Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies

by Peter Conti, Peter Harris

Overview

Make your money work for you with sound commercial real estate investment strategies

If you're looking for more detailed advice on the commercial real estate market than, "Buy low, sell high," you've come to the right place. Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies is where you can find the smart, straightforward, and accurate info you need to get your start—or grow your portfolio—in commercial real estate.

You'll learn foundational strategies, tips, and tricks for investing in all sorts of commercial properties, from apartments to shopping malls. You'll also get rock-solid advice on:

• How to get started in commercial real estate investing, even if you've never tried it before
• How to work with business and investment partners and protect your own interests with contracts
• Financing your investments with a variety of instruments and taking advantage of legal tax opportunities

Growing wealth by investing in real estate is a strategy as old as money itself. Do yourself a favor and get in on the action with this straightforward and up-to-date guide!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119858515
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	387,141
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Peter Conti bought his first commercial property in 1990. He coaches beginner investors on commercial real estate investment. He founded RealEstate101.com.

Peter Harris is the Director of Education at Commercial Property Advisors. He has personally mentored hundreds of commercial real estate investors nationwide since 2003.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting to Know Commercial Real Estate Investing 5

Chapter 1: Just Imagine Commercial Real Estate and You! 7

Chapter 2: A Crash Course in Commercial Real Estate Investing 17

Chapter 3: Evaluating Commercial Real Estate 33

Part 2: Getting Started Making Deals 63

Chapter 4: Getting Started by Wholesaling 65

Chapter 5: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Find Deals 81

Chapter 6: Strategies for Making Offers and Negotiating 97

Chapter 7: Due Diligence: Doing Your Homework 119

Part 3: Funding Your Deals: Financing and Lending 141

Chapter 8: Conventional Financing Options 143

Chapter 9: Getting Creative with Financing 169

Chapter 10: Forming Partnerships and Syndicating Deals 187

Chapter 11: Closing Your Deal 201

Part 4: Day-to-Day Ownership and Operations 221

Chapter 12: Property Management: Who’s Minding Your Ship? 223

Chapter 13: Protecting Your Assets 245

Chapter 14: Why Properties Fail 255

Part 5: Kicking Your Investing into High Gear 273

Chapter 15: Making a Success Out of Commercial Fixer-Uppers 275

Chapter 16: Land Development: The Heart of Commercial Real Estate 299

Chapter 17: Self-Storage: A Favored Asset 319

Chapter 18: Expert Tax Advantages and Strategies 333

Part 6: The Part of Tens 353

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Increase Your Property Value 355

Chapter 20: Ten Easy Ways to Network 363

Index 371