2nd Edition

By Martin Roth and Chris Lang

Taking into account the social and economic trends that are currently dominating our investment landscape, How Investing in Commercial Property Really Works 2nd Edition shows investors how commercial property investment can be used to provide excellent returns in the current climate. Newly revised and updated, this book is full of all the very latest information you need to know to enter the commercial property market and start investing in property to increase wealth and secure your financial future.

Covering everything from designing an investment strategy for the short- term or long-term, obtaining maximum returns and preparing to buy, to working with property consultants, securing deals and taxation advantages, this book is the ultimate guide to investing in commercial property. This revised edition also includes brand new chapters on advanced negotiating skills and information on how retail investors can interpret emerging trends to invest wisely.

How Investing in Commercial Property Really Works also covers other property investments such as listed property trusts, public property syndicates and other property investment opportunities, their advantages and how they are structured. There are also practical solutions and tips for buying criteria, adding value to your property for even returns and rating your investment opportunities.

In this fully revised and updated edition of How Investing in Commercial Property Really Works you'll discover:

- The nine key attractions of commercial property
- Twelve buying criteria to ensure your success
- Learning advanced negotiating skills
- Interpreting current trends
- the many alternatives available for investing in commercial property, which number far more than most investors realise
- the latest statistics indicating that commercial property provides a stronger long-term return than all other asset classes, including residential property and shares, and with less volatility
- the eight steps to acquiring investment property for maximum return
- the effect that emerging social and economic trends, including the ageing population and regional resurgence may have on Australia's commercial property market and your commercial property investments, in years to come
- how you can add value to your property for even greater returns
- why, how and when to sell your commercial property
- the many taxation advantages of an investment in commercial property
- the benefits you can reap from private syndicates, and how they are structured
- a wealth of resources for investors in commercial property.

Written by two of Australia's leading investment authors, How Investing in Commercial Property Really Works 2nd Edition is a unique book on commercial property investment in the current Australian market designed to help other budding investors reap the rewards of investing in commercial property.

About the authors

Martin Roth is an internationally successful financial journalist and one of Australia's leading authors of investment books. His other titles include How the Stock Market Really Works, the annual Top Stocks and the recently released Small Company Top Stocks.

Chris Lang is the third generation CEO of boutique property consultancy Gardner+Lang. He is the author of four other top-selling titles on property investment.

Published: 2005