Product Description

Dolf de Roos’s Commercial Real Estate Investing reveals all the differences between residential and commercial investing and shows you how to make a bundle. De Roos explores the different sectors—retail, office space, industrial, hospitality, or specialist—to help you discover which is right for you. He shares key insights on finding tenants and avoiding vacancies, financing large investments, managing property, setting a tax-smart corporate structure, and take full advantage of tax breaks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #187899 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages

From the Back Cover

Make the jump from residential investing to high-profit commercial properties

Millions of people are investing in real estate, but few ever consider the money-making potential of commercial properties. Whether they think it's too expensive or too complicated to get into, thousands of successful residential investors never take the next step to real estate profits.

In Commercial Real Estate Investing, veteran investor and author Dolf de Roos explains all the ins and outs of commercial investing and shows you how to take your investing game to the next level. He explores every sector—including retail, office, and industrial—and provides the expert insight you need to choose the right investment area for you. He explains all the key differences between residential and commercial investing and provides all the tools and strategies you need to:

• Find properties that match your abilities and resources

• Increase the value of a building before you even buy it

• Lower your risk without cutting into your profits

• Understand the basics of yield, capital growth, and cap rates

• Write convincing proposals for bank loans

• Manage properties with a minimum of hassle—or hire someone to do it for you

• Protect your assets with the right corporate structure

• Take advantage of the great tax benefits available to real estate investors

Whether you're a novice or an experienced residential investor who's ready to take the next step to bigger investments and higher profits, Commercial Real Estate Investing is a smart, practical guide to getting into the game—and winning big.

About the Author

Dolf de Roos is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and prolific real estate investor. He is the Chairman of Property Ventures Ltd, an innovative publicly-held property investment company with holdings ranging from office towers to vineyards, and a founding director of Best Choice Properties. His other real estate titles include Real Estate Riches, The Insider's Guide to Real Estate Investing Loopholes, The Insider's Guide to Making Money in Real Estate, The Insider's Guide to Tax-Free Real Estate Investments (all from Wiley), and 101 Ways to Massively Increase the Value of Your Real Estate without Spending Much Money, from Timelife Direct. For more information, visit www.dolfderoos.com

Customer Reviews

Makes Sense to Me
This book has convinced me to start focusing my energies towards commercial real estate investing vs. residential investing. The author has experience on both areas and has written books on both commercial & residential investing. His experiences and college lecturing convinces me he is a reputable source. He doesn't make any crazy get rich promises, but provides a good frame of reference to operate from which include finding property, finding tenants, factoring whether it is a good buy, and financing etc... I can't wait to put the ideas to work. I recommend the book to any one curious about getting started in commercial real estate investing. In fact, I'm buying a copy for my father-in-law who only invests in residential rental homes.

Great book on commercial real estate
I think that the author explained the benefits of commercial real estate very well in this book. He says that most people think that commercial real estate works just like residential real estate, except that the dollars involved are much larger. It doesn't work like this because psychologically, residential real estate deals with people, where commercial real estate deals with contracts that spell out the responsibilities of landlords and tenants.

The author says that the reason why some investors decided to make the switch into the commercial world is because they get tired of dealing with people and their complaints, tardiness, whining, avoidance, carelessness, rudeness, and indifference. Commercial real estate is different because tenants are running their businesses at the property so they are less likely to leave. Also, they want long-term leases, and fix property problems on their own. This is like a dream for every landlord, but there are also disadvantages to commercial real estate such as the difficulty of attracting commercial tenants. I recommend this book to readers.

- 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

Clear and complete - terrific reading
This accessible book gives a clear, comprehensive view of commercial real estate investing. Very useful!