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Real Estate: The Complete Real Estate Guide to Selling Your House Fast (A Homeowner’s Guide to Permits, Real Costs, and Hiring a Builder Without Getting Burned)
By Joshua ThomasLength3h 26m
About this audiobook
Most people who want to invest in real estate never start — not because the strategies are secret, but because the first step feels impossibly vague. Real estate from zero removes that vagueness.
This is a complete, no-hype guide built for someone starting with zero portfolio and a head full of half-remembered advice from podcasts and social media. It walks you step by step from the fundamentals to a first accepted offer — and beyond, into scaling a full portfolio.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
Run an initial feasibility check on your property
Find and verify the rules that apply to your parcel
Understand the costs that may sit beyond a builder’s quote
Compare bids based on scope, allowances, exclusions, and risk—not price alone
Prepare for permits, reviews, inspections, and possible delays
Ask stronger questions before selecting and hiring a builder
This book is not about flipping houses or chasing market trends. It is a blueprint for building lasting wealth through the systematic use of leverage, cash flow, and tax efficiency. You will discover why putting 20% down on a property is not a burden but a philosophy—the gateway to controlling assets worth five times your investment. You will learn how each new property increases your borrowing power, how inflation erodes your debt while your rents rise, and why selling is the illusion of profit while refinancing is the engine of perpetual wealth.
You will learn how to screen tenants, renovate for profit, negotiate with motivated sellers, and work with banks to secure the capital you need.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length3 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 21, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATIONS OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
3CHAPTER 2: DISCOVERING YOUR IDEAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT NICHE
4CHAPTER 3: UNCOVERING GREAT PROPERTY DEALS
5CHAPTER 4: TOP FEATURES OF A PROFITABLE RENTAL PROPERTY
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6CHAPTER 5: CASH OR FINANCING?
7CHAPTER 6: REAL ESTATE FINANCING OPTIONS
8CHAPTER 7: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
9CHAPTER 8: CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS PLAN
10CHAPTER 9: KNOW YOUR MARKET: A PRACTICAL ROADMAP FOR WINNING OVER INVESTORS
11CHAPTER 10: COMPETITORS
12CHAPTER 11: FINDING INVESTORS AND CLOSING THE DEAL
13CHAPTER 12: ALLOCATING CAPITAL AND SHARING PROFITS
14CHAPTER 13: TURNING THE PLAN INTO NUMBERS
15CHAPTER 14: RISK EVALUATION AND INSURANCE
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