The Commercial Real Estate Investor's Handbook

by Fisher, Steven D.

• ISBN13: 9781601380371
• ISBN10: 1601380372
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Atlantic Pub Co

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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