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Books to get your license, books for home buyers, financing books, appraising books, real estate training books, books on brokerage and home inspection books, and all at great prices.

Brokerage Management

Policies and Procedures Manual  5-stars
The Policies and Procedures Manual has been designed to be a guide for the preparation of your real estate office Policies and Procedures Manual. It is in an attractive binder, and comes with a disk (cd-rom) so you can make changes to meet your company's operating style! Thorough and concise, it has procedures for over 80 different subject areas. What a time-saver for any broker!

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The 30-Day Track to Success 5-stars
The 30-Day Track to Success is the book which will help the new sales associate to become productive and successful quickly. It is also used by many experienced sales associates who wish to "go back to the basics," to increase their earning capabilities.

Brokers love the book, because it helps the new sales associate become self-sufficient much more quickly. Each day’s activities are set out clearly, and because of the workbook style of the book, the broker can see the sales associate’s level of activity at a glance.

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"Your manual has put the motivational speakers I've heard over the last 10 years to shame. All any broker needs is good people with the right attitude and your manual. What a time-saver for me."
Bill Connor, CRB, CRS, GRI, Area-Wide Realty, Dayton, Ohio  

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Real Estate Brokerage - A Managment Guide 5-stars
This newly revised best-seller delivers a step-by-step, application-intense introduction to brokerage management. Designed for use by both new and experienced brokers, it includes economic considerations, changes in legislation, and technological advances in real estate. Current topics include personal assistants, home officeing, risk management, and more.

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License Textbooks

Florida Real Estate Principles Practices & Law

This is the pre-eminent real estate text for Florida real estate pre-license education. It is used by almost every private school and community college in the state.
It prepares the student well for the state exam, giving the consumer a complete view of real estate, plus a section on Florida-specific laws.

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Post-Licensing Education for Real Estate Sales Associates

The most widely used textbook for new Florida real estate sales associates contains a wealth of practical information for building a successful real estate career.
You'll learn about listing property and working with buyers, financing and closing, investing and property management.

Action lists help you apply what you've learned, and Forms-to-go are included in the back.

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Florida Real Estate Broker's Guide

This outstanding new text makes an outstanding reference for every real estate brokerage firm. It provides a resource for brokers in many different areas of Florida practice.
This is a large, complete guide to every phase of brokerage operations.

Coverage includes valuing real property, listing and selling and real estate specialties.

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Modern Real Estate Practice

The Premier Real Estate Textbook is Celebrating 40 Fabulous Years! It's coveniently organized into subject categories, with 22 Chapters of in-depth information. Completely updated with study guides, math help and Web links!

It's got a huge math section showing solutions step-by-step. Lots of Web links offer access for more information on key topics! More than 500 pages chock full of useful information!

Completely updated to meet the needs of students and instructors. Over 500 pages and highly recommended!

"If a student doesn't pass, it is because they didn't read the book. I think it's great!"
Paul Boyter, CRS, GRI McColly School of Real Estate

"Every time I pick up Big Yellow, I learn something new!"
Marie Spodek, DREI Professional Real Estate Services

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CD-ROM Study Guide for Modern Real Estate Practice
An Exciting new interactive way to build your understanding of real estate principles. The perfect companion guide to Modern Real Estate Practice.

  • Pass your test: This study guide CD uses proven interactive methods for improving understanding and test performance.
  • Easy to Use: The "Town Square" theme uses clear common-sense connections to make navigating the program as simple as walking down the street! A navigation menu is always displayed, on-line help is just a click away and animated coaches provide advice and assistance.
  • Self Paced: You set the pace of your own review, studying in the way that suits you best. Go as quickly or as slowly as you want, review concepts as many times as you need: there's no limit.
  • Flash Card Fundementals: Review important terms and concepts with electronic flash cards. You can even customize the style and coverage of your flash card study sessions!
  • All the Feature You Need: A comprehensive review of real estate math, a complete interactive glossary, a practice final, and a start-up tutorial are among the many features that will make your study time efficient and easy.

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Questions and Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Exam 5-stars
One of the most popular exam guides available today. Thousands of pre-licensing students have used the previous editions to help them score high on the real estate exam. This new edition, with revised and up-to-date questions and answers, is perfect for self-study or review.

(Students sitting for the Florida exam should strongly consider our Interactive Questions ans Answers CD-ROM, or the Florida Real Estate Exam Manual)

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Math Books for Real Estate

Mastering Real Estate Math
New features have been added to this edition. Chapters are divided into five key concept areas:

  • Parts & Pieces of the Total
  • Surface & Space
  • The Economics of Real Estate
  • Doing the Business
  • Practice Makes Perfect

New investment chapter. New "Glossary of Real Estate Terms". More than 60 challenging new problems give students plenty of practice in each area.

Plus, this new edition offers real estate students comprehensive coverage--from fractions, decimals and percentages to mortgage math to appraisal and lease calculations. Updated cost and sales prices, and tax & interest rates reflect today's marketplace. Detailed illustrations clarify complex concepts.

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Real Estate Math
Every question and example is worked out completely, step-by-step, so your're never confused about how to solve a problem. Basic calculator steps are included with examples so you can learn how to solve problems more quickly.
This is a great tool for passing the state exam!

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Mortgage Brokers

Florida Mortgage Broker's Guide
The Florida Broker's Mortgage Guide is a comprehensive, up-to-date preparation tool for candidates preparing for the Florida Mortgage Broker Licensing Exam. It includes the latest Florida laws and federal regulations as well as important mortgage brokerage definitions, documents, and finance concepts.

Features

  • Key point reviews in each chapter offer a straightforward review of the essential material, allowing students to grasp key pints quickly and return to the chapters for easy review.
  • Web links throughout the book direct students to sources of pertinent mortgage brokerage and lending information.
  • 250 end-of-chapter questions check students' knowledge of important concepts covered within each chapter.
  • 100-question practice exam offers mortgage broker exam candidates the opportunity to test their knowledge and memory of essential terms, industry practices, typical calculations and important laws.

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Spanish for Real Estate

Bienes Raíces: An English-Spanish Real Estate Dictionary

Speak and understand the language of the Real Estate World. Provides Spanish translations to more than 800 real estate terms and definitions. This compact, easy-to-use dictionary will help you:

  • pass your real estate course and licensing exam
  • get started in your real estate career
  • communicate with real estate agents and customers
  • buy a house and much more

Ofrece la traducción al español de más de 800 términos y definiciones. Este diccionario es compacto y fácil de usar y le ayudará a:

  • pasar el curso y el examen para obtener la cicencia de bienes raíces
  • comenzar su carrera de bienes raíces
  • comunicarse con agentes de bienes raíces y con clientes
  • ¡comprar una casa y mucho mas!

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Consumer Books
10 Steps to Home Ownership

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask
"This was one of the books we got when we bought our first house, and the one we used the most. It's well organized, and the questions and answer format works really well for this topic. Pre qualifying, and the closing process were discussed at length." A reader from Redmond, WA

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10 Steps to Home Ownership

10 Steps to Home Ownership 5-stars
The prequel to the hugely successful 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, tells first-time home buyers everything they need to know before they begin the search for the house of their dreams. Includes 20 worksheets, 15 charts and graphs.

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10 Steps to Home Ownership

Home Buying for Dummies 5-stars
This may be the best comprehensive guide for home buyers. Like other books in the series, this one is an easy and even entertaining read. But it covers all the bases, providing clear explanations and reasonable judgments on how to select a mortgage, hire a real estate agent, find the right house, and negotiate a good deal.

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10 Steps to Home Ownership

Century 21 Guide to Choosing Your Mortgage
Paperback - 201 pages (April 1996) Dearborn Publishing
Consumers are often too intimidated by the complexities of the process to shop around and negotiate for a better mortgage. This guide demystifies the financing process, arming home buyers with the information and confidence they need to seek out the most favorable mortgage for themselves.

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Reference Books

Realty Bluebook 5-stars
The definitive reference for the agent and investor. This portable pocket-size book is highly organized for quick referencing and instant access. A must for everyone in real estate!

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The Atlas of Economic Indicators :
A Visual Guide to Market Forces and the Federal Reserve
  5-stars
By W. Stansbury Carnes, Stephen D. Slifer, W. Stansbury.
For professional and individual investors, executives or business students--a unique atlas of what makes the markets move. Developed from a popular in-house pamphlet used at Shearson Lehman, this accessible and thoroughly illustrated resource makes understanding economic indicators much simpler. Charts and graphs.

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Essentials of Real Estate Investment
A guide to making informed, professional decisions about choosing and financing types of real estate such as residential property, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial properties, and land, in a workbook format.

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Appraisal

Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal
The best introductory book on appraising real property. Used by community colleges and private schools throughout the country!

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Property Management

Property Management
The new edition of this best-selling classic describes the major functions of property managers, and details specific practices and problems in managing a variety of properties. Intended for anyone seeking the latest, most practical information.

Property management provides stability in down markets and in good times!

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Home Inspection

Your Home Inspection Guide
Avoid potential problems, handle small repairs, and avoid entanglements with contractors. Up-to-date, comprehensive and easy-to-use. Contains more than 100 illustrations and photos.

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The Home Inspection Troubleshooter
If you're buying or selling a home, consult this troubleshooter's inspection guide first: it provides hands-on professional advice on how to hire and work with a home inspector or do some of the work yourself, from conducting a full-house investigation to evaluating various home systems.

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Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law
Numerous learning aids and a down-to-earth writing style help students grasp and apply legal principles involved in day-to-day real estate transactions. Expanded treatment of environmental regulation, fair housing, time shares, and buyer agency.

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Real Estate Investment

Essentials of Real Estate Investment
This highly readable presentation of the current real estate investment environment will help investors understand the principles of investment under constantly changing tax laws, regulations, and market conditions. 

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Real Estate Money Machine : Real Estate Cash Flow Formulas That Really Work
Covers real estate investment strategies that give a monthly cash flow, showing readers how to treat investing as a business and obtain wealth quickly. With strategies that are easy to understand and to implement, the focus of this book is on having your money work as hard as you do.

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Advertising Ideas

The Big Book of Real Estate Ads 5-stars
Packed with more than 1,000 fresh, timely ads, this book will save you time and make you money! Now you can sit back, enjoy, and sell more than ever before.

Wow! This will make your creative juices flow!

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For New Sales Associates
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"Your manual has put the motivational speakers I've heard over the last 10 years to shame. All any broker needs is good people with the right attitude and your manual. What a time-saver for me." Bill Connor, CRB, CRS, GRI, Area
-Wide Realty, Dayton, Ohio

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Realty Bluebook 5-stars
The definitive reference for the agent and investor. This portable pocket-size book is highly organized for quick referencing and instant access. A must for everyone in real estate!

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The Real Estate Agent's Planning Guide
"Carla's business planning system works. She hired me as a new agent in 1987. Following her planning system, I made $80,000 my first year! I'm now the number one agent in my 1500 agent company. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to make more money in real estate." Nada Sundermeyer from Bellevue, Washington, 04/28/98

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Real Estate Sales Handbook
The new edition has been updated to reflect current trends in the industry, including real estate as an investment, computer technology, and expanding your services beyond residential sales. An indispensable guide!

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Sales Training Books
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The 30-Day Track to Success 5-stars
"Having been in the real estate business for 14 years, and investing over $10,000 in videotapes, cassettes and numerous training books, yours is the best I have ever come across. I think it's the greatest manual ever written for new and experienced sales agents."
Ernest A. Lambert, Lambert & Lambert Real Estate, Rhode Island 

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How to List and Sell Real Estate in the 21st Century 5-stars
"This is the book to get started with. Being new to Real Estate I needed a book that gave me the A-Z for being the best I could be in this industry right away. This book delivers. If you are new to Real Estate Sales or you have been in the business for a while, this book will give you all the tools necessary to get your business off to a quick start. You will need a yellow marker for this one and you'll probably highlight ideas of every page, because there is so much useful information. 21 days on this plan and you'll feel confident with Buyers and Sellers. Read this book!
-gsanford@icafe.com from Bellingham, Washington, 11/26/97

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Up and Running in 30 Days
Learn how to determine your customer's needs and add value to your services through this great book. Evaluated "best program" by the Managers' Council of the National Association of Realtors.

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On Track to Success in 30 Days
For any agent who wants to improve and make more money. Dozens of worksheets, exercises, and self-assessments identify weaknesses to eliminate in your practice. Includes two audio tapes.

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Multiply Your Success with Real Estate Assistants
Using assistants frees up time for sales. This hands-on guide gets professionals and their assistants up and running with practical advice and dozens of ready-made tools.

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Targeting the Over 55 Client
To work effectively with this growing market, the real est