Preface vii
Introduction xxv
Part I: Moving Beyond Your Backyard 1
Our first commercial property purchase 5
Subsequent commercial property purchases 9
What commercial property is (and isn't) 27
What you need to know first 41
How do you make money out of this? 61
Busting the myths 69
Part II: The 8 Steps 77
Step 1: Money habits 81
Step 2: Investment mindset 97
Step 3: Assembling your expert team 109
Step 4: Asset selection 119
Step 5: Method of sale 131
Step 6: Finance 139
Step 7: The negotiations 149
Step 8: Managing the property and understanding the tax 159
Part III: Our Top 5 Property Plays 175
Play 1: How to build a $200 000 passive income 179
Play 2: How a property can pay itself off in 10 years 189
Play 3: How to increase capital growth with value-adds 197
Play 4: How to check the numbers so you don't overpay 235
Play 5: How syndication can work for you 243
Conclusion 263
Acknowledgements 275
Common commercial real estate terminology 277