Learn to:

• Make real estate a part of your long-term investment strategy
• Pick the right properties for profit
• Spot the best deals on financing
• Understand the new rules for purchasing properties using SMSFs

Become a successful property investor with this user-friendly guide

Are you thinking about real estate as a long-term wealth opportunity? Whether you're interested in a house, apartment, vacant land or commercial property, the second Australian edition of Property Investing For Dummies explains what you need to know to ensure you invest wisely. Discover how to build a winning property portfolio with practical advice on everything from choosing the right property at the right price to financing your goals with SMSFs, and much more.

• Decide which type of property is right for you — choose an investment option that fits in with your financial plans
• Assemble a reliable support network — research and enlist the help of lenders, buyers' advocates, advisers and other experts
• Explore your finance options — learn about mortgage terms, lending fees and holding property in a self-managed super fund
• Evaluate properties worth pursuing — find the right location, identify value and prepare to bid or make an offer
• Protect your investment — discover what it's like to be a landlord, learn how to insure your property and manage risk
• Build a solid portfolio — uncover the secrets to growing equity, diversifying and building an income stream

Open the book and find:

• How to invest in residential and commercial properties
• Information on using a buyers' advocate
• Advice on shopping for a mortgage
• Tips for owning property with SMSFs
• Steps for signing contracts and leases
• Help with keeping on top of your paperwork
• Secrets for growing your profits