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Make your money work for you with sound commercial real estate investment strategies

If you're looking for more detailed advice on the commercial real estate market than, "Buy low, sell high," you've come to the right place. Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies is where you can find the smart, straightforward, and accurate info you need to get your start—or grow your portfolio—in commercial real estate.

You'll learn foundational strategies, tips, and tricks for investing in all sorts of commercial properties, from apartments to shopping malls. You'll also get rock-solid advice on:

  • How to get started in commercial real estate investing, even if you've never tried it before
  • How to work with business and investment partners and protect your own interests with contracts
  • Financing your investments with a variety of instruments and taking advantage of legal tax opportunities

Growing wealth by investing in real estate is a strategy as old as money itself. Do yourself a favor and get in on the action with this straightforward and up-to-date guide!

Introduction 1(1)
About This Book 1(1)
Foolish Assumptions 2(1)
Icons Used in This Book 2(1)
Beyond the Book 3(1)
Where to Go from Here 3(2)
PART 1 GETTING TO KNOW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING
5(58)
Chapter 1 Just Imagine Commercial Real Estate and You!
7(10)
Defining Commercial Real Estate
8(1)
Getting Started
9(5)
Making money with commercial real estate investing
9(1)
Categorizing investors
10(2)
Crunching the numbers
12(1)
Exploring investing opportunities
13(1)
Financing a property
13(1)
Understanding the Risks of Commercial Real Estate
14(3)
Avoiding lawsuits, the most feared risk
14(1)
Risk-proofing your investment plan
15(2)
Chapter 2 A Crash Course in Commercial Real Estate Investing
17(16)
Comparing Commercial Real Estate and Residential Real Estate
18(1)
Deciding to Invest in Commercial Real Estate
19(2)
Exploring the Available Types of Investments
21(4)
Apartment buildings (also known as residential properties)
21(1)
Office buildings
22(1)
Retail centers
23(1)
Warehouses or industrial properties
23(1)
Self-Storage Facilities
23(1)
Hotels and resorts
24(1)
Getting Started
25(1)
Easily meeting people and making new friends
25(1)
Doing simple math
26(1)
Accounting and collecting
26(1)
Recognizing Myths and Questions about Investing in Commercial Real Estate
26(2)
Timing the Commercial Real Estate Market
28(5)
Knowing whether to buy, hold, or bottom-fish
28(3)
Following Trends
31(2)
Chapter 3 Evaluating Commercial Real Estate
33(30)
Talking the Talk: Terms You Need to Know
34(3)
The Commercial Property Evaluator
37(4)
Why Seller's Numbers Can't Be Trusted
37(1)
How the Commercial Property Evaluator Works
38(3)
Diving Deeper into Property Valuation
41(5)
Not-so-obvious tips on analyzing
42(2)
Breakeven analysis
44(1)
Establish and follow guiding principles
44(2)
Running the Numbers on Some Properties
46(6)
Analyzing an apartment deal
47(2)
Analyzing a retail shopping center
49(3)
Valuing Properties like a Professional
52(3)
Approach #1 Comparable sales
53(1)
Approach #2 Income
54(1)
Approach #3 Cost to replace the property
54(1)
Understanding What Creates Value
55(5)
Use: How the property is used gives value
55(1)
Leases: As the lease goes, so goes the value
56(2)
Location: The unchangeable factor
58(2)
Differentiating a Good Deal from a Bad Deal
60(3)
Cash-flow investors
60(1)
Long-term investors
61(1)
Short-term investors
61(2)
PART 2 GETTING STARTED MAKING DEALS
63(78)
Chapter 4 Getting Started by Wholesaling
65(16)
Navigating Too Many Deals
66(2)
Wholesaling Apartment Buildings
68(2)
Getting started without very much money
68(1)
A Wholesaling Example
69(1)
Getting Started: The Five Steps
70(1)
Step One Generating leads
70(1)
Step two Analyzing properties
71(1)
Step Three Getting it under contract
72(1)
Step Four Finding a buyer
73(1)
Step Five Close and get paid
74(1)
Buying From Wholesalers
74(1)
Other Tips to Closing a Wholesale Deal
75(4)
Make sure you help the seller
76(1)
Put your reputation ahead of making money
76(1)
Identifying what a good deal looks like
77(1)
Snagging a Good Deal from Lazy Landlords
77(1)
Choosing the right neighborhoods
78(1)
Acquiring the Tools of the Trade
79(2)
Chapter 5 On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Find Deals
81(16)
Discovering the Secret to Finding Great Deals
81(3)
Defining your property search
82(1)
Developing relationships
83(1)
Getting Leads on Commercial Property Investments
84(5)
Branching out
84(1)
Fishing for Leads on Branch One Properties
85(1)
Finding Branch Two Properties
85(1)
Dealing with government agencies
85(1)
Negotiating with realtors and brokers
86(1)
Joining property owner associations
87(1)
Networking with real estate investment clubs
88(1)
Looking Locally and Nationwide
89(4)
Surveying the pros and cons of local investing
90(1)
Investing outside of your community
90(1)
Determining your location with demographics
91(2)
Locking Down Deals: Don't Leave Home without These Strategies
93(1)
Allowing the Great Deals to Find You
94(3)
Attracting owners with reports
94(1)
Making unsolicited offers
95(1)
Discovering properties that have been relisted
95(2)
Chapter 6 Strategies for Making Offers and Negotiating
97(22)
Increasing Your Chances of Getting Your Offer Accepted
98(2)
Starting with the end in mind
98(1)
Sizing up the sellers and what they really want
98(2)
Sealing Deals: The Instant Offer System
100(7)
Step 1 Build rapport with the broker or seller
100(2)
Step 2 Establish an up-front agreement
102(1)
Step 3 Build the broker's or seller's motivation level for selling
102(2)
Step 4 Determine the financial details of the deal (The Money Step)
104(2)
Step 5 Find the critical pieces to a winning deal (The What-If Step)
106(1)
Meeting the Seller to Submit Your Offer
107(1)
Writing Up the Offer
108(3)
Letter of intent
109(1)
Commercial contract to buy and sell real estate
110(1)
Liquidated damages clause
110(1)
Memorandum of agreement
111(1)
Presenting Your Offer in the Best Light
111(1)
Filtering Through Deals
112(4)
Filter 1 The five-minute test
112(1)
Filter 2 Sign it up!
113(1)
Filter 3 The quick view
113(1)
Filter 4 The "realists" check
114(1)
Filter 5 End users determine the value
115(1)
Celebrating Accepted Offers and Moving to the Next Stage
116(3)
Chapter 7 Due Diligence: Doing Your Homework
119(22)
Doing Your Due Diligence
120(4)
Making due diligence a team effort
121(2)
Getting to the truth about due diligence
123(1)
Putting Property Under Contract
124(2)
Scope out the property
125(1)
Get a title commitment
125(1)
Look at the property's numbers
125(1)
Creating Checklists for Effective Due Diligence
126(5)
Physical due diligence checklist
127(1)
Financial due diligence checklist
128(1)
Legal due diligence checklist
129(2)
Managing the Whole Process
131(5)
Opening an escrow
131(1)
Getting a preliminary title report
132(2)
Keeping an eye on contingencies
134(2)
Digging up (and Solving) Problems
136(5)
Renegotiating with the seller
137(1)
Making the final decision
138(1)
Setting the sails for the closing date
138(3)
PART 3 FUNDING YOUR DEALS: FINANCING AND LENDING
141(80)
Chapter 8 Conventional Financing Options
143(26)
Wading through the Commercial Lending Process
144(3)
Seeing the process through your lender's eyes
144(2)
Keeping things moving without incident
146(1)
Knowing the Differences between Commercial and Residential Lending
147(2)
What matters most to commercial lenders
148(1)
The down payment requirement is higher
148(1)
Evaluating Properties Like a Lender
149(5)
Determining the property's income
149(2)
Revealing the quality of the property and its neighborhood
151(2)
Assessing the strength of the borrower
153(1)
Getting Your Lender to Say, "You're Approved!"
154(3)
What your lender needs from you
154(1)
What lenders need regarding the property
155(1)
What lenders like in a deal
156(1)
What lenders don't like in a deal
156(1)
Choosing the Best Loan for You
157(9)
Getting to know conventional lenders
158(1)
Understanding the available conventional loans
159(2)
Selecting a lender for your deal
161(1)
Deciding what you want out of your property
162(1)
Determining how much the loan will cost you
163(1)
Knowing the costs of getting out of a loan
164(1)
Controlling the interest rate (to some extent)
165(1)
Assuming the Seller's Preexisting Mortgage
166(3)
Chapter 9 Getting Creative with Financing
169(18)
Creative Financing Techniques
170(3)
The Master Lease Technique
173(1)
Getting Someone to Carry Owner Financing
174(2)
Coming up with the Rest of the Money Using Secondary Financing
176(7)
Using the Existing Financing
176(2)
Finding sources of secondary financing
178(2)
Understanding common pitfalls of secondary financing
180(1)
Getting the owner to agree to finance all or part of the purchase
180(1)
Dealing with seller objections
181(2)
Operating the Wraparound Mortgage Like a Surgeon
183(1)
Using an Option to Buy
184(1)
Leveraging the Equity in Your Portfolio
185(2)
Employing blanket mortgages
185(1)
Drawing on 401 (k)s or IRAs
185(2)
Chapter 10 Forming Partnerships and Syndicating Deals
187(14)
Identifying the Keys to Raising Private Funds
188(1)
Building Your Database of Potential Investors
189(6)
Creating relationships with potential investors
189(4)
Using executive summaries to nab potential investors
193(1)
Connecting with your investors
194(1)
Deciding Whether to Go It Alone or Use a Partner or Two
195(1)
Creating the Right Teams and Partnerships
195(6)
Joint Ventures and Syndications
196(1)
Knowing how much to pay your investors
196(1)
Creating a Compelling Investor Presentation
197(2)
Writing up the agreements to use with your investors
199(1)
Considering how long you want to partner with someone
199(1)
Interviewing a potential partner
199(2)
Chapter 11 Closing Your Deal
201(20)
Evaluating the Anatomy of a Close
202(1)
Closing 101: The Basics of Closing a Deal
203(4)
What is an escrow and who is an escrow officer?
203(1)
What is title insurance?
203(1)
Do I need an attorney for my closing?
204(1)
Do closing costs differ in commercial real estate?
205(1)
Is it better to close at the end or beginning of the month?
206(1)
How long does it take to close a commercial deal?
206(1)
Asking Yourself Big Picture Questions
207(1)
What are my exit strategies?
207(1)
Are my investment goals being met?
207(1)
Sweating the Details before Signing on the Dotted Line
208(3)
The title work
208(1)
The closing instructions and closing statement
209(1)
The lender
210(1)
Closing Day: What to Expect
211(5)
What's on a closing statement?
211(2)
What exactly will I be signing?
213(1)
What should I do before signing?
214(2)
When am I officially closed?
216(1)
Taking Legal Ownership
216(1)
Acting and Being the Boss
217(4)
Stage 1 Assess the situation
218(1)
Stage 2 Assemble the team
218(1)
Stage 3 Secure the site
219(1)
Stage 4 Use the info that you discovered
220(1)
PART 4 DAY-TO-DAY OWNERSHIP AND OPERATIONS
221(52)
Chapter 12 Property Management: Who's Minding Your Ship?
223(22)
Being the Boss: Manage Your Commercial Property Yourself
224(8)
Improving your management skills with a few basic tips
224(2)
Developing basic business systems
226(1)
Doing it Yourself: A checklist
227(1)
Training your tenants to respect you and the property
228(2)
Operating successfully day-to-day with the proper people and tools
230(2)
Letting Go: Using Professional Property Management Companies
232(11)
Understanding the ins and outs of professional property management
232(1)
Deciding to hire a professional property management company
233(1)
Searching for property management candidates
234(1)
Interviewing your prospective managers
235(1)
Checking credibility and capability
236(1)
Drafting the property management agreement
237(3)
Getting your reports: Monthly and weekly accountability
240(3)
Knowing How to Be an Effective Absentee Owner
243(2)
Chapter 13 Protecting Your Assets
245(10)
Taking Asset Protection Seriously
245(2)
Create a plan to avoid lawsuits
246(1)
Plan for the worst and be happy if it doesn't happen
247(1)
Building a Legal Fortress for Personal Assets
247(5)
Making use of entities
248(1)
Using your entities to your advantage
249(2)
Gathering essential fail-safe documentation
251(1)
Protecting Yourself with Common Sense
252(3)
Treat others as you would like to be treated
252(1)
Meet any potential problems head-on
252(1)
Always have proper insurance coverage
253(2)
Chapter 14 Why Properties Fail
255(18)
What Is a Property Failure?
256(1)
How You, the Investor, Can Cause Failure
256(5)
You made a bad deal
257(2)
You have too much debt
259(1)
You're in denial regarding problems
260(1)
How Management Can Cause a Property to Fail
261(2)
How the Market Can Cause Failure
263(5)
The ups and downs of real estate cycles
264(1)
Buy right and avoid overleveraging
265(1)
The influence of demographics
266(2)
When to Fold Up and Walk Away
268(2)
Knowing when to fold
268(1)
Choosing to walk away honorably
268(2)
Tried and True Tips on Surviving and Thriving
270(3)
PART 5 KICKING YOUR INVESTING INTO HIGH GEAR
273(80)
Chapter 15 Making a Success Out of Commercial Fixer-Uppers
275(24)
Identifying Commercial Fixer-Uppers
276(6)
Distressed and poorly performing property
277(1)
Distressed and poorly performing owner
277(2)
How to find fixer-uppers
279(2)
Where to buy
281(1)
Figuring Out What a Fixer-Upper Is Worth
282(4)
Determining your cash flow
283(1)
Figuring your NOI, cap rate, and sales price
283(2)
Running the numbers on an example property
285(1)
Mapping Out a Fixer-Upper Game Plan
286(9)
Perform due diligence
287(3)
Before fix-up and after: Bridging the gap to payday
290(1)
Determining your break-even point
291(1)
Creating checkpoints for the renovation process
292(3)
Avoiding Headaches and Pitfalls (Or at Least Minimizing the Pain)
295(2)
Recognize hopeless situations
295(1)
Hire good contractors (and think like one when you do projects yourself)
296(1)
Timing Your Fixer-Upper for a Quick Sale
297(2)
Chapter 16 Land Development: The Heart of Commercial Real Estate
299(20)
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Investing in Land
300(1)
The pros
300(1)
The cons
300(1)
Understanding What Makes Land Worth More
301(1)
Knowing Whether You're in the Right Market
302(1)
Identifying the Three Ps for Successful Projects
303(1)
Investing in Land with a Team
304(1)
Finding the Best Places to Invest in Land
305(2)
With Land, Time Really Does Equal Money
307(3)
Using contracts to get more time
307(2)
Buying time with options
309(1)
Changing the Property's Zoning and Getting Approved to Develop
310(5)
Determining what to build on your land
311(1)
Taking master plans into consideration
311(2)
Keeping a level-head during the approval process
313(2)
Getting the Green Light on Your Deal
315(4)
Dealing with bureaucrats
317(1)
Avoiding neighborhood opposition
318(1)
Chapter 17 Self-Storage: A Favored Asset
319(14)
Investing in self-storage facilities
320(4)
Upgrading and converting
321(1)
Profiting during good times and bad
322(2)
Choosing the Best Locations
324(1)
A self-storage deal
324(1)
A simple way to evaluate a facility
325(1)
Finding and hiring the right self-storage facility manager
325(2)
Keeping an eye out for your next manager
326(1)
Tips to choosing a good manager
327(1)
Getting funding from investors
327(1)
Marketing Self-Storage Facilities
328(5)
Building a self-storage website
329(1)
Using Social Media
330(1)
Paying for clicks (PPC)
330(1)
Keeping it traditional: flyers & billboards
331(2)
Chapter 18 Expert Tax Advantages and Strategies
333(20)
An Overview of Money-Making Tax Strategies
334(2)
Appreciation
334(1)
Depreciation
335(1)
Paying down the mortgage
335(1)
Rolling over
336(1)
Being an Investor or a Dealer: The Difference Is Huge
336(2)
Holding real estate long term as an investor
337(1)
Comparing wholesalers and dealers
337(1)
Naming Yourself a Real Estate Professional: It Pays
338(1)
Choosing Your Entity: An Important Tax Preparation Before You Buy
339(3)
Sole proprietorships
341(1)
Corporations
341(1)
Limited liability companies
341(1)
Limited partnerships
342(1)
Digging into Depreciation
342(5)
The magic of depreciation
343(1)
Don't "recapture" your depreciation
344(1)
Cost segregation: Saving thousands more by separating your property parts
345(2)
Avoiding Taxes by Trading in for Another Property: The 1031 Exchange
347(3)
Before anything else, get expert help
348(1)
Surveying the exchange rules
349(1)
Taking Advantage of Some Commonly Overlooked Deductions
350(3)
Accounting expenses
351(1)
Consulting expenses
351(1)
Home office expenses
351(1)
All property-related expenses
352(1)
Transportation to and from your properties
352(1)
Expenses for your technology gizmos
352(1)
PART 6 THE PART OF TENS
353(18)
Chapter 19 Ten Ways to Increase Your Property Value
355(8)
Raising the Rents
356(1)
Budgeting Your Way to Wealth
356(1)
Giving the Property a Makeover
357(1)
Changing the Property's Use
358(1)
Adding Goodies to the Property
358(1)
Standing Up to the Tax Man
359(1)
Passing Utility Expenses to Tenants
360(1)
Renegotiating the Leases
360(1)
Bringing in a New Management Team
361(1)
Adding Value to Land
361(2)
Chapter 20 Ten Easy Ways to Network
363(8)
Finding Easy Places to Network
364(1)
Getting Your CCIM Designation
364(1)
Putting Power in Your Search Engines
365(1)
Going Directly to the Investment Firms
366(1)
Reading the Trades
367(1)
Joining a National Association
367(1)
Getting Involved with BOMA
368(1)
Enlisting with the ICSC
368(1)
Becoming Affiliated with the IREM
369(1)
Staying Current and Connected
369(2)
Index 371
Peter Conti bought his first commercial property in 1990. He coaches beginner investors on commercial real estate investment. He founded RealEstate101.com.

Peter Harris is the Director of Education at Commercial Property Advisors. He has personally mentored hundreds of commercial real estate investors nationwide since 2003.