The definitive guide to maximizing earnings in one of the nation's most lucrative fields. This revised and updated edition of the classic guide demonstrates how anyone can enter the world of real estate-even with little or no money to start. From finding and analyzing investment property through financing, buying, managing, and selling- when the time is right-real estate expert Milt Tanzer provides essential information, including: - Where to find the best sources of investment capital - How to locate the best property - How even 100%-leveraged property can offer a good return - How to negotiate the purchase and close the deal - How to set up a simple and efficient recordkeeping system - How to make the highest possible after-tax profit while owning property-and when selling it - How to build investments into a substantial estate - How to safely invest on a budget
The consistency of REITs' earnings and their high dividend yields, together with the low correlation of REIT stock prices with prices of other asset classes, make real estate investment trusts a unique opportunity for investors. Drawing on more than thirty years of successful investing experience with REITs, Ralph L. Block has created the ultimate REIT guide. This third edition, fully updated, explains the ins and outs of this attractive asset class in an uncomplicated style that makes it easy for novice and professional investors, as well as financial planners and investment advisers, to find what they need to know. This new edition offers the following: How to spot blue-chip REITs and control investment risk How REITs compare with other investments How to build a diversified REIT portfolio, directly or with REIT mutual funds Understanding the risk-and-reward dynamics of commercial real estate Important new developments and strategies in the REIT industry
Real Estate Investment: A Strategic Approach provides a unique introduction to both the theory and practice of real estate investing, and examines the international real estate investment industry as it reacts to the global financial crisis. Andrew Baum outlines the market and the players who dominate it; the investment process; the vehicles available for investment; and a suggested approach to global portfolio construction. The book contains many useful features for students including discussion questions, a full further reading list and case studies drawing on international examples from the UK, continental Europe, the USA and Asia. Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students on all real estate and property courses and related business studies and finance courses, Real Estate Investment is designed to provide a foundation for the next generation of investment managers, advisers and analysts. Further resources for lecturers and students are available at: www.routledge.com/cw/baum
The fully revised and updated version of the leading textbook on real estate investment, emphasising real estate cycles and the availability and flow of global capital Real Estate Investment remains the most influential textbook on the subject, used in top-tier colleges and universities worldwide. Its unique, practical perspective on international real estate investment focusses on real-world techniques which measure, benchmark, forecast and manage property investments as an asset class. The text examines global property markets and real estate cycles, outlines market fundamentals and explains asset pricing and portfolio theory in the context of real estate. In the years since the text’s first publication, conditions in global real estate markets have changed considerably following the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Real estate asset prices have increased past pre-crisis levels, signalling a general market recovery. Previously scarce debt and equity capital is now abundant, while many institutions once averse to acquiring property are re-entering the markets. The latest edition – extensively revised and updated to address current market trends and practices as well as reflect feedback from instructors and students – features new content on real estate development, improved practical examples, expanded case studies and more. This seminal textbook: Emphasises practical solutions to real investing problems rather than complex theory Offers substantial new and revised content throughout the text Covers topics such as valuation, leasing, mortgages, real estate funds, underwriting and private and public equity real estate Features up-to-date sections on performance measurement, real estate debt markets and building and managing real estate portfolios Includes access to a re-designed companion website containing numerous problems and solutions, presentation slides and additional instructor and student resources Written by internationally-recognised experts in capital management and institutional property investing strategies, Real Estate Investment, Second Edition: Strategies, Structures, Decisions is an indispensable textbook for instructors and students of real estate fund management, investment management and investment banking, as well as a valuable reference text for analysts, researchers, investment managers, investment bankers and asset managers.
Real Estate Development and Investment A Comprehensive Approach Written by real estate industry veteran Stephen Peca, this timely guide skillfully outlines the various phases of the real estate development process and addresses some of the most important issues associated with this discipline. Using numerous illustrations and anecdotes, this book takes you through the development process, from historical considerations and idea formulation to financial feasibility and asset disposition, while covering the entire cycle of real estate development for various property types. Topics touched upon throughout these pages include: The key factors affecting demand for different land uses and development The interaction of market research, financing, planning, contract negotiation, marketing, leasing, and property management The need for universal, current, and broad knowledge The importance of ethics in the development process The role of different professionals and companies involved in the development process Environmental considerations in real estate development And much more Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource will help you gain a firm understanding of the functional skills necessary to be successful in this field and familiarize you with several often-overlooked-but essential aspects of commercial real estate development.
Make Money with Flippers, Fixers, and Renovations, Second Edition shows you how to turn decrepit properties in moneymakers. You?ll learn all the fundamentals, including how to fix and flip, create added value, outperform the competition, locate great deals, raise cash, and much more. Plus, this new edition reveals the best techniques for flipping new construction and finding pre-foreclosure properties for super-quick turnarounds. Long-term investors will find new strategies for creating value and managing properties.
This is the definitive and essential text on creating and sponsoring real estate investment groups. Written by a nationally renowned attorney whose practice is limited to the complex legal aspects of these kinds of securities; it is a concise, easily understood and practical guide on how to proceed. It contains all the basics you need to grasp in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations governing this kind of investment. The text includes details of the SEC's rules governing the Jobs Act. Long term, this federal legislation is likely to be a game-changer in the syndication of commercial real estate. Regulation A+, finalized just before publication, may provide an important new capital-raising option for smaller companies. The portion of the Act that has been in force since September 2013, allowing for public advertising of fundraising, is also thoroughly examined. Author Gene Trowbridge, Esq., CCIM, works as a lawyer for and consultant to individuals and organizations engaged in group sponsorships and conducts seminars and workshops throughout the country. He has also been a distinguished and popular member of the CCIM faculty since 1979, helping to shepherd exceptional practitioners to a professional designation that has been called the Ph.D. of commercial real estate. He has been a group sponsor representing over 850 investors in sixteen real estate syndications.
