Green Finance

This book is for the average person who wants to buy their first couple of properties (actual homes, not giant complexes or corporate buildings), who probably hasn't invested in anything before and is interested in using real estate to leverage their way to financial freedom. The strategies in this book are VERY different from those mentioned in other real estate books.

The real estate market can be very intimidating, because of the competition and the amount of money that is at stake. With thousands of seasoned experts dominating the game, how would a novice like myself ever get started? Do I even have enough money to get into the market? Are these questions you are asking yourself? If you are anything like myself, the answer is yes. Real estate is very important, if you want to grow your wealth. Everyone had to start somewhere, even those dominating the market right now. The best thing you can do is get started as soon as possible.

A recent report by the research group Massolution opines that crowdfunding and P2P investors injected $1 billion into the US real estate market in 2014 and that the number will double in 2015. New debt participation structures and an increased access to non-US investors are cited as two reasons.

We started out with very little. We had low paying jobs and one old used car, and rental house that had seen its better days. We were young, in love, and all that mattered to us was being together. We spent summer afternoons at the lake. Our idea of a great Sunday was taking a long car ride. Life continued and we found better-paying jobs. Then we discovered credit. We soon had a nicer house, a couple of nice cars and two pretty cool kids. And we were struggling. We wanted to look successful, but we were barely paying the bills.

We hear a lot about "flipping houses" these days, and there are all kinds of shows on television about it, but can it be as easy as it looks? Flipping a house is when a real-estate investor (the buyer) buys a home that is in foreclosure (really cheap or usually at an auction), fixes it up, and resells the house at a great profit! There is a ton of money to be made in house flipping, but beware. You need to put the effort into educating yourself before you begin because a few common mistakes can cost you big time!