most of them were mainly on buying property to rehab and rent out. This book was just what we were looking for! It is very helpful on finding the right property, evaluating the property (we used the "property profile sheet" for all the houses we were seriously intererested in); and making ... Read More Rating:  - Too general and basicThis book is too general and basic for my needs. I don't think I'm that smart, but I didn't need to buy the book to get most of this info. I knew it already. Guess I expected a lot more. 
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