Product Description

Throw everything you know about investing in residential real estate out the window! Investing in commercial real estate is a whole different ball game. Described as "The book Robert Kiyosaki's second book should have been.", this tell-it-like-it-is book will teach you everything you should know about building wealth with commercial real estate. Find out why it's easier to purchase commercial real estate than residential real estate, how to find and analyze commercial real estate, learn about common ploys real estate agents and sellers use to sell commercial real estate, common tricks of the trade commercial real estate brokers and lenders don't want you to know about and the 10 Steps to becoming a successful real estate developer. There's no fluff here-just what a novice commercial real estate investor needs to know. Compare it to any other commercial real estate investing book out there and you will see why it's called, "The Best Damn Commercial Real Estate Investing Book Ever Written!"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45501 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-15
• Released on: 2007-05-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 340 pages

Review
If you don't know what cash on cash return, Cap Rates, GRM's, IRR, and how financing effects these numbers then do yourself a favor and buy a copy of this book. As a real estate agent, I've purchased several real estate books, but I could have just brought this one instead and saved a lot of money. Written in familiar, everyday language, The Best Damn Commercial Real Estate Investing Book Ever Written, is just that. It's full of nuts and bolts that every real estate investor can use from the beginner to the every day pro could use. It covers EVERYTHING the other books go over, AND it gives you FAR MORE DETAILS and far better explanations in which to base your next real estate decision. Reading this book, I've learned more in one night than I learned in an entire lifetime working in the real estate industry. --Derek Buress, Real Estate Agent

Monica is smart. In fact, Monica is so smart it's scary! Do yourself a favor and buy this book! --Thomas Duarte, Contractor

Yes, I'm the one who described this book as "The book Robert Kiyosaki's second book should have been." I've read all of Kiyosaki's books, but it's rare to find a person who takes that knowledge and applies it to their life. That is exactly what Monica has done. This book shows the journey of how she was able to go from being fired to owning $5,000,000 in commercial real estate in 3 years. This book is written in a conversation type of style-like you're having a conversation with Monica and you will definetely get a sense of who she is because how she expresses her thoughts in this book is how she would express them if she sat down and spoke with you on the telephone. While reading this book I was amazed at the vast differences of investing in residential real estate and commercial real estate. I can now look for opportunties to invest in commercial real estate with the knowledge that I really need to know! --Eric Wedemyer, Civil Engineer

About the Author
Monica Villasenor's commercial real estate investing career began when she was fired from her job as a dental hygienist when she was five months pregnant. Monica realized that being fired was the kick in the butt she needed to pursue real estate investing on a full time basis. In three years Monica Villasenor has managed to acquire almost $5,000,000 of commercial real estate. Demonstrating the ultimate example of thinking creatively, Monica created the reality television program, "The Making of a Millionaire" which captures her journey of converting apartments to condominiums. She created the show as a strategy for obtaining support for a condo conversion project from the local city officials. Monica lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband, Mike and her sons, Camden and Connor.

Customer Reviews

AWESOME- One smart chick
What an easy read, couldn't put the book down. This is no dumb blond. She is honest with what she says, and thorough with the info. best of all as i said an easy read, while being technical. This woman is gifted. I am inspired and excited knowing that commercial real estate takes work, but the returns justify the amount of work involved. This book needs to be read and then read again and work with it... develop an outline for your self with her instructions, and get to work..... and forget luck, need luck resort back to her book.... after all luck is only the end result of good preparation and hard work....

The title says it all, if you believe those sorts of things
It all became clear to me once I tripped over the twentieth punctuation or grammatical error. What publisher would let this book be sold without a decent proofreader? Ahh, self-published. Grammatical errors bother me more than they should, but what does it communicate about the content? The author has made millions in three short years, and has decided that although she is still learning, this is the best time to write a book for beginners. She also started her own TV show or infomercial (it's not completely clear), seminars, and offers herself as a mentor! Oh, and there's a blog here on Amazon.

I'm sure she is getting very wealthy. The hubris involved in naming this book, as well as the seminars and mentoring, is staggering. I'm new enough to this that I can't evaluate the content. But I know I can't completely count on it. Just look at that punctuation!

Great guidance for making the move from residential to commercial
I agree with the book's title, and found it to be just right for anyone who, like me, is perched on the brink of jumping from residential to commercial investment properties. One of the most important things I learned from the book is how to avoid wasting money and time during the search phase. Monica has given me the knowledge and courage to make the leap into new geographic markets where the cash flow yield is more favorable, rather than trying to stay close to home where the real estate is pricey and cap rates are relatively low. Monica tells it like it is based upon her own real experiences! (Also, she responded to my email with a very informative reply within a day!)