Investing in a Vacation Home for Pleasure and Profit - Softcover

Boykin, James H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324314116 ISBN 13: 9780324314113

Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub, 2005

Synopsis

As baby boomers retire, home offices increase, and an unsteady stock market prompts investors to consider their options, vacation home investing is gaining a growing following. Written by longtime real estate authority Jack Boykin, Investing in a Vacation Home for Pleasure and Profit offers timely, practical advice. Extremely accessible and well organized, the book walks readers through the entire process of acquiring a vacation property, from systematically evaluating home preferences and selecting a real estate agent to finding the ideal location and amenities and working out financing. It offers tips for finding leads on bargain purchases, as well as compares the pros/cons of new versus existing homes. Drawing from his years of experience, Dr. Boykin equips readers with the best negotiation techniques, offers ideas for raising equity capital, explains the proper use of deferred tax exchange technique, and covers mortgages, tax issues, rental concerns, resale, and much more. For anyone considering investing in a vacation home, this comprehensive resource is an invaluable guide!

About this title

Review:

"If you are seeking a definitive guide to buy and sell your dream vacation home – look no further!" -- Eric Burgund,Director of Marketing, Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate

If you are considering purchase of a vacation or second home, this new book provides very profitable reading. -- Robert J. Bruss

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0324314116
• ISBN 13: 9780324314113
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192