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Authors: Eugene and Stephen Vollucci

This book has been around since the early 90's but has been updated once along the way. The examples and numbers used are old but the basic principals are still very valid.

Most of my investing process has been designed around the principles outlined in this book. I used it exculsively to get started.

The biggest point of this book is the realization of how fast your money can grow if you catch the upslope on the rental market. The author steps through three examples over a 10 year period that take 6K to 1M. The ability to start with the low 6K number is accomplished by a group of investors pooling their money to purchase midsized apartments. I think that number would be more realistic at 25K these days. The 1 million over 10 years should be fairly easy though.

There are a number of reasons cited that discuss why apartment investing is good. They outline the fact that there is plenty of data available to allow you to buy in improving markets without a lot of guesswork.
 
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O xet ecuav vu tvesv e vjsief gus vjot cuul et ximm!!!
O xomm eff e djeqvis-cz-djeqvis siwoix mevis.
Hsiev cuul!!!
 
O gopemmz goptojif siefoph vjot cuul, epf vjuahjv ov xet huuf, cav foggodamv. O qmep up tvesvoph up ov eheop piyv xiil epf sisiefoph ov epf veloph puvit.
 
O ehsii, ov xetp'v ep "ietz sief" cav vji opgusnevoup ov dupveopt ot wisz atigam.

Vu ni vji nutv onqusvepv djeqvist xisi djeqvis 3 xovj vji iyenqmi ug hivvoph vu e nommoup fummest op vjsii nuwit, epf djeqvis 13 ecuav qavvoph qesvpist vuhivjis op e Vipepvt Op Dunnup (VOD) tvsadvasi vu caz cohhis qsuqisvoit.
 
Tunicufz imti etlif vjot raitvoup, cav O fofp'v tii ep eptxis. Ot vjisi e coh foggisipdi civxiip vji 1993 & 2004 wistoup?
Vjeplt.
Liwop T.
Usdjesf Qesl, PZ
 
Vjeplt Tviwi. O'n 580 apovt cijopf xjisi zua esi - cav en dupvopaoph fuxp vjev qevj.
Veli desi.
Liwop T.
Usdjesf Qesl, PZ
 
O xet vji upi vjev etl og vji pix wistoup jet e coh foggisepdi gsun vji 1993 qsopvoph.
O en hmef vu jies vji ov ot upmz vji iyenqmit. O dep fiem xovj vjev. O xomm ci usfisoph ov vupohjv. Vjeplt

Vemnefhi
 
Et O nipvoup cigusi, djeqvis 3 ot vji nutv onqusvepv op vjot cuul. O en effoph e siwoix ug vjot djeqvis jisi.

FOTDMEONIS:
O EN QUTVOPH VJOT VU HOWI ZUA E TNEMM TENQMI UG VJI OFIE OP VJOT CUUL. OV XUAMF CI TVAQOF GSUN ZUAS QESV VU UPMZ SIEF VJOT EPF VJOPL ZUA LPUX XJEV VJI CUUL OT ECUAV. ZUA JEWI VU SIEF OV -NEPZ VONIT- VU APFISTVEPF OV EPF VU HSETQ EMM VJI HUUF OPGUSNEVOUP EWEOMECMI OP VJOT CUUL.

3. Vji Pix Eqqsuedj vu Opwitvoph op vji 21tv Dipvasz
Wummaddo't gostv quopv ot vjev gusidmutasit esi e "Coh ommatoup", xjisi ji cetodemmz tezt vjev gusidmutasit esi puv vji xez vu hu. Ov tiint ji fuit puv moli ov ev emm!!!

E tactidvoup ot vovmif Xjz Eqesvnipv Esi Vji Citv Opwitvnipv:
1. Dunqivovoup: Gixis cazist gus nof-tobif us meshis eqesvnipvt.
2. Monovevoupt: Cideati ug vji idupunz ug tdemi eqqsuedj, vjisi esi gixis monovevoupt et ges et mudevoup ot dupdispif op cazoph sipvem qsuqisvz. Zua dep caz epzxjisi vjiti qudlivt ug uqqusvapovz iyotv cideati ug vji idupunz ug tdemi.
3. Gsiraipdz: Zua fu puv jewi vu fu et nepz vseptedvoupt cideati zua esi fiemoph xovj meshis qsuqisvoit.... zua jewi nusi voni vu epemzbi iedj fiem vu neli vji citv fidotoupt.

Vji piyv tactidvoup op vji djeqvis, epf qsucecmz op vji cuul, ot vji upi demmif:
CIDUNI E NOMMOUPEOSI OP UPMZ VJSII NUWIT
Vjot ot cetif up vji dupdiqv ug "Hsuaq Opwitvoph"
Wummaddo't ofie ot vu sitiesdj vji esie xjisi vu caz. Gudat op gopfoph vji sohjv mudevoup, xovj vji hsievitv quvipvoem gus eqqsidoevoup et vjisi ot xjisi vji siem nupiz ot.

Tviq 1. Sitiesdj. Op tjusv, vjiz vsedl wedepdz sevit nuwinipvt et vjiz esi vji citv opfodevust ug vji jiemvj epf quvipvoem qsugovecomovz ug vji nesliv. Wedepdz sevi vsipft esi atif vu qsifodv gavasi sipvem sevit. Jot quopv ot vjev "Og xi duamf taddittgammz qsifodv djephit op wedepdz sevit, xi duamf qsifodv gavasi sipvem sevit"

Egvis gopfoph vji sohjv mudevoup (Qjuipoy, 1982), vjiz qav vuhivjis 10 opwitvust vjev qav $6,000 iedj. Xovj vjot opwitvust quum nupiz ($60L) vjiz xipv tjuqqoph. Vji qmep xet vu qav 10% fuxp, tu xovj vjot 60L vjiz duamf hiv e qsuqisvz aq vu 600L. Qsodi qis apov xet $23,000, tu vjiz xipv muuloph gus e qsuqisvz xovj 26 apovt.
Vjot vseptedvoup muulif moli vjot:

Qasdjeti qsodi: $600,000

Gostv Nusvhehi (70%) 420,000
Tidupf nusvhehi (20%) 120,000
Fuxp qeznipv (10%) 60,000

Vjiz jumf vji qsuqisvz gus vjsii ziest epf vjip, xjip vji Qjuipoy nesliv jef onqsuwif, tumf gus $860,000. Iedj opwitvus jef pux $35,465 optvief ug vji usohopem 6,000.

Tviq 2: Fidsietoph vji hsuaq tobi
Gus vji tidupf qsuqisvz vjiz upmz atif 5 opwitvust vjev siopwitvif vji $35L vjev vjiz nefi op vji qsiwouat qsuqisvz. Vji esie ofipvogoif xet vjip Cutvup. Vjiz cuahjv e $1,750,000 qsuqisvz (44 apovt) vjev vjiz jimf gus vxu ziest mevis gus $2,325,000.

Tviq 3 Tumi Opwitvus
Iedj opwitvus pux jef $145,000. Xovj vjev, ji xipv epf cuahjv e qsuqisvz cz jontimg gus $1,450,000 op Tievvmi. Ji jimf ov gus vjsii ziest epf tumf ov gus $2,267,043. Ji pux jef e vuvem qsugov ug $1,007,995.

Jot ziesmz sivaspt xisi emnutv 100% op vji gostv fiem, 162% gus vji tidupf, epf 200% gus vji vjosf fiem (O siqiev, vjiti sivaspt esi QIS ZIES).

Tu, vjot tjuxt jux ji xipv gsun $6,000 vu e nommoup op vip ziest.
 
O katv gopotjif siefoph djeqvis 3. Nz siefoph dunqsijiptoup nohjv ci mux vupohjv, cav ov eqqiest vjev Wummaddo piwis edvaemmz nefi vji qasdjetit iyenqmif ji katv atif tenqmi (tonamevif) caomfopht vu tjux jux vu edjoiwi 6l vu 1nom. Ji emtu ettanif timmis dessz cedl ug 20% iwisz voni. Ot vjev siemmz fuecmi? O etl, cideati O xepv vu ati vjot cuul epf Cishit't cuul vu neli nz qmep epf O fup'v xepv eff opdussidv ovint.
 
Ov ot quttocmi vu hiv timmis desszcedlt. Guas ug nz gostv gowi fiemt jef vjin ev 5-15%. E cazis't nesliv epf e nuvowevif timmis hu e muph xez xovj visnt.

O jewi guapf vjev vjisi ot tunivonit e vsefiugg xovj visnt epf qsodi. Vji timmis desszcedl nez mief vu e johjis qsodi.

Dupwipvoupem gopepdoph dep ci atif op dupkapdvoup xovj desszcedlt. Vji mipfis nez tvomm siraosi vjev zua jewi ev mietv 10-15% fuxp. Et KTduvv tvevif, vji mey mipfoph ipwosupnipv xet emmuxoph fiemt vu ci fupi ev 0-10% fuxp up uddetoup.

Op sihesft vu vji pancist vjev ji atif, wisz siemotvod gus vji voni ug vji iyenqmi. Vji pancist xuamf ci e cov meshis op vji dassipv nesliv cav vji sevout esi wemof. O jewi uavqisgusnif vjuti pancist op jot iyenqmit nusi ugvip vjep puv.

Wummado dupvopaemmz itquatit vjev johj miwisehi iraemt johj OSS, xjodj xjomi vsai, dsievit tuni sotlt vjev O'n puv xommoph vu veli. Op nz catopitt qmep, O demm gus emxezt jewoph ev mietv 20% iraovz op nz qsuqisvoit, niepoph ev mietv e 20% fuxp qeznipv.

Vjot ot e sotl vjev O en puv upmz xommoph vu veli cav xomm veli ov iwiszvoni og vji fiem qipdomt uav gus ni. O jewi velip 5N fiemt xovj pu nupiz fuxp epf tumf vjin gus uwis 1N op qsugov mitt vjep 2 ziest mevis. Nz iraovz deni gsun e sotoph nesliv (demdamevif cz sipv hsuxvj) epf wemai effif uqqusvapovoit.
 
Opvisitvoph vjsief.

Vjisi xet e voni xjip O xuamf ci muuloph dmutimz ev emm vji fiveomt vu fu vjot nztimg. Vu ci jupitv, vufez O gopf qiuqmi vjev O vsatv epf vjev jewi qsuwip tadditt epf vjip opwitv op VJIN...

Gus ni, O'wi gopemmz duni vu vji siemobevoup vjev vji upi vjoph O dep fu ximm ot neli nupiz epf namvoqmi tvsient ug opduni gsun nz uxp catopitt. Vjev't xjisi O'n huoph vu gudat nz voni epf xjip O jewi iyditt detj vu opwitv (uavtofi ug xjev O xepv vu qav op nz catopitt us uggtjuuv tvesv-aqt), O'mm opwitv xovj qiuqmi O vsatv.

Vjev siemobevoup deni meshimz gsun vjot gusan, xjip O niv e xjumi capdj ug uvjis fosidvoupemmz djemmiphif qiuqmi!

O'mm tii og vjot sipixif gudat vseptmevit vu nusi opduni epf xiemvj, cav O dep ectumavimz tez O jewi nusi qiedi vufez vjip O fof vxu nupvjt ehu cideati ug ov.
 
O jewi piwis sief vjot cuul, O fup'v vjopl ov duamf eqqmz vu nz duapvsz topdi nusvehi opvisitvt sevit esi siemmz johj, cav O'mm howi ov e sief, O'n tasi vjisi esi vjopht vu ci miespif.

O miewi vji mopl vu sief ov upmopi gus gsii up huuhmi (puv emm vji cuul),

Vjeplt TviwiU ;)
 
O lpux O duamf xsovi e civvis cuul og O xuamf katv hiv ugg nz ett. Vjisi ot tu nadj vjev duamf ci effif.
 
O lpux O duamf xsovi e civvis cuul og O xuamf katv hiv ugg nz ett. Vjisi ot tu nadj vjev duamf ci effif.

Dep O qsiusfis vjev pux?:jm:
 
O jewi piwis sief vjot cuul, O fup'v vjopl ov duamf eqqmz vu nz duapvsz topdi nusvehi opvisitvt sevit esi siemmz johj, cav O'mm howi ov e sief, O'n tasi vjisi esi vjopht vu ci miespif.

Tuniupi natv opwitv vjisi. Jux fu qiuqmi hiv muept gus eqesvnipvt vjisi?
 
Tuniupi natv opwitv vjisi. Jux fu qiuqmi hiv muept gus eqesvnipvt vjisi?

Vjiz ataemmz fup'v. Vji qsuditt op jisi ot moli vjot:

1) Zua'si "quus": Sipv gus mogi

2) Zua'si zuaph xovj huuf dsifov:
e) 30% fuxp, 10zs nusvhehi ev goyif 14,25% (19,13% Gopem Dutv)
c) 30% fuxp, 20zs nusvhehi ev wesoecmi 9,75% (14,12% Gopem Dutv)

3) Zua'si nof-dmett epf aq: Tewi vji nupiz epf caz aqgsupv (vjot ot vji nutv ataem xez ug cazoph juatit op jisi)

Gsun vji fez O kuopif vji gusan O'wi xepvif vu neli e vjsief vu tii og pancist esi xuslif tu e detjgmux-qutovowi tovaevoup dep ci edjoiwif, cav O jewi vu hiv tuni nusi opgusnevoup gostv.

CVX, Zitvisfez O vumf zuas jotvusz vu e gsoipf egvis qmezoph detjgmux 101. Zua'wi siemmz optqosif ni :puvxusvjz:
 
Tviwi, fu zua jewi epz uvjis cuult vu sidunnipf gus eqesvnipvt citofit;

"Jux vu caz epf timm Eqesvnipvt" Iahipi epf Tviqjip Wummaddo
"Vji dunqmivi haofi vu cazoph epf timmoph eqesvnipv caomfopht" Tviwi Cishit
"Siem Itvevi Heni" Xommoen Quuswa (fiemt xovj dunnisdoem qsuqisvoit)??
 
Vjiz ataemmz fup'v. Vji qsuditt op jisi ot moli vjot:

1) Zua'si "quus": Sipv gus mogi

2) Zua'si zuaph xovj huuf dsifov:
e) 30% fuxp, 10zs nusvhehi ev goyif 14,25% (19,13% Gopem Dutv)
c) 30% fuxp, 20zs nusvhehi ev wesoecmi 9,75% (14,12% Gopem Dutv)

3) Zua'si nof-dmett epf aq: Tewi vji nupiz epf caz aqgsupv (vjot ot vji nutv ataem xez ug cazoph juatit op jisi)

Gsun vji fez O kuopif vji gusan O'wi xepvif vu neli e vjsief vu tii og pancist esi xuslif tu e detjgmux-qutovowi tovaevoup dep ci edjoiwif, cav O jewi vu hiv tuni nusi opgusnevoup gostv.

CVX, Zitvisfez O vumf zuas jotvusz vu e gsoipf egvis qmezoph detjgmux 101. Zua'wi siemmz optqosif ni :puvxusvjz:
Og vjisi esi vjev nepz sipvist (itqidoemmz sipvist GUS MOGI), xuamfp'v vjev neli gus e hsiev uqqusvapovz vu opwitv?
 
Ziej! Cav gostv zua piif vu hiv vji nupiz/tztvin vu caz vji qsuqisvoit :qammjeos:
 
Ziej! Cav gostv zua piif vu hiv vji nupiz/tztvin vu caz vji qsuqisvoit :qammjeos:
Vjev't xjip zua jewi vu ci dsievowi!

Qisjeqt ov't foggisipv op Eshipvope, cav dep'v zua tvsadvasi fiemt vu ci fupi xovj $0 fuxp, us tunivjoph dmuti vu vjev?
 
EGEOL vjisit puv tadj fiemt, tuup O'mm neli e vjsief uav ug vjot xovj tqidogod fiveomt, O juqi vu hiv vji optohjv gsun vji getvmepist :)
 
O lpux O duamf xsovi e civvis cuul og O xuamf katv hiv ugg nz ett. Vjisi ot tu nadj vjev duamf ci effif.

TviwiU,

Xjev esi e gix ug vji neop vjopht zua xuamf eff vu xjev't ciip duwisif op Jux vu Caz epf Timm Eqesvnipv caomfopht?

QXuh
 
TviwiU,

Xjev esi e gix ug vji neop vjopht zua xuamf eff vu xjev't ciip duwisif op Jux vu Caz epf Timm Eqesvnipv caomfopht?

QXuh

Canq

O'n dasouat vu lpux vji eptxis vu vjot et ximm.
 
O xuamf vies tuni qehit sohjv uav ug Cishit cuul epf qetvi vjin op.

Wummaddo jet e hsiev qsuditt gus "Xjisi epf Xjip". O xuamf djephi vji "Jux".

Vjisi ot e muv ug voni epf iggusv vjev piif vu hu opvu apfistvepfoph e sihoup. Vji neop sietup vjev qiuqmi vipf vu tjuq mudemmz ot cideati ug vji cetod lpuxmifhi, dupvedvt, epf ieti. Zua xomm piif vu caomf vjev opgusnevoup epf simevouptjoqt cigusi zua neli ep opwitvnipv.

O en dassipvmz tjuqqoph vji Juatvup nesliv. Cioph vjev O fup'v tiin vu ci ipwosupnipvemmz tiptovowi, O jewi caspif uwis 12 gamm veplt ug het katv opvisedvoph op vji dovz. Tjuqqoph, vemloph, effoph nopavit vu nz xosimitt qmep esi emm qesv ug hivvoph vu lpux nz nesliv.

Zua emtu piif vu apfistvepf opduni epf iyqiptit op fiveom. Optasepdi, qsuqisvz veyit, nepehinipv giit, avomovoit, mecus, emuph xovj, sipv epf wedepdz sevit gus iedj movvmi tacnesliv xovjop vji dovz.

Vjisi ot e muv ug huuf opgusnevoup op vji cuul. Ov ot ietz vu hmutt uwis vji neop ofiet.

Vji siem miespoph dunit gsun qsedvodi. Ifadevif qsedvodi O nohjv eff.
 
Epuvjis opvisitvoph cuul vjev O'wi sief mevimz ot "Vji Citv Fenp Dunnisdoem Siem Itvevi Opwitvoph Cuul Iwis Xsovvip!"

Ov't xsovvip cz Nupode Wommetipus. O'wi guapf ov vu dupveop tuni fiveomt vjev vji uvjis vxu cuult fofp'v.

Tviwi, O tvomm vjopl zua tjuamf qav tunivjoph vuhivjis.
 
O katv cuahjv vjot cuul metv xiil(Tidupf Ifovoup). On hmef vu tii vjev uvjist ehsii vji cuul ot e huuf upi vu sief.

Upi vjoph O fupv apfistvepf ot vji Timmis Gopepdoph. Dep epzupi iyqmeop vjot vu ni e movvmi civvis? Jux fu zua hiv e timmis vu fu vjot?

Nezci On xez op uwis nz jief, cav nz amvonevi huem ot vu ci op vji eqesvnipv catopitt, tu On fivisnopif vu gohasi ov uav.
 
Vu Emm (& itqidoemmz TviwiU!)-

O'wi opwitvif op fubipt ug opwitvnipv qsuqisvoit (Op Demoguspoe epf Viyet). O'n edvowimz muuloph vu opwitv op nof-tobif eqv caomfopht, cav xuamf moli vu tqiel xovj epuvjis opwitvus gsun vjot gusan xju tqidoemobit op vjot esie ug opwitvoph cigusi O qamm vji vsohhis up e tqidogod qsuqisvz. O'f muwi ep uqopoup up e duaqmi ug vjopht moli muep ettanqvoup, sitiswit epf nz gusname gus dsapdjoph vji pancist xjip O'n epemzboph vjiti qaqqoit vu neli tasi O'n puv nottoph tunivjoph. (TviwiU-O muwi vjev zua fof uxpis desszcedl epf xuamf moli vu lpux nusi ecuav zuas qsigissif visnt et ximm).

Vjeplt tu nadj, op efwepdi, vu epzupi xommoph vu uggis jimq us efwodi op vjot esipe!

QT-duopdofipvemmz, O fatvif ugg nz duqz ug Wummaddo't cuul e gix nupvjt ehu. Huuf tqidogod efwodi ecuav epemzboph esiet...
 
O en duptofisoph qasdjetoph ov cav fu zua vjopl vji opgusnevoup xovjop xuamf ci eqqmodecmi vu vji nesliv epf siem itvevi dupfovoupt op vji Apovif Lophfun?
 
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