The Real Estate Investor’s Guide: What Every Investor
Needs to Know to Maximize Profits, 4th Ed. (2003)

“The most authoritative and understandable book explaining investment property taxation.” The San Francisco Chronicle “On a scale of one to 10, it rates an off-the-chart 12.” The Chicago Tribune The Real Estate Investor’s Tax Guide: What Every Investor Needs to Know to Maximize Profits, 4th Ed. (2003) By Vernon Hoven, Master’s Degree in Taxation, Nationally Recognized Tax Lecturer for CPAs, Tax Practitioner Published by Dearborn Real Estate Education

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“It is ludicrous to think of constructing a building without a strong foundation. Why do we accept the idea that we can invest in real estate without a strong understanding of the basics of real estate taxation?” states Vern, in the opening of the Fourth Edition of his acclaimed tax guide.

The Real Estate Investor’s Tax Guide helps you build a strong – and profitable – foundation for your real estate investments, whether they’re large portfolios or a single home. If you own real estate and want to use current real estate tax laws to your advantage, this is your best reference.

In clear, simple language, Vern takes the complicated area of tax law and boils it down into helpful, understandable topic areas. You’ll find:

• Real-world examples and sample calculations that help bring this complex area to life;
• Investor hints and tax tips that provide useful ideas for making real estate investments more valuable – and maximizing profits;
• Cautionary comments to help streamline investment transactions and avoid legal snafus; and
• Workbook-style worksheets.

This book provides a complete explanation of how current tax law affects homeowners and real estate investors. Featured in this Edition:

• Latest regulations on Capital Gain Taxation;
• Taxation at sales time;
• New IRS home seller regulations, issued in December 2002;
• Like-kind exchanges;
• Recent changes in IRS regulations for office-in-home;
• Tax solutions at purchase and during ownership;
• Understanding 1031 tax-free exchanges and accompanying regulations;
• Real estate in troubled times; and
• Passive loss rules.

“This is obviously a dry subject & reading the manuals & guidelines can sometimes give one a headache. But with this book no aspirin is needed. This book should be required reading before you get your real estate investor secret decoder ring. I recommend this book highly in all the real estate courses I teach & sometimes use it as a prize in classroom games. Whether you are a real estate investor or agent you should read this book & keep it near your desk.

-Anonymous online review at fetchbooks.info.

Just $32.82 in paperback.