Contents

Foreword by Alex Rodriguez vii
Praise for Real Estate Riches ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface: I Don’t Have a Job. Shame! xv

PART ONE Why Is Property So Good? 1
CHAPTER 1 Four Magic Questions 3
CHAPTER 2 Conspiracy Theory 19
CHAPTER 3 A Taxing Issue 27
CHAPTER 4 Beating the Averages Easily 33
CHAPTER 5 Yes, But . . . 63
CHAPTER 6 Summary: Why Invest in Real Estate? 69
PART TWO Okay! Show Me How to Do It! 71
CHAPTER 7 The 100:10:3:1 Rule 73
CHAPTER 8 Finding Properties 81
CHAPTER 9 Analyzing Deals 101
CHAPTER 10 Negotiations and Submitting Offers 109
CHAPTER 11 Getting High on Opium (aka OPM) 119
CHAPTER 12 Massively Increase the Value of Your
Properties (Without Spending
Much Money) 129
CHAPTER 13 Managing Your Properties 137
PART THREE Liftoff! 149
CHAPTER 14 Residential versus
Commercial Property 151
CHAPTER 15 Government Interference 169

CHAPTER 16 The Eight Golden Rules of Property 173
CHAPTER 17 The World Is Your Oyster 181
Appendix: Other Books by Dolf de Roos 187
About the Author 189
Index 191