The Real Estate Math Handbook:
Simplified Solutions for the Real Estate Investor

Real estate math skills are an integral part of becoming a truly successful investor. You need a competitive edge, and, by building your real estate math skills, this book will give it to you. These math skills are easily explained, and in no time you will be calculating such things as real estate investment analysis, valuation of income property, valuation of commercial real estate, vacancy loss projections, pay back period, time value of money, amortization schedule calculations, mortgage pay off, cash flow, net income/loss, option pricing, conversions, markup/discount, lease vs. buy analysis, evaluate tax sales, project income potential and cash flow, using Excel and other financial software programs, master the art of property valuation, and other financial calculations and tools.

Find Anyone Fast (Find Anyone Fast:
Easy-To-Use Guide to Finding Anyone Anywhere)

In its second edition, this work includes useful tips and resources for locating missing persons, living or dead, with a decided emphasis on using the Internet as part of the process. The authors are father-and-daughter private investigators whose firm, Nationwide Locator, specializes in locating people and has published books about finding military personnel and unclaimed money. The clear approach and readable style will appeal to the general public interested in adoption, genealogy, reunions (family, school, military), missing heirs, deadbeat spouses, and other related topics. But while the appendixes offer ready-reference value, covering state agency contact information, federal records centers, information about filing Freedom of Information Act requests, Social Security number allocation, locator services, and a brief list of helpful publications, one must read the book in its entirety to absorb the anecdotal case studies and tips on searching the Internet efficiently. Thus, it may find greater use in circulating collections. Elizabeth Connor, Medical Univ. of S.C. Lib., Charleston
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

An Attorney's Guide to the Collection
of Bad Debts: 2nd Edition

An Attorney's Guide to the Collection of Bad Debts is meant to give readers a broad overview of debt collection techniques as well as to inform them of some popular debt collection techniques used by attorneys. The reader should consider this book a type of debt collection techniques catalog. We authored this second edition so that it can be read easily and quickly during a day's commute to and from work. This second edition also contains revised copies of sample legal forms used to facilitate the collection of bad debts and contains an updated section on asset protection trusts. After reading this book, you will become aware of certain collection techniques so that you can have an informed discussion with an attorney about potential options available to you. This book is not to be considered legal advice and is meant for general information purposes only. This book is not a substitute for the advice of legal counsel.

Every Landlord's Legal Guide

This new title is a thorough and pragmatic examination of the legal issues that confront landlords of residential real property. In 17 chapters, it covers such topics as rent, discrimination, working with property managers, landlord liability, tenants, privacy rights, and security deposits. The chapters summarize the law and explain it with true-to-life illustrations. Icons are used to point out a practical tip, a question that might need a lawyer's interpretation, or an instance in which a rent-control ordinance might apply. The book is liberally sprinkled with sample agreements, letters, and lists of specific state requirements with regard to landlord/tenant laws. Forms to help with rent applications, tenant references, security deposit itemization, and safety and maintenance updates, to name a few, appear in print at the end of the book and on an accompanying 3.5" DOS-based computer disk. Every Landlord's Legal Guide makes plain the important legal concepts and provides real guidance for landlords. Recommended for most public libraries. Joan Pedzich, Harris, Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
Katie Hamilton and Gene Hamilton are the authors of twenty books, including Fix It and Flip It. They are also the authors of “Do It Yourself or Not?,” a popular weekly syndicated column.

About the Author
Robert J. Mintz is an attorney and financial writer specializing in asset protection and privacy matters. He is a member of the California Bar and has practiced law in southern California since 1979. Mr. Mintz is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, The University of San Diego School of Law and Boston University School of Law (LL.M Taxation 1979).

The Gift of Fear and Other Survival
Signals that Protect Us From Violence\

Each hour, 75 women are raped in the United States, and every few seconds, a woman is beaten. Each day, 400 Americans suffer shooting injuries, and another 1,100 face criminals armed with guns. Author Gavin de Becker says victims of violent behavior usually feel a sense of fear before any threat or violence takes place. They may distrust the fear, or it may impel them to some action that saves their lives. A leading expert on predicting violent behavior, de Becker believes we can all learn to recognize these signals of the "universal code of violence," and use them as tools to help us survive. The book teaches how to identify the warning signals of a potential attacker and recommends strategies for dealing with the problem before it becomes life threatening. The case studies are gripping and suspenseful, and include tactics for dealing with similar situations.

People don't just "snap" and become violent, says de Becker, whose clients include federal government agencies, celebrities, police departments, and shelters for battered women. "There is a process as observable, and often as predictable, as water coming to a boil." Learning to predict violence is the cornerstone to preventing it. De Becker is a master of the psychology of violence, and his advice may save your life. --Joan Price

Reference Checking for Everyone : How to Find Out Everything You Need to Know About Anyone

Everyone's guide to protecting yourself from dishonest people, by the nation's most respected reference-check expert

Unqualified hires, abusive nannies, delinquent renters, dishonest contractors . . . in today's dog-eat-dog world, what readers don't know about the people they depend on can definitely hurt them. Written in plain, jargon-free English by Monster.com's reference expert, Reference Checking for Everyone tells managers, business owners, HR professionals, landlords, administrators, and even parents how to find everything they need to know about anyone.

Paul Barada covers every aspect of personal intel-gathering with a wealth of easy-to-access information on:

• Choosing the best employees, tenants, nannies, service providers, and other key people
• Navigating the complex legal issues--includes a waiver form and lists of questions that can and cannot be asked legally
• Getting information quickly to avoid slowing down the hiring or rental process
• Exposing liars and dealing with dishonest candidates, renters, and others
• Obtaining in-depth history, even when confronted with "no comment" policies