The MONOPOLY Guide to Real Estate: Rules and Strategies for Profitable Investing

Negotiation, property taxes, and location, location, location: how can players in the real real estate game earn big bucks, avoid forfeiting their property, and successfully sell in any market? This detailed guide by respected expert Carolyn Janik shows how, and learning the tricks of the trade has never been more fun! There’s never a dull moment in this authoritative, playfully designed, and often humorous book, inspired by the ever-popular board game.
Janik walks readers through the big decisions and crucial considerations involved in getting in and getting out of the real estate marketplace?profitably. She comprehensively examines such important subjects as becoming a landlord, buying foreclosures, power marketing, and making money in a down market. These serious issues are broken up by entertaining MONOPOLY(R) graphics, icons, and informational boxes?including Don’t Go to Jail!, Community Chest, and Chance. With its light touch, occasional smile, and all-inclusive information presented in an approachable style, this handy guide introduces the newcomer to the strategies of this somewhat risky but potentially lucrative profession.