Powerhouse Principles: The Ultimate Blueprint for Real Estate Success in an Ever-Changing Market

by Jorge Perez, Donald J. Trump (Foreword by)

Overview

The #1 private developer in the U.S., Jorge Pérez reveals his billionaire secrets for power investors.

Known as the King of Condominiums and the Steven Spielberg of Real Estate, top developer Jorge Pérez reveals his principles for achieving success in even the toughest real estate market through a clear, step-by-step process. Pérez'specifies effective business tactics that will lead to evergreen profits, including:

• Key points to smart investing
• Cardinal rules for picking and building property
• Commandments on negotiating the best deal
• Valuable tips on securing equity
• Steps for successfully selling property

Finally, Pérez explains how to manage and grow investments over the long term.

Emphasizing the importance of staying flexible in an ever-changing market, Pérez offers personal anecdotes, key business philosophies, and top insider methods to inspire and motivate any investor or entrepreneur to achieve the ultimate success in real estate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451227058
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/05/2009
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Top developer Jorge Pérez began his massive success in the real estate industry during a difficult market like today’s, and he is convinced that investors at any level can do the same.

As a member of the top 200 on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, a billionaire, and one of Time Magazine’s 2005 top 25 most influential Hispanics, Jorge Pérez started with no financial assets and has come to master the ups and downs of the real estate business better than anyone in the country.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Introduction The Simple Secret to Making Your First $1 Billion 3

1 My Five Guiding Principles 15

2 Starting Out: The Four Keys to Successful Investing 39

3 The Four Cardinal Rules for Picking Property 75

4 The Ten Commandments of Negotiation 109

5 The Five Rules for Securing Financing 143

6 Selling It: From Buzz to Frenzy in Five Steps 171

7 Building It: The Eight Rules for Building for Profits Now and in the Future 199

8 The Four Keys for Managing and Growing 225

9 The Three Principles of Change 259

Related Group Properties 271

Editorial Reviews

"[A] solid guide to getting into the real estate market...PTrez's motivational language translates easily into concrete advice."
-Publishers Weekly

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