Making Hard Cash in a Soft Real Estate Market: Find the Next High-Growth Emerging Markets, Buy New Construction--at Big Discounts, Uncover Hidden Properties, Raise Private Funds When Bank Lending is Tight

Part I. How You Can Still Make Good Money in a Soft Real Estate Market.

1. How Real Estate Investing Must Change When the Market Shifts from Hot to Cool - Why There's Still Good Money to be Made in a Cool Market.

2. The Secret is Out - How the Wealthy Make Their Money.

Part II. The Psychology of Successfully Investing in a Down Market When Others are Running Scared.

3. The One Thing That Stops Investors Before They Even Start.

4. The Science of Risk Management for the Real Estate Investor.

Part III. The Best Investment Strategies for a Soft Market.

5. Find the Next High Growth "Emerging Markets".

6. Time the Market -- When Will it Be Safe to Start Investing Again in Nevada, Florida, Arizona, and Other "Burst Bubbles"?

7. The Power of Lease Options in a Soft Market .

8. A New Opportunity in the Soft Market - Land Contracts & Seller Financing.

9. Getting the Deed from Sellers in Trouble - AKA "Subject To".

10. Invest in Foreclosures and Other Hidden Bargains.

11. Buy Unsold, Discounted Inventory from Builders in Distressed Markets.

12. The Way to "Buy & Hold" in a Down Market.

13. Our Favorite Investment Strategy - Investing in New Construction, in the Emerging Market, in a Hands-Off Fashion.

Part IV. Creative Financing in a Soft Market When Bank Lending is Tight.

14. Determining How Much Investing You Can Afford.

15. Successfully Financing Your Real Estate Investments.

16. The Importance of Using Other Peoples' Resources.

17. The Nuts and Bolts of Numerical Analysis.

Part V. New Construction Investing: An Ideal Soft-Market Strategy.

18. The Development Process - How it All Comes Together.

19. The Power of Group Buying.

20. Exit Strategies - When and How to Sell.

21. Base Your Investing on a Foundation of Reality.

Appendix A.

Index.