"How to invest in commercial and residential real estate. Ways to make money on your own home. Insider tricks for getting capital. Tips on site selection, design, budgeting and pricing. Get a CD with customizable forms."

Forms and financial spreadsheets included! CD enclosed."

Includes index.

Entrepreneurship and real estate -- Modern investment alternatives -- What is real estate all about? -- Markets, local and regional -- Prepare yourself to invest -- Choosing residential or commercial property for investment -- A home as an investment -- Your home and your money -- Make the most of your investment -- Bricks and mortar--inside -- Bricks and mortar--outside -- Homes with appreciation potential -- Renovation projects -- The renovation team -- Constraints : government and private regulation -- Case studies : tear out and expand -- Case studies : commercial properties -- The cost of money -- Consultants and paperwork -- Plans and specs -- Numbers, accounting, and management tools -- Leases -- Loan documents -- Contractors -- Locating suitable property -- The purchase agreement -- Buying a site for development -- Creating a project from scratch -- Designs and choices -- How and why to staff a project -- Finishing up and collecting rent -- Long-term investment management strategies -- Accounting, and reserves -- Development and the elusive "zero-dollar deal" -- After the sale.