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Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth Paperback – May 1, 2006

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Amass more than $900,000 in properties in one year, without using any of your own money, or that of your investors.
Real estate investing can be an excellent way to build wealth. With its advantages of cash flow, appreciation, tax benefits, equity buildup and leveraging, real estate may be the only vehicle that can carry the average person to retirement wealth.
Real estate investor, attorney, and author Larry Loftis has developed a safe, easy, and lucrative way for new investors to get into the game, and for experienced ones to enhance their portfolios. In Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth, he draws on both his real estate investing experience and legal acumen to explore advantages you may not have considered about residential multifamily properties of two to four units.
Learn how to:
•Buy duplexes, triplexes and quads with no money down, AND get cash back at closing.
•Eliminate risk, and guarantee that your mortgage payments are always covered.
•Use "cash-out" from refinancing to purchase more properties.
•Decide whether to buy and hold or "pyramid" to a large apartment complex.
•Use inflation, tax laws, and rehab to build a massive retirement nest-egg.
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Larry Loftis is an AV-rated attorney, tax lien investor, author, and adjunct law professor. He is the nation's top tax lien expert, having purchased millions of dollars of liens and deeds in 11 states. He has been cited as a tax lien expert in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur magazine, Wealth magazine, Wikipedia, Msn.Money, TheStreet.com, other real estate books, and by many other national media outlets. He is currently investing over $12 million in real estate tax liens for clients.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kaplan Test Prep (May 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419537253
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419537257
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Larry Loftis is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of the nonfiction spy thrillers THE PRINCESS SPY: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones; CODE NAME: LISE: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy; and INTO THE LION'S MOUTH: The True Story of Dusko Popov—World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond.

His books have been translated into numerous languages and can be found in Portugal, Holland, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Taiwan, India, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout the UK.

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Customers find the book's information solid and well-written, making it a must-read for real estate investing. The content is easy to understand and serves as a thorough guide for beginners, with one customer highlighting its detailed discussion of GRM. While the book receives positive feedback for its value as an investment resource, some customers note that the content is slightly dated.

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60 customers mention "Information quality"51 positive9 negative

Customers find the information in the book helpful and thorough, with solid basic investing content, and one customer mentions it provides formulas and strategies.

"...The author gets right to the point and gives you the facts about what works and what doesn't work for investing in real estate...." Read more

"...It is exceptionally comprehensive , makes a very compelling case for the investment of sort of real estate, clearly defines the distinction between..." Read more

"...This is not merely a motivational book but full of real bang to ensure your success. It's a confidence builder book and will take away your fear!" Read more

"...pretty good overview of the process in general and gives some nuggets of wisdom that are useful. It's worth a read." Read more

58 customers mention "Readability"54 positive4 negative

Customers find the book well written and better than expected, with one customer noting it serves as an excellent entry-level real estate guide.

"...It's written so well that page after page, chapter after chapter, it delivers just the right information at just the right time...." Read more

"...Mr Loftis also makes excellent recommendations to other books within this book. The reference to "Landlording" is an excellent read...." Read more

"...However, this book was must useful in illustrating how the process of acquiring your first property and continuing on until you have amassed a..." Read more

"...Great read for those of us with little knowledge and repetative enough to let it sink in." Read more

14 customers mention "Value for money"11 positive3 negative

Customers find the book to be a decent investment, with one customer highlighting its method for calculating rental property value and another noting its focus on risk management.

"...in multi-family properties (2 - 4 family dwellings) is the easiest, lowest cost, and least risky way to get started making your fortune...." Read more

"...It is exceptionally comprehensive , makes a very compelling case for the investment of sort of real estate, clearly defines the distinction between..." Read more

"...The sections toward the end were skimpy, but the overall value of this book is great...." Read more

"...It informs you about leverage and the method to calculate the value of a rental property...." Read more

13 customers mention "Ease of use"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand and appreciate its beginner-friendly approach, with one customer noting its detailed discussion of GRM.

"...investing in multi-family properties (2 - 4 family dwellings) is the easiest, lowest cost, and least risky way to get started making your fortune...." Read more

"...evicted, don't pay their bills, etc... Other than that, he discusses GRM in great detail and I'm convinced I will stay in mid-level GRM neighborhood..." Read more

"...That being said, he does give a pretty good overview of the process in general and gives some nuggets of wisdom that are useful. It's worth a read." Read more

"...Great for beginners but you must build from here. Good buy!" Read more

8 customers mention "Dated content"0 positive8 negative

Customers find the book's content slightly dated, with one customer specifically noting outdated numbers and projections.

"This book is certainly dated. The author advocates banking on appreciation and does not really discuss risk at all...." Read more

"...everything is outdated considering the recession and use of leverage is not nearly as possible...." Read more

"...it was written before the 2008 economic downturn and the content is very dated in light of what eventually happened with the housing market...." Read more

"...The book is also a bit outdated as it suggests financing strategies which are no longer available after the housing market crash...." Read more

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I ever expected
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2006
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    Instead of delivering a few nuggets of information, this book delivers the gold mine. It's written so well that page after page, chapter after chapter, it delivers just the right information at just the right time. I couldn't put it down and read through it in just 3 evenings after work (I can't believe I'm saying that about a real estate investment book).

    The author gets right to the point and gives you the facts about what works and what doesn't work for investing in real estate. He shows you how investing in multi-family properties (2 - 4 family dwellings) is the easiest, lowest cost, and least risky way to get started making your fortune. He takes you from knowing nothing to being fully armed and ready to go make your first purchase. Best of all, he shares many intimate details on his own purchases, deals he walked away from, and deals he wished he would have completed.

    When you're done with the book you understand: 1) how to find properties, 2) how to determine the value of a property, 3) verification and due diligence, 4) the process of making offers, 5) how closing works and what to expect, 6) managing your property, 7) the ins and outs of the three key real estate growth strategies: Buy and Hold, Refinancing, and Pyramiding.

    Now that I have read this book, I'm already out looking at multi-family properties and will soon be completing my first purchase. I'm just an average guy with not much in savings, but with what I have learned from this book I can see a clear path to making several million dollars in real estate in just a few years. All that for just the $12.97 I paid for this book on Amazon... it almost seems unfair.
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  • Warren Y.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016
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    This is one of the best books I've read on multifamily residential housing. It is exceptionally comprehensive , makes a very compelling case for the investment of sort of real estate, clearly defines the distinction between multifamily residential real estate vs single family and commercial, drives very clear illustration on HOW to invest in it at a system level, AND it does so in a entertaining , accurate and well flowing structure. In my opinion , this book is a masterpiece within my 1000+ bookprivate library at the house. Mr Loftis also makes excellent recommendations to other books within this book. The reference to "Landlording" is an excellent read. Mr Lostis' book was just what I needed to transition from single family residential (which I own 6 of) to multifamily residential (which I now own 1). Last note. Mr Loftis' book does a FINE job putting things in relativity. I live in Houston tx , the worst state for appreciation and among the country's lowest in standard deviation value. However. Cash flowing real estate opportunity is fantastic and of course ... He nails it. My opinion is that this book is perfect for the guy who isn't very smart , is not yet a capitalist, doesn't own an extraordinary asset portfolio , didn't do too well in math, has a reasonable amount of common sense , and NEEDS some serious and accurate insight on how to approach real estate at a system level. If it's true what they say that knowledge is power...then this book would be a mega ton nuclear bomb in the palm of your hand. Handle with care and respect it. Warren.
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  • Investinista
    4.0 out of 5 stars Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes & Quads
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2009
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    I have read many books, including five authored by Robert Kiyosaki, and his accountant. However, this book was must useful in illustrating how the process of acquiring your first property and continuing on until you have amassed a substantial real estate holding. As a young woman starting out in the business I wasn't sure how to evaluate a property. I am still working on that, however, Loftis provided me with the initial tools to get me off and running, and I've been in the race ever since. To complement Loftis' book I recommend that you also read Buy and Hold 7 Steps to Real Estate Fortune by David Schumacher. The truth of the matter is that no one book will provide individual with every detail you need to create a successful deal. Both Loftis and Schumacher explicitly state that you must study the growth potential of the area you intend to invest in. You must do this in order to build equity, which can be used as leverage to purchase your second property. Loftis does offer the blueprint that you can purchase a property every year and sell another through a 1031 exchange every two years. The idea is correct, even if the time doesn't work for everyone. The idea is to purchase a property for very little money down, usually no more than 10%, and that this property produce positive cash flow, or at the very least doesn't result in negative cash flow. Once you build equity, which can take more than a year, especially in these times, than you can use that equity as a downpayment to purchase a larger, more expensive property, and the cycle continues. I believe is outlook is optimistic as another reviewer pointed out, but isn't that the point? Aren't we trying to build wealth? We aren't going to be inspired to do it, if we don't try. I've read tons of books, and will continue to do so, I attend as many free mortgage and real estate financing seminars as possible, and I also read the paper and review the town websites of the areas I intend to invest in. Understand that Loftis and Schumacher both state that it can take an entire year to make one deal, but that deal will be a good one if you take the time to complete the due diligence. Investing in real estate is not as easy as investing in the stock market, where you review a company's prospectus and balance sheet. You have to dig deeper than that. If you are truly interested in investing in real estate for the long haul, than read this book. If you are only entertaining the idea of investing in real estate, than read books by Trump. They are entertaining, but offer very little substance.
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  • Stefano Pelizzola
    3.0 out of 5 stars Una guida completa
    Reviewed in Italy on February 2, 2019
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    La guida x chi vuole investire nelle multifamily
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  • Leonard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Even if does not look like what you have been thinking Re
    Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2015
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    Incredible book really...
    Multi-family units have so much more going for them than just a single family dwelling. Even if does not look like what you have been thinking Re: investment properties, just read this for interest sake and I bet you will see things in a new light.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2017
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  • Stephen Kelley
    4.0 out of 5 stars so good..
    Reviewed in Canada on October 10, 2015
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    So far, so good... very informative and we'll laid-out for new investors deciding how best to strategize their real estate portfolio.
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