Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies

Chapter 4

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Find Deals

In This Chapter

Knowing how to find great deals

Surveying the many ways to find leads

Determining where to look for deals

Networking your way to great deals

So you want to know where you can find bargain commercial properties. Well, you’ve come to the right place. In this chapter, we discuss just that: finding deals in the commercial world. By connecting and getting to know some of the right people and players, you can pull in some pretty big fish (and maybe find a commercial deal or two!). We share with you useful tools that may come in handy in your search. We tell you who to talk to, where to go, and why you should go there. Always buying in your own town can get boring and costly, so we also talk about how to go big-time and invest in commercial properties in other cities across the country.

Discovering the Secret to Finding Great Deals

Let’s face it: Finding great commercial properties is difficult to do. So what’s the big secret to being successful? The secret is that there is no secret. Finding great commercial deals is a matter ...