- Overview 1
- Changing your financial situation 11
- Your goals 21
- Skill and luck 27
- Risk management 35
- Deedless real estate investing 69
- Bad instincts for investing 79
- Sources of real estate value 89
- Profit strategies 105
- Vacant Properties 113
- Leverage 115
- The history of real estate investment 121
- Tax Avoidance 137
- Transaction costs 143
- Property management 153
- Litigation 161
- How to calculate your true return 169
- The emotional roller coaster 175
- Negotiation 179
- Myths about real estate investment 185
- Property types 191
- Duration 199
- Ethics 203
Bibliography 207
Index 209