Peter Harris - Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies

Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies® 2nd Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022934251

ISBN 978-1-119-85848-5 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-85851-5 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-85849-2 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Getting to Know Commercial Real Estate Investing Chapter 1: Just Imagine … Commercial Real Estate and You! Defining Commercial Real Estate Getting Started Understanding the Risks of Commercial Real Estate Chapter 2: A Crash Course in Commercial Real Estate Investing Comparing Commercial Real Estate and Residential Real Estate Deciding to Invest in Commercial Real Estate Exploring the Available Types of Investments Getting Started Recognizing Myths and Questions about Investing in Commercial Real Estate Timing the Commercial Real Estate Market Chapter 3: Evaluating Commercial Real Estate Talking the Talk: Terms You Need to Know The Commercial Property Evaluator Diving Deeper into Property Valuation Running the Numbers on Some Properties Valuing Properties like a Professional Understanding What Creates Value Differentiating a Good Deal from a Bad Deal

6 Part 2: Getting Started Making Deals Chapter 4: Getting Started by Wholesaling Navigating Too Many Deals Wholesaling Apartment Buildings Getting Started: The Five Steps Buying From Wholesalers Other Tips to Closing a Wholesale Deal Acquiring the Tools of the Trade Chapter 5: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Find Deals Discovering the Secret to Finding Great Deals Getting Leads on Commercial Property Investments Looking Locally and Nationwide Locking Down Deals: Don’t Leave Home without These Strategies Allowing the Great Deals to Find You Chapter 6: Strategies for Making Offers and Negotiating Increasing Your Chances of Getting Your Offer Accepted Sealing Deals: The Instant Offer System Meeting the Seller to Submit Your Offer Writing Up the Offer Presenting Your Offer in the Best Light Filtering Through Deals Celebrating Accepted Offers and Moving to the Next Stage Chapter 7: Due Diligence: Doing Your Homework Doing Your Due Diligence Putting Property Under Contract Creating Checklists for Effective Due Diligence Managing the Whole Process Digging up (and Solving) Problems

7 Part 3: Funding Your Deals: Financing and Lending Chapter 8: Conventional Financing Options Wading through the Commercial Lending Process Knowing the Differences between Commercial and Residential Lending Evaluating Properties Like a Lender Getting Your Lender to Say, “You’re Approved!” Choosing the Best Loan for You Assuming the Seller’s Preexisting Mortgage Chapter 9: Getting Creative with Financing Creative Financing Techniques The Master Lease Technique Getting Someone to Carry Owner Financing Coming up with the Rest of the Money Using Secondary Financing Operating the Wraparound Mortgage Like a Surgeon Using an Option to Buy Leveraging the Equity in Your Portfolio Chapter 10: Forming Partnerships and Syndicating Deals Identifying the Keys to Raising Private Funds Building Your Database of Potential Investors Deciding Whether to Go It Alone or Use a Partner or Two Creating the Right Teams and Partnerships Chapter 11: Closing Your Deal Evaluating the Anatomy of a Close Closing 101: The Basics of Closing a Deal Asking Yourself Big Picture Questions Sweating the Details before Signing on the Dotted Line Closing Day: What to Expect Taking Legal Ownership Acting and Being the Boss

8 Part 4: Day-to-Day Ownership and Operations Chapter 12: Property Management: Who’s Minding Your Ship? Being the Boss: Manage Your Commercial Property Yourself Letting Go: Using Professional Property Management Companies Knowing How to Be an Effective Absentee Owner Chapter 13: Protecting Your Assets Taking Asset Protection Seriously Building a Legal Fortress for Personal Assets Protecting Yourself with Common Sense Chapter 14: Why Properties Fail What Is a Property Failure? How You, the Investor, Can Cause Failure How Management Can Cause a Property to Fail How the Market Can Cause Failure When to Fold Up and Walk Away Tried and True Tips on Surviving and Thriving