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 enlarge | Author: James A. Randel
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 24721
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 0071467939
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6324
EAN: 9780071467933
ASIN: 0071467939
Publication Date: December 19, 2005
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 Advance Group January 5, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is for the advance group. The author-lawyer-broker shares his bad experiences on all of his personal bad deals. For those interested he covers Condo Convertions, Residential Land Development, Building Convertions to Storage and Retail Facilities.
Excellent book for the residential investor looking to expand! September 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book for an investor who has been investing in strictly residential property and is now looking to move into bigger commercial or industrial projects. After reading this book, I came away with a much better understanding of commercial and industrial real estate and I am now looking to invest in these types of properties. The book is easy to read, and easy to follow and understand. James' offer us some great examples of his experiences in this game and how he both made and lost money. I really enjoyed this book.
Realistic Take on Real Estate September 19, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a practicing commercial real estate professional who has read many books on the subject, I found Mr. Randel's book to be one of the better books on the subject. The real life examples used in the book (he gives both the good deals and the not so good deals that he's done) made the book very enjoyable if only because he corroborated some of the practices that I use in managing my commercial properties. There was also enough insight to ensure I make the next deal better or don't make the same mistake twice. The book is not too technical in that it doesn't go through long drawn-out calculations on valuing property/deals however it does give you the important figures to watch out for so that you don't overpay or undersell. The most valuable thing about the book were the countless examples of how to improve the properties "value" to the next buyer. Mr. Randel seems very honest to say that most Real Estate deals are not get rich quick schemes and most take a lot of hard work and possibly time to work through. He is also humble enough to admit that a little luck doesn't hurt either. Several different types of Real Estate investment are covered in the book including land development.
I'll hope to see another book by Mr. Randel in the future.
Mindas August 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow, what a book. I'm a beginner in real estate investing, this was my seventh book.
It's good that it's written by real investor, but what makes it best and different he is also a lawyer. So he talks about everything from a different angle and with different approach. One of the best parts is how to lock a property/land with as little money as possible, and how to use laws and contracts in your favour and there are lots of other good information.
The best part of this book comes in chapter 19, none of the previous 6 books that i read talked about this and I think it is the most important thing in real estate investing, he calls it "The Art of Persuasion" or in other words how you connect with other people and your abilities to persuade them. Most of us know that good deals aren't found on internet or in newspaper classifieds, good deals are found connecting with the right people and getting information from them before anyone else does, and you need to know as many of those people as you can.
This book is a must read for any real estate investor or entrepreneur.
The real deal. Recommended. May 20, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
James Randel is the real deal, an investor in commercial properties who tells you how he did some of his deals. Not some puff merchant telling you how to buy with no cash down. Write another please soon!
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