Analyzing Commercial Properties 

This document is designed to give an overview to many of the important real estate investment and 1031 exchange concepts. It is intended to be a primer, not an exhaustive study.  

Contents include: 

·                      Simple ways to analyze investment properties to determine value 

·                      How to determine an investor’s rate of return 

·                      How people achieve financial independence by investing in real estate 

·                      How to utilize investment analysis to unlock new sources of income 

·                      How to price and market investment properties 

·                      Internal revenue code section 1031 and what type of property is excluded 

·                      How to analyze the local market and apply creative 1031 exchange strategies 

·                      The definition of “like-kind” property 

·                      Delayed exchange rules and identification requirements 

·                      How improvement and reverse exchanges provide new options for investors 

NOTE: This document was originally provided to me by a company called Mulitplex LTD, dba Multiplex Solutions.  However, it appears they are no longer doing business.  As a result I have been unable to find the original author of this document.   I have made a few enhancements to it.

Thus I cannot provide any copyright information or credits to the author, other than to say that I did not write this document nor do I take credit for its contents. 

If the small commercial and apartment investing interests you, here are three other books that I enjoyed reading. 

Recommended Reading 

1.                     Investing in MultiUnits by Greg Warr  

2.                     Commercial Real Estate – Getting Started by Jack Cummings 

3.                     Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve Berges  

ALSO:   Not all of the formatting is correct.  Sorry about that, but I haven’t had the time to fix it.

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