
With the housing market expected to cool later this year and the commercial real estate market just picking up steam after the 2001 economic slowdown, now may be the time for small investors to consider a 1031 exchange from residential into commercial real estate. How to Make Money in Commercial Real Estate: For the Small Investor is the book you need if you’re considering that move. The book includes information on real estate investment clubs, pros and cons of incorporation, finding and financing properties, and dealing with property management.
You don’t need a lot of money to begin? Since time immemorial, real estate has been an excellent investment. The long-term returns have actually exceeded the stock market and other investments. If you’re looking for financial security, real estate can provide you with welcome supplemental income, year after year. And if you thought investing in real estate was out of your reach, this book will change your mind . . . and your future! Experienced real estate broker and investor Nicholas Masters demystifies the entire process of buying real estate for you and shows you how to get started. Illustrating his explanations with examples from his own experiences in thirty years of real estate investing, Masters takes you step-by-step through the process of understanding the benefits of owning real estate, finding and evaluating properties, getting financing, closing the deal, and managing your property.
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How to Make Money in Commercial Real Estate
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 4.5
- Author: Nicholas Masters
- Description: xiii, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Dewey Decimal: 332.63/24 21
- ISBN: 0471355437
- LC Call Number: HD1382.5 .M286 2000
- Published: New York : Wiley, c2000.
- Subjects: Real estate investment.
Commercial real estate--Management.
Real estate management.

Buzzmarketing is the new buzzword (sorry) for an old concept - word of mouth. Nothing beats a great recommendation from a trusted source for selling a new customer on your service or product before they ever come through your door. Buzzmarketing : Get People to Talk About Your Stuff is a book by the guy who convinced Halfway, Oregon to rename itself Half.com, Oregon, getting nationwide “buzz” that helped turn Half.com into a brand with 8 million registered users.
This is a great accompaniment to the Guerilla Marketing series. The concepts are the same - leverage word of mouth, publicity and low cost techniques to get your name in front of customers without spending a fortune.
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Buzzmarketing
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 5
- Author: Mark Hughes
- Description: x, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Dewey Decimal: 659.13/3 22
- ISBN: 1591840929
- LC Call Number: HF5827.95 .H84 2005
- Published: New York : Portfolio, c2005.
- Subjects: Word-of-mouth advertising.
Publicity.
Mass media and business.
Marketing.

With foreclosures running at a high rate, bankruptcy reform effective in October and lots of people holding adjustable rate mortgages with rates that could go through the roof, How to Save Your Home: Your Guide to Loss Mitigation is a book made for the times. The authors are two of the nations leading loss mitigation experts. “This book reveals little known but easy to use strategies, techniques and procedures that will empower you to save your home and to improve your current financial position.”
Facing foreclosure? Get this book.
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How to Save Your Home: Your Guide to Loss Mitigation
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 5
- Author: Herbert Addison
Michael Taylor Sr.
- Description: 103 pages
- ISBN: 0975375407
- Published: SYH University, LLC (January, 2005)

Considering starting your own business? Franchise businesses offer the advantages of a pre-built and proven business plan and the marketing and planning support of a larger corporation. Unfortunately many franchises are very expensive to acquire with some of the better known fast food franchises costing $750,000 or more. You almost have to be a millionaire just to start a local business if you go the franchise route. Ultimate Book of Low-Cost Franchises 2005 can solve that problem and open the door to a franchise business for those with considerably less than 3/4 of a million in spare cash. The book is written by the author of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Your Own Business and the executive director of Entrepreneur Magazine. It includes a list of the top 10 low cost franchises and a list of over 300 low cost franchises.
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Ultimate Book of Low Cost Franchises 2005
- Author: Lesonsky, Rieva.
Maria Anton-Conley
- Dewey Decimal: 658.8/708 22
- ISBN: 1932531394
- LC Call Number: HF5429.23 .L474 2005
- Published: Irvine, CA : Entrepreneur Press, c2005.
- Subjects: Franchises (Retail trade)
Franchises (Retail trade)--Law and legislation.
New business enterprises.

“Contrary to popular belief, most Americans’ largest purchase is not their home. It is their mortgage, since the interest paid over the life of a home loan is usually more than the price of the home itself. And selecting a mortgage can be even more confusing that choosing a home.”
Mortgage Kit by Thomas Steinmetz is a consumer’s guide to mortgages and explains what consumers need to know. It covers how to compare rates, points and fees to find the best buy in a mortgage. From the application and qualifying process to refinancing to understanding monthly payments and loan rations, Mortgage Kit gives a step-by-step in-depth understanding of the mortgage process.
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Mortgage Kit
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 4.5
- Author: Thomas C. Steinmetz
- Description: xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Dewey Decimal: 332.7/22 21
- ISBN: 0793153719
- LC Call Number: HG2040.5.U5 S72 2002
- Published: Chicago : Dearborn Trade, c2002.
- Subjects: Mortgage loans--United States.