Can't recommend this book, thumb down. He tries to appeal to an advanced or institutional real estate audience but then gets bogged down trying to explain introductory concepts. An entire chapter is spent explaining NOI, which is explained everywhere else (and his audience would have an advanced understanding).On the other hand, if his audience is the general public, then most of what he writes is not of any benefit and possibly too advanced. The result is mushy generalities. If you want useful detailed real estate literature go to the specialty publishers/societies like ULI, BOMA, CRE, IREM, CCIM, ARES, PWC-Korpacz, and AI, not Barnes & Nobles.