We live in a constantly changing investment world, and investors should be focused on adjusting and expanding their portfolio to maximize returns and reduce risks. Watching for emerging trends and opportunities is an important part of this process. This book can help you better understand and profit from passive investment opportunities in commercial real estate.* Get Educated* Increase your portfolio returns* Diversify* Beat inflation* Benefit from good ...

From the acclaimed author and columnist: a laugh-out-loud journey into the world of real estate—the true story of one woman’s “imperfect life lived among imperfect houses” and her quest for the four perfect walls to call home.After an itinerant suburban childhood and countless moves as a grown-up—from New York City to Lincoln, Nebraska; from the Midwest to the West Coast and back—Meghan Daum was living in Los Angeles, single and in her mid-thirties, and devoting obscene amounts of ...

Many real estate investors work hard, devote twelve hours a day, and invest their time and money into a real estate investing business and succeed. But few have mastered the ability to quickly and easily make money flipping houses while on vacation, like Joe McCall.Inside this book, Jason Medley hosts Joe McCall as he reveals his simple and proven systems to automate, delegate and outsource nearly every function of his business except cashing his checks. He shows the exact steps th...

Whether you're starting your own firm or want to grow an established business, this third edition of ***Business Strategies for Real Estate Management Companies***will show you how to attract and retain clients, market your business more aggressively, expand the services you offer, and boost your company's profits in today's changing business climate. This new edition also features six case studies of real estate management companies in their infancy. It provides an inside look into the tr...

Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners is aimed at public and private owners of real estate and construction projects. The book is intended to assist owners in their contractual dealings with their designers and their contractors. Most owners are not primarily in the business of designing and building facilities. The fact that their primary business is not design and construction places them at a disadvantage when negotiating, drafting, and administering design ag...

In today's world of investment hype and unpredictable stock market fluctuations, there is still one asset you can count on: land. Ralph Pisani and Robert Pisani were both adjunct faculty members of the Wharton School of Business, where they taught real estate development. Now, with this easy to understand and informative guide, anyone can begin to invest in the development of valuable real estate.How to Be a Successful Developer is a complete sourcebook for all your questi...

It's a well kept secret in buying investment real estate that you are almost always buying the seller's problem.Think about it this way: If a property has good tenants, is for the most part trouble-free and is cash flowing, why on earth would the current owner want to sell? Sure, there are some legitimate reasons, but even those innocent sounding excuses for selling can hide a hidden agenda. It's safe to say that 99% of the time the new owner is going to face problems with their pr...

In the modern world, after the global economic crisis that exploded in 2007, one of the few methods that investors can still feel confident they will achieve success with is that of the real estate market. Housing and rental markets will always be competitive, because people will always need somewhere to live! If you are in a financial position to be able to consider investing capital in a property asset, there are many considerations that you must be aware of before committing to anything...

Get in the mix with smart asset allocationHow you combine your different assets can be more important than the actual assets you invest in. This easy-to-understand guide shows you how to balance risk vs. reward using various mixes of stocks, bonds, real estate, foreign currency, derivatives, commodities, and alternative investments.Asset Allocation DeMYSTiFieD explores strategic and tactical asset allocation strategies, along with modern portfolio theory in which...

The creation, accumulation, and use of copious amounts of data are driving rapid change across a wide variety of industries and academic disciplines. This ‘Big Data’ phenomenon is the result of recent developments in computational technology and improved data gathering techniques that have led to substantial innovation in the collection, storage, management, and analysis of data.Real Estate Analysis in the Information Age: Techniques for Big Data and Statistical Modeling focuses on...

The Premium Edition of How To Find & Keep Great Tenants also includes the bonus book Investment Real Estate Analysis: A Case Study.Here's an excerpt from How To Find & Keep Great Tenants:If real estate is all about "Location, location, location", then finding & keeping tenants and managing the rental house to maximize its value is all about Marketing.Over 25 years ago I received my real estate license, and from day one I was amazed at the number of businesses that f...

Listing and selling your property can be easy. It really can. There is a lot of information out there today about selling your home, but none are specific to Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia real estate market is unlike other markets. The prices move in and out to a slower tide than they do in Toronto or Vancouver.Did you know the CREA governs the sale real estate of Canada, but Nova Scotia has its own self-governing body known as NSREC (Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission)? The documen...