What do the people living in thatmansion know that you don't know?And how did they get there? Where did the money come from? Is there some other secret to their home buying success? Yes! Get ready for an inside look at the 12 personal and financial habits of the people living in the kind of home you would like to own. Whether it's your first home, vacation home, or ultimate dream home, these 12 Secrets are your step-by-step plan for buying your dream home like the luxury hom...

What do the people selling thatmansion know, that you don't know?Whether you're selling a primary or a vacation home, you can apply what wealthy homeowners know to sell your home in the shortest time, for the highest price, with the least aggravation.Take an inside look at the personal and financial habits of the people who buy and sell the kind of upscale homes that we all look at and long for. You can now systematically sell your home using the 12 "secrets" that wo...

"This book shows you how to catapult yourself to the top of the luxuryreal estate market with proven, practical strategies that work for anyone."Brian Tracy, Author of 55 books in 38 languagesBe the one listing and selling the top 10% properties in your market.Success at this level is all about relationships—the kind you can start creating today. Selling Luxury Homes shows you how to become the trusted advisor to high net-worth buyers and sellers who call on y...

When “sold” isn’t sold and “off-the-plan" is just off.REAL ESTATE ESCAPES is a collection of timeless property parables where not all agents, solicitors and conveyancers are created equal, and where not all escapes are successful. Drawing from over four decades experience Tim O’Dwyer combines his deep knowledge of the subject with an uncanny ability to explain in a simple and entertaining way these true tales of getting out of contracts, leases, prosecutions and legal liability.

'The definitive account of a sensational trade' Michael Lewis, author of The Big ShortAutumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing.John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and The Greatest Trade Ever is the story of how he realised that the sub-prime housing bubble was going to burst, making...

Often the decision between a customer choosing you over someone like you is your ability to know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how to make it count. Phil M. Jones has trained more than two million people across five continents and over fifty countries in the lost art of spoken communication. In Exactly What to Say, he delivers the tactics you need to get more of what you want.Best-selling author and multiple award-winner Phil M. Jones is highly regarded as one of the wor...

Is your house going up for sale on the real estate market? Are you wondering how you can make your house as appealing as the other houses you see on the market? Chances are, the other properties that you reviewed online have been "staged." Hiring a professional to stage your home will cost you easily several hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The reality is, home staging is simpler and easiler than most people think. A common misconce...

Real estate, like any other investment, is a means to an end: that end might be a secondary source of income, a strategic plan for your retirement, or a way to attain complete financial independence. Whatever your goal is, you've decided that real estate is a tool you want to use. So how do you use it? How do you make it work for you and avoid getting burned in the market? And how much of it do you need to fulfill your ambitions?Peter Kinch is one of Canada's top mortgage brokers a...

"A concise and powerful account of how the great recession happened and what should be done to avoid another one . . . well-argued and consistently informative." — Wall Street JournalThe Great American Recession of 2007-2009 resulted in the loss of eight million jobs and the loss of four million homes to foreclosures. Is it a coincidence that the United States witnessed a dramatic rise in household debt in the years before the recession—that the total amoun...

The letting industry is booming. With most properties too expensive for people to get on the housing ladder, a dearth of lending instruments, the need for a flexible and transient workforce, high divorce rates, and an increase in immigrants coming to the UK, more and more people are looking for rental accommodation. The requirement for professional letting and managing agents is high. Providing you have some business acumen and determination, you can run a successful lettings business with...

The New York Times and Los Angeles Times BestsellerBe your own boss, do what you love, and live the entrepreneurial dream by putting your business on autopilot!Filled with expert advice and practical tools, Outsource Smart reveals a proven system for developing and sharpening the productivity and problem-solving skills most essential to success. Learn how to hire, train, and manage a virtual assistant and successfully outsource...

Everything first-timers need to know to avoid the most common mistakes homebuyers makeWritten especially for first-timers, this eye-opening guide turns you into an educated consumer, ensuring that the home or condo you buy is both a comfortable place to live and a great investment for the future. Compiled from the experience of hundreds of homebuyers, real estate agents, home builders, and mortgage lenders, it shows you the most common mistakes buyers make and illu...