Introduction |
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About This Book |
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Foolish Assumptions |
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Icons Used in This Book |
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Beyond the Book |
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Where to Go from Here |
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PART 1 GETTING TO KNOW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING |
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Chapter 1 Just Imagine Commercial Real Estate and You! |
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Defining Commercial Real Estate |
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Making money with commercial real estate investing |
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Exploring investing opportunities |
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Understanding the Risks of Commercial Real Estate |
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Avoiding lawsuits, the most feared risk |
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Risk-proofing your investment plan |
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Chapter 2 A Crash Course in Commercial Real Estate Investing |
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Comparing Commercial Real Estate and Residential Real Estate |
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Deciding to Invest in Commercial Real Estate |
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Exploring the Available Types of Investments |
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Apartment buildings (also known as residential properties) |
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Warehouses or industrial properties |
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Easily meeting people and making new friends |
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Accounting and collecting |
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Recognizing Myths and Questions about Investing in Commercial Real Estate |
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Timing the Commercial Real Estate Market |
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Knowing whether to buy, hold, or bottom-fish |
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Chapter 3 Evaluating Commercial Real Estate |
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Talking the Talk: Terms You Need to Know |
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The Commercial Property Evaluator |
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Why Seller's Numbers Can't Be Trusted |
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How the Commercial Property Evaluator Works |
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Diving Deeper into Property Valuation |
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Not-so-obvious tips on analyzing |
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Establish and follow guiding principles |
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Running the Numbers on Some Properties |
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Analyzing an apartment deal |
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Analyzing a retail shopping center |
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Valuing Properties like a Professional |
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Approach #1 Comparable sales |
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Approach #3 Cost to replace the property |
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Understanding What Creates Value |
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Use: How the property is used gives value |
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Leases: As the lease goes, so goes the value |
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Location: The unchangeable factor |
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Differentiating a Good Deal from a Bad Deal |
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PART 2 GETTING STARTED MAKING DEALS |
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Chapter 4 Getting Started by Wholesaling |
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Navigating Too Many Deals |
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Wholesaling Apartment Buildings |
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Getting started without very much money |
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Getting Started: The Five Steps |
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Step One Generating leads |
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Step two Analyzing properties |
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Step Three Getting it under contract |
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Step Four Finding a buyer |
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Step Five Close and get paid |
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Other Tips to Closing a Wholesale Deal |
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Make sure you help the seller |
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Put your reputation ahead of making money |
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Identifying what a good deal looks like |
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Snagging a Good Deal from Lazy Landlords |
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Choosing the right neighborhoods |
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Acquiring the Tools of the Trade |
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Chapter 5 On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Find Deals |
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Discovering the Secret to Finding Great Deals |
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Defining your property search |
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Getting Leads on Commercial Property Investments |
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Fishing for Leads on Branch One Properties |
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Finding Branch Two Properties |
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Dealing with government agencies |
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Negotiating with realtors and brokers |
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Joining property owner associations |
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Networking with real estate investment clubs |
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Looking Locally and Nationwide |
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Surveying the pros and cons of local investing |
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Investing outside of your community |
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Determining your location with demographics |
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Locking Down Deals: Don't Leave Home without These Strategies |
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Allowing the Great Deals to Find You |
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Attracting owners with reports |
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Making unsolicited offers |
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Discovering properties that have been relisted |
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Chapter 6 Strategies for Making Offers and Negotiating |
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Increasing Your Chances of Getting Your Offer Accepted |
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Starting with the end in mind |
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Sizing up the sellers and what they really want |
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Sealing Deals: The Instant Offer System |
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Step 1 Build rapport with the broker or seller |
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Step 2 Establish an up-front agreement |
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Step 3 Build the broker's or seller's motivation level for selling |
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Step 4 Determine the financial details of the deal (The Money Step) |
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Step 5 Find the critical pieces to a winning deal (The What-If Step) |
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Meeting the Seller to Submit Your Offer |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (3) |
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Commercial contract to buy and sell real estate |
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Liquidated damages clause |
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110 | (1) |
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Presenting Your Offer in the Best Light |
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111 | (1) |
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Filter 1 The five-minute test |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Filter 4 The "realists" check |
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Filter 5 End users determine the value |
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Celebrating Accepted Offers and Moving to the Next Stage |
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Chapter 7 Due Diligence: Doing Your Homework |
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120 | (4) |
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Making due diligence a team effort |
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Getting to the truth about due diligence |
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Putting Property Under Contract |
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124 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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Look at the property's numbers |
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Creating Checklists for Effective Due Diligence |
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126 | (5) |
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Physical due diligence checklist |
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127 | (1) |
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Financial due diligence checklist |
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128 | (1) |
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Legal due diligence checklist |
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129 | (2) |
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Managing the Whole Process |
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131 | (5) |
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Getting a preliminary title report |
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132 | (2) |
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Keeping an eye on contingencies |
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134 | (2) |
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Digging up (and Solving) Problems |
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136 | (5) |
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Renegotiating with the seller |
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137 | (1) |
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Making the final decision |
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138 | (1) |
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Setting the sails for the closing date |
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138 | (3) |
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PART 3 FUNDING YOUR DEALS: FINANCING AND LENDING |
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Chapter 8 Conventional Financing Options |
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143 | (26) |
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Wading through the Commercial Lending Process |
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144 | (3) |
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Seeing the process through your lender's eyes |
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144 | (2) |
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Keeping things moving without incident |
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Knowing the Differences between Commercial and Residential Lending |
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What matters most to commercial lenders |
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The down payment requirement is higher |
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148 | (1) |
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Evaluating Properties Like a Lender |
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Determining the property's income |
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149 | (2) |
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Revealing the quality of the property and its neighborhood |
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Assessing the strength of the borrower |
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Getting Your Lender to Say, "You're Approved!" |
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154 | (3) |
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What your lender needs from you |
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What lenders need regarding the property |
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What lenders like in a deal |
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156 | (1) |
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What lenders don't like in a deal |
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156 | (1) |
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Choosing the Best Loan for You |
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Getting to know conventional lenders |
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158 | (1) |
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Understanding the available conventional loans |
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159 | (2) |
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Selecting a lender for your deal |
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161 | (1) |
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Deciding what you want out of your property |
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162 | (1) |
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Determining how much the loan will cost you |
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163 | (1) |
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Knowing the costs of getting out of a loan |
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164 | (1) |
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Controlling the interest rate (to some extent) |
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165 | (1) |
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Assuming the Seller's Preexisting Mortgage |
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166 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Getting Creative with Financing |
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Creative Financing Techniques |
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170 | (3) |
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The Master Lease Technique |
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Getting Someone to Carry Owner Financing |
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174 | (2) |
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Coming up with the Rest of the Money Using Secondary Financing |
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Using the Existing Financing |
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Finding sources of secondary financing |
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178 | (2) |
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Understanding common pitfalls of secondary financing |
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Getting the owner to agree to finance all or part of the purchase |
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180 | (1) |
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Dealing with seller objections |
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181 | (2) |
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Operating the Wraparound Mortgage Like a Surgeon |
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183 | (1) |
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Leveraging the Equity in Your Portfolio |
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185 | (2) |
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Employing blanket mortgages |
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Drawing on 401 (k)s or IRAs |
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185 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Forming Partnerships and Syndicating Deals |
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187 | (14) |
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Identifying the Keys to Raising Private Funds |
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188 | (1) |
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Building Your Database of Potential Investors |
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189 | (6) |
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Creating relationships with potential investors |
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189 | (4) |
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Using executive summaries to nab potential investors |
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193 | (1) |
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Connecting with your investors |
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194 | (1) |
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Deciding Whether to Go It Alone or Use a Partner or Two |
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195 | (1) |
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Creating the Right Teams and Partnerships |
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195 | (6) |
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Joint Ventures and Syndications |
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196 | (1) |
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Knowing how much to pay your investors |
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196 | (1) |
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Creating a Compelling Investor Presentation |
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197 | (2) |
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Writing up the agreements to use with your investors |
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199 | (1) |
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Considering how long you want to partner with someone |
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199 | (1) |
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Interviewing a potential partner |
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199 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Closing Your Deal |
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201 | (20) |
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Evaluating the Anatomy of a Close |
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202 | (1) |
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Closing 101: The Basics of Closing a Deal |
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203 | (4) |
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What is an escrow and who is an escrow officer? |
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203 | (1) |
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Do I need an attorney for my closing? |
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204 | (1) |
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Do closing costs differ in commercial real estate? |
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205 | (1) |
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Is it better to close at the end or beginning of the month? |
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206 | (1) |
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How long does it take to close a commercial deal? |
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206 | (1) |
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Asking Yourself Big Picture Questions |
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207 | (1) |
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What are my exit strategies? |
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207 | (1) |
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Are my investment goals being met? |
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207 | (1) |
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Sweating the Details before Signing on the Dotted Line |
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208 | (3) |
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208 | (1) |
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The closing instructions and closing statement |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Closing Day: What to Expect |
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211 | (5) |
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What's on a closing statement? |
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211 | (2) |
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What exactly will I be signing? |
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213 | (1) |
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What should I do before signing? |
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214 | (2) |
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When am I officially closed? |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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Acting and Being the Boss |
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217 | (4) |
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Stage 1 Assess the situation |
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218 | (1) |
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Stage 2 Assemble the team |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Stage 4 Use the info that you discovered |
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PART 4 DAY-TO-DAY OWNERSHIP AND OPERATIONS |
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221 | (52) |
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Chapter 12 Property Management: Who's Minding Your Ship? |
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223 | (22) |
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Being the Boss: Manage Your Commercial Property Yourself |
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224 | (8) |
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Improving your management skills with a few basic tips |
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224 | (2) |
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Developing basic business systems |
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226 | (1) |
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Doing it Yourself: A checklist |
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227 | (1) |
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Training your tenants to respect you and the property |
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228 | (2) |
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Operating successfully day-to-day with the proper people and tools |
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230 | (2) |
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Letting Go: Using Professional Property Management Companies |
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232 | (11) |
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Understanding the ins and outs of professional property management |
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232 | (1) |
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Deciding to hire a professional property management company |
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233 | (1) |
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Searching for property management candidates |
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234 | (1) |
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Interviewing your prospective managers |
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235 | (1) |
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Checking credibility and capability |
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236 | (1) |
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Drafting the property management agreement |
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237 | (3) |
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Getting your reports: Monthly and weekly accountability |
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240 | (3) |
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Knowing How to Be an Effective Absentee Owner |
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243 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Protecting Your Assets |
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245 | (10) |
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Taking Asset Protection Seriously |
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245 | (2) |
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Create a plan to avoid lawsuits |
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246 | (1) |
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Plan for the worst and be happy if it doesn't happen |
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247 | (1) |
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Building a Legal Fortress for Personal Assets |
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247 | (5) |
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248 | (1) |
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Using your entities to your advantage |
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249 | (2) |
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Gathering essential fail-safe documentation |
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251 | (1) |
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Protecting Yourself with Common Sense |
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252 | (3) |
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Treat others as you would like to be treated |
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Meet any potential problems head-on |
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Always have proper insurance coverage |
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253 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Why Properties Fail |
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What Is a Property Failure? |
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256 | (1) |
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How You, the Investor, Can Cause Failure |
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256 | (5) |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (1) |
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You're in denial regarding problems |
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260 | (1) |
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How Management Can Cause a Property to Fail |
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261 | (2) |
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How the Market Can Cause Failure |
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263 | (5) |
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The ups and downs of real estate cycles |
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264 | (1) |
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Buy right and avoid overleveraging |
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265 | (1) |
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The influence of demographics |
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266 | (2) |
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When to Fold Up and Walk Away |
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268 | (2) |
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268 | (1) |
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Choosing to walk away honorably |
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268 | (2) |
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Tried and True Tips on Surviving and Thriving |
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270 | (3) |
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PART 5 KICKING YOUR INVESTING INTO HIGH GEAR |
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273 | (80) |
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Chapter 15 Making a Success Out of Commercial Fixer-Uppers |
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275 | (24) |
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Identifying Commercial Fixer-Uppers |
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276 | (6) |
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Distressed and poorly performing property |
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277 | (1) |
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Distressed and poorly performing owner |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (1) |
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Figuring Out What a Fixer-Upper Is Worth |
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282 | (4) |
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Determining your cash flow |
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283 | (1) |
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Figuring your NOI, cap rate, and sales price |
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283 | (2) |
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Running the numbers on an example property |
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285 | (1) |
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Mapping Out a Fixer-Upper Game Plan |
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286 | (9) |
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287 | (3) |
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Before fix-up and after: Bridging the gap to payday |
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290 | (1) |
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Determining your break-even point |
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291 | (1) |
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Creating checkpoints for the renovation process |
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292 | (3) |
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Avoiding Headaches and Pitfalls (Or at Least Minimizing the Pain) |
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295 | (2) |
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Recognize hopeless situations |
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295 | (1) |
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Hire good contractors (and think like one when you do projects yourself) |
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296 | (1) |
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Timing Your Fixer-Upper for a Quick Sale |
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297 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Land Development: The Heart of Commercial Real Estate |
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299 | (20) |
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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Investing in Land |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Understanding What Makes Land Worth More |
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301 | (1) |
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Knowing Whether You're in the Right Market |
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302 | (1) |
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Identifying the Three Ps for Successful Projects |
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303 | (1) |
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Investing in Land with a Team |
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304 | (1) |
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Finding the Best Places to Invest in Land |
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305 | (2) |
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With Land, Time Really Does Equal Money |
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307 | (3) |
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Using contracts to get more time |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (1) |
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Changing the Property's Zoning and Getting Approved to Develop |
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310 | (5) |
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Determining what to build on your land |
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311 | (1) |
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Taking master plans into consideration |
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311 | (2) |
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Keeping a level-head during the approval process |
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313 | (2) |
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Getting the Green Light on Your Deal |
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315 | (4) |
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317 | (1) |
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Avoiding neighborhood opposition |
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318 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Self-Storage: A Favored Asset |
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319 | (14) |
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Investing in self-storage facilities |
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320 | (4) |
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321 | (1) |
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Profiting during good times and bad |
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322 | (2) |
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Choosing the Best Locations |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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A simple way to evaluate a facility |
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325 | (1) |
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Finding and hiring the right self-storage facility manager |
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325 | (2) |
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Keeping an eye out for your next manager |
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326 | (1) |
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Tips to choosing a good manager |
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327 | (1) |
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Getting funding from investors |
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327 | (1) |
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Marketing Self-Storage Facilities |
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328 | (5) |
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Building a self-storage website |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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Keeping it traditional: flyers & billboards |
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331 | (2) |
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Chapter 18 Expert Tax Advantages and Strategies |
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333 | (20) |
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An Overview of Money-Making Tax Strategies |
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334 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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Being an Investor or a Dealer: The Difference Is Huge |
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336 | (2) |
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Holding real estate long term as an investor |
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337 | (1) |
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Comparing wholesalers and dealers |
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337 | (1) |
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Naming Yourself a Real Estate Professional: It Pays |
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338 | (1) |
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Choosing Your Entity: An Important Tax Preparation Before You Buy |
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339 | (3) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Limited liability companies |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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Digging into Depreciation |
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342 | (5) |
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The magic of depreciation |
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343 | (1) |
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Don't "recapture" your depreciation |
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344 | (1) |
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Cost segregation: Saving thousands more by separating your property parts |
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345 | (2) |
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Avoiding Taxes by Trading in for Another Property: The 1031 Exchange |
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347 | (3) |
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Before anything else, get expert help |
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348 | (1) |
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Surveying the exchange rules |
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349 | (1) |
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Taking Advantage of Some Commonly Overlooked Deductions |
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350 | (3) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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All property-related expenses |
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352 | (1) |
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Transportation to and from your properties |
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352 | (1) |
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Expenses for your technology gizmos |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (18) |
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Chapter 19 Ten Ways to Increase Your Property Value |
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355 | (8) |
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356 | (1) |
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Budgeting Your Way to Wealth |
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356 | (1) |
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Giving the Property a Makeover |
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357 | (1) |
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Changing the Property's Use |
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358 | (1) |
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Adding Goodies to the Property |
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358 | (1) |
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Standing Up to the Tax Man |
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359 | (1) |
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Passing Utility Expenses to Tenants |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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Bringing in a New Management Team |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (2) |
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Chapter 20 Ten Easy Ways to Network |
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363 | (8) |
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Finding Easy Places to Network |
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364 | (1) |
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Getting Your CCIM Designation |
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364 | (1) |
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Putting Power in Your Search Engines |
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365 | (1) |
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Going Directly to the Investment Firms |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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Joining a National Association |
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367 | (1) |
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Getting Involved with BOMA |
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368 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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Becoming Affiliated with the IREM |
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369 | (1) |
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Staying Current and Connected |
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369 | (2) |
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