Currently, there are nearly 200 publicly traded real estate investment trusts (more commonly referred to as REITs) in operation in the United Sates with a combined $500 billion in assets. An estimated two-thirds of REITS are traded on national stock exchanges. A REIT is a real estate company that offers its shares to the public. By doing so, a REIT stock becomes like any other stock that represents the holder s ownership in a business. However, REITs have two distinct features: REITs manag...

The world has fallen to night-dwelling mutants and humanity endures in small, secure communities, where survivors are terrorised by marauders during the daylight hours and 'feeders' at night. In the outback town of Diamond Creek a community is created around the one person who seems to possess the powers to resist those who were once human. Ten-year-old Gabby might just be the mystical talisman to lead the Diamond Creek 'dogs' on a journey where there is as much hardship and violence as th...

Learn the tricks that will make writing your novel a faster and more enjoyable experience. Author Mark Gordon shares the tips and secrets you won't find in other creative writing books. Mark's no nonsense advice will motivate you to get your novel finished with a minimum of fuss. Tips include "How Do I Start?", Brutal Facts That Will Make You a Better Writer", and "How To Think Like a Writer."

Why do so many deals that look good on paper end up in tatters? Deal makers often treat the handshake or signed contract - getting to "yes" - as the final destination in their bargaining journey rather than the start of a cooperative venture.Even worse, most companies reward negotiators on the basis of the number and size of the deals they're signing, giving them no incentive to negotiate deals that actually work.In The Point of the Deal, Danny Ertel and Mark Gordon explain...

When most of the world's population transform into super predators with a taste for flesh, the remaining survivors huddle together and try to start again by carving out an existence in the wasteland. With the night belonging to the feeders, however, it seems only a matter of time before humanity is driven to extinction.As Matt and Sally wander through the empty landscape, they meet others who vow to fight and reclaim the world from the evil beasts who were once human. When a girl i...

The old radio at the station had poured out haunting images of a dying world from the first day. Through it, the tiny group hunkered down at the Village of Portsmouth, bore witness to the death of millions. Where the sickness left off, storms and brutal emotions took over. Some fought. Some starved. Others simply disappeared.Storms ravaged the power grids. Relief efforts died before they ever started. Entire countries collapsed.Like the rest of the world, the people strande...

The end of the world is only the beginning. (Newly edited version) Zombies are on the loose and the world comes unraveled. A group of strangers on a Manhattan subway are brought together in the name of survival following the lead of Ari Brenner, a young man who represents authority because of his army uniform. Even though Ari doesn’t feel worthy of their trust, he steps up during the crisis as he’s been trained to do. College student Lila Teske finds her non-violent beliefs...

THE END OF THE WORLD WAS ONLY THE BEGINNINGThree years after a devastating pandemic transformed humanity into vicious and wild creatures, Ed Brady struggles to protect his two sons. His wife is dead. His boys are all that matter to him now, his only reason for living.They’re headed to St. Louis, Missouri, a city that might provide a safe haven. With only a garbled radio transmission to go on, the city is their last hope.Miles of ruined countryside l...

2026 RevisionThe Golden Pill promised eternal life. It delivered the zombie apocalypse.When the alien Sapen descends from the sky, he offers Earth everything humanity has prayed for: healed bodies, brilliant minds, peace between nations, and a future among the stars. All anyone has to do is accept his gift.Louis says no.For one year, he watches the world change around him. His family takes the Pill. His classmates become str...

The camp was a makeshift place off an old logging trail. It was dry under the pines where they had set up camp, but the logging road had flooded over, the water had receded, and now the road was a quagmire of mud steaming in the early morning sun.They had encountered no major obstacles on the way in. Joel knew the way. The road was cracked in a few places, flooded in a few others, but only a few inches of water. The major stuff had held off until they had arrived and settled in.

Well 'whoopy doo!' Here's another little Quick Flash story. Again it's in A and B mind movie form. The B part which is first (logic), tells another little part of a writer's life i.e. usually about handling the huge amounts of money which comes to writers from their armies of adoring fans. Writers you see are traditionally believed to be so broke that when they buy a box of matches to light the candle to heat up the economy beans they double use the matches, which means they get a piece of...

At Life Extensions Ltd we guarantee that your death will be painless, or your money back when you're thawed. And the Cryo Bureau? They won't suspect a thing…'The Cryo Killer' is a thrilling sci-fi short that will convince you not to step into the freezer quite yet.