The Best Damn Commercial Real Estate Investing Book Ever Written!

I used to work for a commercial real estate brokerage firm, and I still found this book helpful. It is written from an investor's perspective. I still think the best way to learn about the business is to work for a brokerage firm because you learn from other people's mistakes, but the author of this book did an excellent job describing the world of commercial real estate investing. The market is flooded with books on residential real estate investing, but there are only a few books written about commercial real estate investing. Buy this book and learn as much as possible before risking any money in commercial real estate. - Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

Monica Villasenor writes honestly about her experiences as an investor. The good, the bad, and the ugly are included in this book. A great read for someone wanting an HONEST account of the experience of commercial real estate investment. The author also includes some key points for newbees to watch out for. She also goes through some of the critical formulas involved in the due diligence process, and explains some of the pitfalls of investing. This book is an easy read as the author does not allow herself to get bogged down in technical jargon and detail. There are other books that will be more technical in nature than this one and much more difficult to read. This book is a must for anyone interested in commercial real estate.

This book is very helpful for anyone exploring whether to take that giant leap into commercial real estate investing. It was exactly what I needed - the real "nuts & bolts" of understanding, valuing and buying commercial real estate. I was surprised to find so many typos in the book. The typos do tend to be distracting and detract from the valuable information the author is attempting to impart. If you can ignore the typos, however, the content is superb.

Before I started the book, I thought the title was catchy, but the picture of the blonde chick on the cover had me doubting that this would be the "best damn commercial real estate investing book ever written". I know... it's a stereotype. Surprisingly, it turned out to be the best book I've read on commercial. Monica hits on a bunch of topics that would be lessons learned the hard way if you didn't read this book. I also really enjoyed her writing style. I don't know how to describe it, other than "ballsy". ...again, something I wasn't expecting from a blonde chick. ;-) I strongly recommend this book!