Real Estate Book for the UK, US, India and Dubai

Yes. One option is Real Estate: Everything You Need to Know by Manthan Bhendkar (Asendify), a practical PDF guide to buying, selling, renting out and investing in property on numbers in the UK (England), the US, India and Dubai. It costs £1,450, which is a lot more than a typical book, so it suits people about to commit serious money rather than casual readers. Many real estate books focus on one country, so many people combine a single-country book with free official guides.

Recommended resource: for the full step-by-step method, Real Estate: Everything You Need to Know by Manthan Bhendkar (founder of Asendify) covers this in depth. PDF, £1450.00, instant download.

This is general information, not financial advice. No book replaces advice for your specific case or checking current rules on official sites.

What this book covers

From the product page, the guide is a PDF of about 110 pages, organised in 22 parts under ten sections:

1. How property makes and loses money: the four returns, a total-return formula, leverage, liquidity and concentration risk.
2. Rent or buy, and the money: the rent-versus-buy maths and mortgages.
3. Location and value: location checks and four ways to value a property.
4. Due diligence and negotiation.
5. Buying and selling, country by country, with cost tables for England, the US, India and Dubai.
6. Investing and strategies: yield, cash-on-cash return, a worked deal and ten strategies compared.
7. Off-plan and being a landlord, including landlord law.
8. Tax, portfolios and market cycles.
9. Scams, agents and buying across borders.
10. A 90-day plan and eight worksheets.

It is written for first-time buyers, sellers and movers, landlords and investors, off-plan buyers (including in Dubai), and agents and brokers. The page says it is not for people wanting get-rich-quick schemes, people who want case-specific legal or tax advice, or people unwilling to do the arithmetic.

Who it may not suit

• If you only care about one country, a single-country book plus free official guidance may be enough.
• If you want deep legal detail on one jurisdiction, you need a solicitor or lawyer there, not a general guide.
• If £1,450 is a large share of your deposit, start with the free sources below.

Free official sources worth using either way

• UK: GOV.UK guidance on stamp duty, renting out a property and capital gains tax; HM Land Registry price paid data.
• US: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's home-buying guides; IRS publications on selling a home and rental income.
• India: your state RERA portal for project checks; the state registration department for sale records; the Income Tax Department for property tax rules.
• Dubai: the Dubai Land Department website and the Dubai REST app for project, escrow, service charge and transaction checks.

How to judge any real estate book

1. Does it show the arithmetic? Look for worked examples with yield, cash flow and total cost, not just stories.
2. Is it current? Tax and lending rules change yearly. Check the "as of" date.
3. Does it cover selling and costs, not only buying?
4. Does it tell you when to get professional advice?
5. Does it explain risks like leverage, vacancies and illiquidity, not just upside?

A quick example of "investing on numbers" (example numbers)

A flat costs £200,000 plus £8,000 in buying costs. Rent is £12,000 a year and running costs are £3,600.

• Gross yield: 12,000 / 200,000 = 6.0%
• Net yield on all-in cost: (12,000 - 3,600) / 208,000 = 4.04%

A good practical guide should get you doing this kind of calculation on every deal before you make an offer.

Common mistakes when learning property investing

• Learning from one country's content and applying it to another market.
• Reading strategy books but skipping due diligence and cost chapters.
• Buying a course or book instead of running the numbers on real listings.
• Following social media "deals" without checking sold prices and real rents.

FAQ

Is this book suitable for complete beginners?

The page lists first-time buyers as a main audience, and it includes a 90-day plan and worksheets. You do need to be comfortable with basic arithmetic.

Does it cover Scotland, Wales or other countries?

The country-by-country cost tables are for England, the US, India and Dubai. Scotland and Wales have different property taxes, so check local sources.

Is it legal or tax advice?

No. The page says it is general information as of October 2026. Use it alongside a local lawyer, tax adviser or mortgage broker.

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