Fix 'em Up, Rent 'em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-Up & Rental Business in Your Spare Time - Softcover

Sprouse, Terry Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979856612 ISBN 13: 9780979856617

Publisher: Planeta Books, 2007

Synopsis

This book how to get started repairing houses and renting them out in your spare time. It covers various aspects such as house selection, what to repair, handling tentants, managing the books, and taxes. The book describes the two safest ways to make money in real estate, and one chapter is devoted the the "Zen of Repairing Propertied." The author uses examples from his own experinces, humor and motivational examples to encourage the reader down a path that will be both financially rewarding and deeply satisfying.

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Review

Great information for anyone starting out in the fixer-upper business. The author has served his apprenticeship in the trenches. -- Fixer Jay P. DeCima, Investor and Author

It's full of useful tips and advice. I have used these methods to make a good living in real estate. -- Paul Hoyt, Real Estate Investor, Tucson, Arizona

Terry Sprouse has created a profitable rental business in his spare time. What sets him apart is he took action. -- Bob Zachmeier, Investor, Educator, Author

This book is beyond a simple how-to guide, it provides inspiration for seekers of a way to achieve financial success. -- Cynthia Pope, Ph.D., Connecticut

With the wit of Will Rogers, this book provides simple guidelines for restoring homes, and sanity to our crazy lives. -- M. D. Matlock, Ph.D., P.E., C.S.E., President, American Ecological Engineering Society, Award-winning designer of green neighborhoods for Habitat for Humanity, Professor of Ecological Engineering, University of Arkansas.

About the Author

Terry Sprouse, his wife Angy, and their two sons have been buying, repairing and renting fix-up houses for the last seven years. Terry started out buying a house extremely bad shape, repairing it, and renting it out. He experienced almost all aspects of the business because it is his goal to do everything himself with as little outside help as possible. Terry promotes repairing and renting out properties as a way for the average person to make extra money in their spare time, gain independence from their 8:00 to 5:00 jobs, prepare for retirement, and to learn valuable skills in self-sufficiency and dealing with people that can be acquired in no other way.
Terry was formerly a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras (1985-88). He has a graduate degree in Arid Lands Studies. His hobbies include rainwater harvesting and solar energy utilization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Planeta Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979856612
• ISBN 13: 9780979856617
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148