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Informationen zum Autor 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 Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Notes on Reading This Book xv Introduction xvii CHAPTER 1 Just What Is Commercial Real Estate? 1 CHAPTER 2 People versus Contracts 5 CHAPTER 3 Why Invest in Commercial Real Estate? 11 Lease Duration 11 Assignment of Lease 15 The Tenants Pay the Outgoings 17 Tenants Earn Their Income on Your Premises 18 Landlord Pays for Improvements to Commercial Premises 21 Certainty of Collecting Rent 22 Upward-Only Rent Reviews 24 Government Interference 25 Management Overhead 27 CHAPTER 4 The Downside of Commercial Real Estate 29 Much More Difficult to Acquire Commercial Tenants 29 Banks Will Lend a Smaller Proportion of a Commercial Property 30 CHAPTER 5 The True Value of Real Estate 33 CHAPTER 6 How to Overcome the Disadvantages of Commercial Real Estate 41 CHAPTER 7 How to Attract a Tenant 45 Who Wants to Run a Funeral Business? 45 Finding a Tenant for a Warehouse in an Oversuppl...
