Commercial Real Estate Investing: 12 Easy Steps to Getting Started

by Jack Cummings

Book Overview

Simple and to the point, Commercial Real Estate Investing presents 12 easy-to-follow steps that anyone can use to build a life of financial independence. Full of real-world examples, insider tips, and tried-and-true advice from one of the most published real estate authors in America, this comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know about profiting in commercial real estate--including financing, valuation, due diligence, leverage, equity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471647144
• ISBN13: 9780471647140
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Super introduction to commercial real estate

Many people are intimidated by commercial real estate and I think that this book does a pretty good job at helping people overcome their fears. Commercial real estate is not simply residential real estate with more zeros at the end, but it is not something that you cannot understand. This is probably the easiest book to read on the subject. Commercial real estate is all about the income that it generates and I think the author does well explaining how to evaluate properties, value them, and most importantly how to increase their income so that the property value goes up. I liked reading his personal stories of how he added value. For example, he bought an office condo from a business that was moving to a larger location. After closing the transaction, he divided the space into two units and sold one for the price that he paid for the entire space. What a great deal! I believe that anyone who wants to learn about commercial real estate will enjoy this book. - Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

Best how-to strategy I've read.

For those interested in breaking into commercial real estate, following all the steps in this book, though time-consuming, is a must in my opinion. I couldn't agree more with the strategy presented.

good start to commercial investing

This is a great book for beginning investing in commercial property. I was an attorney and handled some commercial real estate closing, but this is an important book for the investor. Simple and leads you from beginning to end.

Perfect for commercial RE novices (and others)

I had bought a house in a condo, so had some experience with purchasing real estate, but had no clue how to evaluate a commercial real estate opportunity that suddently became available. I found this book, downloaded it (thank you for whoever made this an ebook as there is no bookstore within miles of here), and within two days felt like I could make a very informed decision on whether a property was a good value. This is an excellent book for first-timers and probably anyone else interested in commercial real estate also. Well-written (save a few too many typos) and very accessible.

In a class by itself: lucid and practical.

This book gives the reader such a comprehensive, step-by-step formula for success that it transcends the subject matter of commercial real estate. Apply it to other professional areas, and I am sure one would also find it beneficial. Written by someone who walks the walk, "Commercial Real Estate Investing" is written by a natural teacher who probably began by asking himself the question "What steps would a person starting out (or experienced) need to know to arrive where I am after 40 successful years in the business?" Mr. Cummings' "comfort zone" concept gets you organized from the beginning. I immediately discovered that there was an underlying order and coherence in my local real estate market instead of a jumble of unrelated properties. This is the book I had been looking for.