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: #287913 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-04
• 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

Good book with plagiarised ideas
All Dolf de Roos books are good and worth 5 stars, but they are all slightly blemished by the fact that he has taken many ideas from fellow New Zealander Bob Jones, without ever acknowledging them. Nothing wrong with being influenced by Bob Jones because Bob is a visionary and a great man, but de Roos should not try to pass off Bob's pioneering ideas as his own. The whole 'give-the-warehouse-manager-the-best-possible-office' trick was first described in Bob's book 'Jones on Property' back in 1977. De Roos presents a very verbose version of the trick in a manner to suggest he invented it.

Dolf walks his talk
Dolf de Roos is a man with plenty of experience in property investment, and not just within one market, but many markets across the globe, and not just over a short period of time, but over decades. His books are always an entertaining read, and his ability to sharply focus on issues is fantastic. This book includes lots of detail of how to find a good deal, how to MAKE a good deal out of the raw materials (often a vacant property), and I always enjoy his philosophical comments about business in general, in particular his comment that "it's not about WHO is right, it's about WHAT is right". Dolf is a dynamic, modern businessman, but one who follows the time-tested approaches that have always worked - common sense, work the numbers, and a healthy dose of ethics. This book includes case studies of small deals and big deals, and very clearly explains that the "downsides" of commercial property are actually the upsides! I really enjoyed this book and it has given me many great ideas to grow my property business, I highly recommend it.