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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.338
EAN: 9780471684053
ISBN: 0471684058
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 328
Publication Date: 2004-12-20
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley

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Summary: Qualified reference without the fluff
Comment: This book presents a well written and comprehensive guide to buying and selling apartment buildings. As one who has brokered, managed, and owned a large number of multifamily units, I feel I am fully qualified to endorse this as a competent source of information on the subject.

This book avoids the hype often found in many real estate books and completely disassociates itself with the "get rich quick" mannerisms often seen in guru style books. As a result, this book offers much value as it focuses on principals and sound information giving you an honest and genuine taste for what is involved in this industry.

Buying and selling apartment buildings and becoming successful within the industry is certainly not easy. The best start is building a solid foundation of understanding, and this book accomplishes that task. I would certainly not suggest one should cease their study after a single book, or even a solitary resource for the matter; however, this is a very qualified initiation and one I recommend keeping as a resource.

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Summary: excellent resource
Comment: provides a good overall basic understanding of buying smaller multifamily properties (2 to 25 unit properties) that will undoubtedly help prevent real estate newbies from losing their shirts.
anything larger, and you definitely want to make sure that you have a good team around you.

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Summary: Great intro book to uncover the basics.
Comment: This is the first book I have read that focused solely on buying multi-family real estate. It uncovered some basic information for me, and I consider it a great primer for future learning before I actually get involved with attempting to purchase anything in commercial real estate. It does seem, as others have mentioned, that the author really wants to up sell you on his other products, but if he's selling something that is worth buying then I am not going to fault him for that. If you are brand new to commercial real estate investing that focuses on apartments and other multi family properties then give this book a day in court. Like the "basic" title says, it's a book on how to buy and sell apartment buildings, and I found it to be a great starting point.

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Summary: A Great Start ...
Comment: This is a great primer on investing in small multifamily properties. It's a no-nonsense discussion on how to make money methodically, not get rich overnight. My only complaint is that his examples include a going-out cap rate that is lower than the going-in cap rate, which should never be estimated when evaluating possible returns on an investment. At best, your going out is the same as going in, but more often your going out is 100 to 200 bps above your going in. Again, a great book overall.

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Summary: Best book - Always recommended
Comment: This book (and the software sold by the author) provide an excellent strategy to look at and purchase income producing property. I recommend it often to my clients who come to me for real estate advice as part of financial planning. Most importantly, it shows you which properties not to buy. Of my 20 or so books used as reference material on real estate this is my most used and recommended book.

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Whether youre a first-time real estate investor or a seasoned professional, The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings helps you map out your future, find apartment buildings at a fair price, finance purchases, and manage your properties. Now revised and expanded, this Second Edition includes tax planning advice, case studies of real acquisitions, and appendixes that add detail to the big picture. Plus, it includes a handy glossary of all the terms investors need to know, helpful sample forms that make paperwork quick and easy, and updated real estate forecasts. With this comprehensive guide at hand youll find profits easy to come by.