Wendy Patton & Justin Ryan 
Making Hard Cash in a Soft Real Estate Market 
Find the Next High-Growth Emerging Markets, Buy New Construction–at Big Discounts, Uncover Hidden Properties, Raise Private Funds When Bank Lending is Tight

‘Filled with creative strategies that work in today’s market. A
must-read for the real estate investor!’

-Albert Lowry, Ph D, New York Times bestselling author of

How You Can Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real
Estate

A few years ago, even reckless real estate investors could still
make money because the market was booming. But many markets have
softened, and making a profit isn’t as simple as it used to be.
However-with the right strategy and long-term thinking-there is
still plenty of money to be made in real estate.

If you’re willing to look outside your local market, you’ll
discover emerging markets that are booming. And there are also
smart investing strategies that work especially well in slowing
markets. You can do it! You just need the new rules and wise
tactics you’ll find in this practical, profitable guide:

* Invest in up-and-coming, high-growth emerging markets

* Learn the powerful strategy of market-timing

* Use lease options to get more for your money

* Learn creative strategies to engineer hands-off investments

* Find foreclosures and other hidden bargains

* Invest in bargain-rate new construction projects

There are great deals hiding in every real estate market, and this
book makes finding those values easy. Whether you want to locate
the next up-and-coming growth markets, or find creative ways to
finance your investments, Making Hard Cash in a Soft Real Estate
Market is a savvy guide to investing for anyone who wants to play
it safe and profitably.

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Introduction.

Part I. How You Can Still Make Good Money in a Soft Real
Estate Market.

1. How Real Estate Investing Must Change When the Market Shifts
from Hot to Cool – Why There’s Still Good Money to be Made in a
Cool Market.

2. The Secret is Out – How the Wealthy Make Their
Money.

Part II. The Psychology of Successfully Investing in a Down
Market When Others are Running Scared.

3. The One Thing That Stops Investors Before They Even
Start.

4. The Science of Risk Management for the Real Estate
Investor.

Part III. The Best Investment Strategies for a Soft
Market.

5. Find the Next High Growth ‘Emerging Markets’.

6. Time the Market — When Will it Be Safe to Start Investing
Again in Nevada, Florida, Arizona, and Other ‘Burst Bubbles’?

7. The Power of Lease Options in a Soft Market .

8. A New Opportunity in the Soft Market – Land Contracts &
Seller Financing.

9. Getting the Deed from Sellers in Trouble – AKA ‘Subject
To’.

10. Invest in Foreclosures and Other Hidden Bargains.

11. Buy Unsold, Discounted Inventory from Builders in Distressed
Markets.

12. The Way to ‘Buy & Hold’ in a Down Market.

13. Our Favorite Investment Strategy – Investing in New
Construction, in the Emerging Market, in a Hands-Off Fashion.

Part IV. Creative Financing in a Soft Market When Bank
Lending is Tight.

14. Determining How Much Investing You Can Afford.

15. Successfully Financing Your Real Estate Investments.

16. The Importance of Using Other Peoples’ Resources.

17. The Nuts and Bolts of Numerical Analysis.

Part V. New Construction Investing: An Ideal Soft-Market
Strategy.

18. The Development Process – How it All Comes Together.

19. The Power of Group Buying.

20. Exit Strategies – When and How to Sell.

21. Base Your Investing on a Foundation of Reality.

Appendix A.

Index.

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Wendy Patton is a sought-after real estate speaker, investor,
and broker who owns brokerages and offices in multiple states. She
has extensive experience in land development, property management,
multifamily homes, pre-construction, rehabs, foreclosures, and
lease options. She is also the author of Investing in Real Estate
with Lease Options and ‘Subject-To’ Deals, from Wiley.

Justin Ryan is a real estate investor and speaker who used the
power of real estate to become financially free before the age of
thirty. He has extensive experience in creative landlording,
rehabbing for retail, short sales, and new construction.