Part I: Gearing Up for Financing Your Real Estate Investments.

Chapter 1: Taking a Crash Course in Real Estate Investment Financing.

Chapter 2: Shielding Your Personal Assets from Investment Risks.

Chapter 3: Gathering Essential Documents, Facts, and Figures.

Chapter 4: Scoping Out Prospective Lenders.

Part II: Financing the Purchase of Residential Properties.

Chapter 5: Finding the Residential Loan Program That’s Right for You.

Chapter 6: Bargain Hunting for Low-Cost Loans.

Chapter 7: Navigating the Loan Application and Processing.

Part III: Financing the Purchase of Commercial Properties.

Chapter 8: Picking the Right Commercial Property Type for You.

Chapter 9: Exploring Sources of Financing for Commercial Properties.

Chapter 10: Securing a Loan to Finance Your Commercial Venture.

Part IV: Sampling More Creative Financing Strategies.

Chapter 11: Financing in a Pinch with Hard Money and Other Tough Options.

Chapter 12: Capitalizing on Seller Financing.

Chapter 13: Partnering to Share the Risk and the Equity.

Chapter 14: Profiting from No-Money-Down and Other Creative Deals.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Beginner Blunders.

Chapter 16: Ten Steps to Take before Closing.

Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Surviving a Credit Crunch.

Glossary.

Index.