Books and Publications
"Commercial Real Estate Investment Tools"

Commercial Real Estate Investment Tools is a collection of over 2,000 terminologies and 60+ formulas used in commercial real estate.  The book was written to bring accounting, taxes,
financing, appraisal, and legal subjects related to commercial investment transactions to one easy-to-understand reference guide, in a manner that enables the readers to put these
investment terms and analytical skills to practice so that they can achieve better investment results.  

This book is a result of years of researching information from fellow commercial real estate brokers, title companies, lenders, CPAs, attorneys, environmental specialists, local and state
governmental agencies, legal documents, finance books, accounting books, law books, Internet, and other sources related to real estate investment.  The authors have tried to put those
thoughts and practices down on paper as accurate and authoritative as possible.  Keep in mind that terminologies, rules, and practices may vary slightly from one type of investment property
to another and from region to region, but the fundamentals are uniform throughout the country or the world.  Whether the reader is an investor, a real estate broker, attorney, CPA, or a
prospective real estate investor, this book serves as a great resource guide and will be referred to over and over again.  For those that are starting a new career in commercial real estate,
the material in this book will dramatically decrease the learning curve.  

First part of the book explains and clarifies thousands of commercial investment terminologies in an alphabetical order, with necessary formulas, to enhance easy reference. Crucial financial
subjects such as Cap Rate, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Yield, Return on Equity, Discount Rate and Net Present Value are demonstrated with real life examples to enable readers to grasp a
precise and clear understanding, whether they are a beginner or seasoned seller, buyer, broker, or other real estate professional.  

“Getting Connected” section immediately followed by the “Terms and Formulas” section is designed to give readers easy access to all 50 states’ Department of Real Estate or other official
real estate site, and other professional organizations via their web links.  In “Ask the Experts” section, some of the industry leading experts share additional investment tips in selected
subjects.

A CD-ROM “Real Estate Investment Analyzer” is included with this book and contains numerous Microsoft Excel© (2003 version) based worksheets. These worksheets provide readers with
additional hands-on practice opportunities. Besides being a great learning tool, the worksheets will save readers time analyzing investment properties.

There are two workbooks in “Real Estate Investment Analyzer”.  To make it simple and user friendly, the worksheets and cells are color coded with gold cells being the input cells.  
Instructions and inserted notes are provided to guide readers through the entire process.  One of the workbooks contains worksheets designed to work independently of one another for easy
understanding and a specific purpose.  The other workbook “Real Estate Investment Analyzer – Connected” contains linked worksheets with a main input sheet which will automatically feed
all other worksheets.   

To summarize, the book includes:
  • Over 2,000 Terms and Definitions (mini lessons)
  • In-depth explanations to many key terms.
  • Over 60 formulas to evaluate commercial real estate
  • Special Inputs from experts in the field
  • Where to go for extra help
  • Fast and easy Excel based worksheets to quickly evaluate investment property.
Serious about investing in commercial real estate?  This is a book that needs to be on your desk. This
book has the cutting edge information that professional real estate people need.
When investing in any company you want to know if the financial numbers are accurate.  This book will give
you the insight to analyze the financials to know if they make sense.
Understanding the financial statement is the only way you know if your investment are sound.  This book
shows you the ways to analyze the numbers to assure good investment strategies.
Before you can invest, you need to get your personal finances in order.  This is the book that every family
needs to have in their library.