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Commercial Real Estate Investing 12 Easy Steps to Getting Started

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This book gives the reader such a comprehensive, step-by-step formula for success that it transcends the subject matter of commercial real estate. Apply it to other professional areas, and I am sure one would also find it beneficial.

Written by someone who walks the walk, "Commercial Real Estate Investing" is written by a natural teacher who probably began by asking himself the question "What steps would a person starting out (or experienced) need to know to arrive where I am after 40 successful years in the business?" Mr. Cummings' "comfort zone" concept gets you organized from the beginning. I immediately discovered that there was an underlying order and coherence in my local real estate market instead of a jumble of unrelated properties. This is the book I had been looking for.

I had bought a house in a condo, so had some experience with purchasing real estate, but had no clue how to evaluate a commercial real estate opportunity that suddently became available. I found this book, downloaded it (thank you for whoever made this an ebook as there is no bookstore within miles of here), and within two days felt like I could make a very informed decision on whether a property was a good value. This is an excellent book for first-timers and probably anyone else interested in commercial real estate also. Well-written (save a few too many typos) and very accessible.

Lots of whitespace in this basic intro to commercial RE investing. Am I glad I read it? Yes. Is it the best basic comm'l RE book? I hope not...although the author covers some of the fundamentals, there was not sufficient detail to make me feel like I knew what was going on.
I like the author's premise...build a network, become an expert in your area, take your time...much better than the "flip it" mentality. I believe this guy genuinely knows what he's talking about, and sets reader expectations accordingly.
It's written in a conversational style, which I liked, but includes a lot of whitespace (skipped paragraphs, skinny margins) which makes this 272 page book really more like 100pp.
Bottom line: Good intro, but not great. Worth the low Amazon price.

This is a useful book for investing in commercial property. It seems to be geared more toward the novice, and anyone with extensive experience in the field may find many of the concepts to be unnecessary. Nevertheless, a good primer for those learning the field

Steven Harry Vornea

A good book for a person who is starting to invest in a improved property. An better book for an investor who plans on buying an unimproved property and who want to improve it. The author then explains how to shepherd his idea through the local government maze to get the correct zoning and building permit. The author gets points for concepts and ideas. I will be using some of them myself when talking to clients who are looking for a good investment broker to help them.

This is a great book for beginning investing in commercial property. I was an attorney and handled some commercial real estate closing, but this is an important book for the investor. Simple and leads you from beginning to end.

Good introduction for a novice. Not a must if you have any business background.

Many people are intimidated by commercial real estate and I think that this book does a pretty good job at helping people overcome their fears. Commercial real estate is not simply residential real estate with more zeros at the end, but it is not something that you cannot understand. This is probably the easiest book to read on the subject. Commercial real estate is all about the income that it generates and I think the author does well explaining how to evaluate properties, value them, and most importantly how to increase their income so that the property value goes up. I liked reading his personal stories of how he added value. For example, he bought an office condo from a business that was moving to a larger location. After closing the transaction, he divided the space into two units and sold one for the price that he paid for the entire space. What a great deal! I believe that anyone who wants to learn about commercial real estate will enjoy this book.

- 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

For those interested in breaking into commercial real estate, following all the steps in this book, though time-consuming, is a must in my opinion. I couldn't agree more with the strategy presented.

I appreciate this easy to understand commercial real estate investing book. I am sure now I will learn this business!