The Commercial Real Estate Investor's Handbook: A Step-by-Step Road Map to Financial Wealth »

February 22, 2006 - Annual investment returns for U.S. holdings in commercial real estate hit an unprecedented high of 34 percent in 2005, the MIT Center for Real Estate announced today. Now you can discover how to make money investing in commercial buildings, warehouses, apartments, mobile home parks, shopping centers, hotels, and other commercial income property. This comprehensive book provides invaluable information about how to identify opportunities, determine property value, acquire, finance, and manage commercial real estate. This book is a must-have for beginning investors, real estate veterans, commercial brokers, sellers, and buyers. Real estate investing has created more millionaires than any other investment vehicle in this country. This comprehensive step-by-step proven program shows beginners and seasoned veterans alike the ins and outs of commercial real estate investing. This book is a road map to successful investing in real estate. You do not need to re-invent the wheel, and you won t have to make the same mistakes others have. Investing in real estate is one of the safest and smartest investments you can make. Real estate appreciates at a rate far greater than the rate of inflation, builds equity, provides a steady return on investment, provides cash flow, and can offer substantial tax benefits. This new exhaustively researched book will arm you with hundreds of innovative ideas that you can put to use right away. This book gives you the proven strategies and actual case studies from experts to help you invest better and wiser with less time and effort. A sampling of what is covered in this encyclopedic book includes: how to find below-market deals, how to invest with little or no down payment, how to obtain seller financing, and how to conduct foreclosures and REOs. Once you have found your investment property, you will know how to negotiate, how to make purchase offers, how to manage a rental property, and how to flip. These terms will become part of your everyday vocabulary: auction, tax sales, financing, mortgage, agent, cash flow, inspection, contract, tenant, lease agreement, insurance, taxes, accounting, and escrow. Also included is information on development, taxation, and exchange rules and regulations. This book is loaded with case studies and success stories--from real people--as well as essential mathematical calculations and sample forms. You will uncover secrets that expert real estate investors use every day. This comprehensive resource contains a wealth of modern tips and strategies for getting started in this very lucrative area. This book is the foundation for understanding how to invest in real estate.

Foreword     7
Introduction     9
Types of Commercial Real Estate Investments     15
The Basics of Getting Started     23
Career Options     41
Fundamental Factors Affecting Commercial Real Estate Values     45
The Sweetest Aspect of Commercial Real Estate Investment - Value     57
Understanding Real Estate Market Psychology & Value     61
The Players in the Commercial Real Estate Investment Game     73
Sources of Information on Commercial Real Estate Properties     81
Finding Profitable Deals     87
Selling Yourself & Your Deals     103
Conventional Financing for Commercial Real Estate Investments     113
Equity Financing of Commercial Real Estate Investments     119
Types of Ownership in Commercial Real Estate Investments     123
Commercial Real Estate Loan Documents     129
The All-Important Topic of Leases     137
Importance of Due Diligence     147
Negotiating the Purchase Agreement     157
Closing on a Commercial Real Estate Deal     161
Management of Commercial Real Estate Properties     165
Managing Tenants - Good & Bad     173
Accounting Practices for Commercial Real EstateProperties     179
The Dull but Vital Topic of Insurance     187
The Sale of Commercial Real Estate Properties     195
The Marketing of Commercial Real Estate Properties     205
The Subject of Taxes     211
Appendix A     217
Appendix B     223
Appendix C     227
Appendix D     231
Appendix E     235
Author Biography     237
Glossary     239
Index     287