What is the best book in commercial real estate in the market?
There are too many options on amazon, but the reviews are not helping. love to receive some suggestions.
[{"id": "hs9vvxu", "text": "Let me know hahaha", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hs9wzg5", "text": "I haven't read the best book, but I've read a lot of great ones.\n\nStart reading...you'll find yours.", "replies": [{"id": "hs9xagn", "text": "I'm open to suggestions", "replies": [{"id": "hsa0vqa", "text": "I wish I could.  I haven't read a ton of real estate books and, and the ones I have, were for pleasure, yours sound like you need to go a bit deeper.  I'm sure others will offer some.  My advice is simply to buy 10 that appeal to you, start reading them, hand the ones that, after 70 pages didn't grab you, to the library, and find more of the ones you couldn't put down.\n\nThat's how I find good books.\n\nAs to data points about RE, I got most of mine from much older and wiser men who took me under their wing in the 80's and 90's and I asked a ton of questions.\n\n^((Down voted because I didn't make it easy....so sad now))", "replies": [{"id": "hscuoso", "text": "(Downvoted because you didn't answer the question)", "replies": [], "depth": 4}, {"id": "hsdihor", "text": "And downvoted because you were a smug asshole about it.  Maybe he isn\u2019t fortunate enough to have 80 &amp; 90 old mentors to ask questions and learn from. Maybe he is trying to break in. Maybe you could help by throwing a title or two out there. But instead, keep preaching about how you pulled yourself up by your proverbial bootstraps. And then you can fuck off.", "replies": [{"id": "hsdztbk", "text": "Then maybe he should find some.  They have great information (and for far less than the price of a book).\n\n*(It's crazy the things you can learn if you're paying attention).*", "replies": [{"id": "hsfdi3y", "text": "I\u2019m sure he will but you have to start somewhere, and reading is a good place.  And you couldn\u2019t even throw out one title. You are a smug piece of shit and a 1st class asshole - that is an impressive combination.", "replies": [{"id": "hsfdw1q", "text": "He was seeking information.  I gave him another source.\n\nI also gave him a great way to find the books he's looking for since I didn't have any titles to recommend to him (because the ones I enjoyed / found useful may not be what he was seeking)...which was to buy 10 that appeared to be of interest, handing the others away when he discovered they didn't work for him...and alternatively....a way that worked even better for me than a bunch of dry industrial reading;  getting the data from the actual horses mouth.\n\nYou seem to think it was useless.  I'm sorry that was the case for you.  Hopefully the OP finds it useful  If not, maybe I'm the only one on the planet that prefers to get data that way.  Maybe it's a lost art. Don't have a clue.  It sure made my reading a lot easier to have access to real world examples at my feet.....and access to those men when reading the books made no sense at all.\n\nMy banker seems to agree with me that is was effective.\n\nKnowledge is where you find it. Some people prefer not to look at all.\n\nSome just prefer to bitch.\n\n(Ain't nothing wrong with that.  We all make choices).", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsak590", "text": "I am currently reading \u201cThe Real Estate Game - The Intelligent Guide To Decision Making And Investing\u201d by William J Poorvu\n\nThe author is a Harvard Business School Professor, not that that really matters, but the book walks through typical real estate terminology, and the various stages of closing a deal. What I really like about it is that the author tells the story of real world individuals including himself, (fictional names in the book) who are at different stages/establishments in their lives (builders/developers, Representatives of Large Pension Funds, and a Novice Investor) and walk through how they approach each stage of a deal.\n\nSo far I am about 1/3 of the way through and I am really enjoying the book so far.\n\nIf you are looking for a nice informational read + case studies told in an easy to understand fashion this book is definitely a good pick.", "replies": [{"id": "hsb1zpt", "text": "This is my top reccomendation for anyone entering the industry. Its a great bird eye view of all the players and how they interact", "replies": [{"id": "hsdtz54", "text": "Dagnabbit, there's no kindle version.  I'll put it on the list for later tho.  Thanks!", "replies": [{"id": "hsduyx8", "text": "I would just order it. Its less than 30 bucks and sits in a place of honor on my bookshelf", "replies": [{"id": "hsdvitv", "text": "I will for sure.... I'm already traveling far from home till mid March though so unfortunately i'll have to wait a while to get a copy.  Drives me nuts when there aren't Kindle versions!  (I do most of my book reading while traveling.)\n\nThanks again!", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsasebo", "text": "What are you looking to learn?", "replies": [{"id": "hsauoci", "text": "Having strong foundations then moving forward", "replies": [{"id": "hsdkt18", "text": "Foundations as in underwriting or as in securing deals or funding? Lot of different topics hence many of the comments saying keep reading and learning. \n\nIf you are looking for a foundational overview, CCIM offers a lot of classes on-line that can help get you started in the field.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsayk31", "text": "The Real Estate Game by Poorvu", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsb68hm", "text": "Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur by James A. Randel. Highly recommend.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsbkrva", "text": "Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate: How a Small Investor Can Make It Big\n\nBy Brian Murray\n\nNot sure it\u2019s the best, but I live every word of this book", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsc9bxs", "text": "CCIM 101 and 104", "replies": [{"id": "hscwm2t", "text": "Do you have to take the training to get the books? Just tried to search on Amazon but can\u2019t find the materials. Can you share any more insights about ccim as a method for a newbie to gain useful knowledge? Thx!", "replies": [{"id": "hsd1763", "text": "Yes, you do. The classes are a bit expensive but I promise you it's worth it. The materials themselves are worth their weight in gold. Everything you need to underwrite a deal is in there. Here's a link to the classes.  \n\nhttps://fontevacustomer-1638354c123-16418e0cd08.force.com/CCIMCommunity/s/events", "replies": [{"id": "hsd3pr5", "text": "Thx! Did you complete the courses and gain the cert? How do you like RE? I\u2019m kind of late to the RE game. I\u2019m thinking about switching to it full time. I have 2 commercial properties and feel like it is fun work.", "replies": [{"id": "hsersp5", "text": "Of course! I did finish the courses but I do not have the cert. I am on the ops side of my brokerage. It's fun but stressful. I would reach out to current brokers to get a feel for it. I couldn't do it. I'm happy behind my computer screen only talking to clients when I have to ha.", "replies": [{"id": "hsf8tpp", "text": "I want to be an investor basically to reduce risk to the stock market.  Would the ccim help that? Seems like it would.", "replies": [{"id": "hshkvy6", "text": "Yes, for sure.", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hscd8is", "text": "Are you looking for investing books, business books or books on real estate brokerage? I have some recommendations for most categories as I\u2019ve been studying real estate for a little over a decade and I\u2019d love to share some helpful resources.", "replies": [{"id": "hscn6pv", "text": "Do you mind sharing what you\u2019ve found useful on brokerage?", "replies": [{"id": "hscpf5z", "text": "Absolutely!\nMillionaire real estate agent by Gary Keller of Keller Williams fame. It\u2019s written on residential real estate, but almost all of the information can be applied to commercial as well. Just good foundations on the business component of real estate. \n\nValue Added by Brad Umansky is fantastic. He goes into great detail on how to win listings, advertise, grow your business and provide value for your clients to not only better serve them, but also grow your business. Some of the info is maybe a little \u201cold school\u201d, but it\u2019s all valuable and you can pretty easily translate the strategies to current trends (I.e. instead of sending mailers you can use mail chimp, new listing websites have come out, etc.). I read this book just about every year as a refresher.\n\nBrokers who dominate by Rod Santomassimo good strategies for practice, I will note that this guy also runs a sales coaching business so there\u2019s some upsell, but in my opinion the additional coaching is unnecessary. Just stick to this book and try to apply the principles and save yourself the money.", "replies": [{"id": "hspcyjg", "text": "Thanks i'm gonna add some of them to my reading list", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hscz8te", "text": "\"Real Estate Finance and Investments Risks and Opportunities\" by Peter Linneman.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hsd1u7u", "text": "Books:\n\n- The Real Estate Game\n- Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur\n- Making it in Real Estate\n\nTextbooks:\n\n- Real Estate Finance &amp; Investments: Risks &amp; Opportunity (Linneman) - very conversational, easy read for a textbook, but not overly technical\n- Real Estate Finance &amp; Investments (Brueggeman) - highly recommend if you have zero finance background to learn the math\n- Commercial Real Estate Analysis &amp; Investments (Geltner) - highly technical, great if you already know the fundamentals of finance", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "htlsow0", "text": "Ken McElroy.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]