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IN THIS CHAPTER

Discovering commercial real estate

Figuring out how to get started

Risk-proofing your investment plan

Can you imagine yourself in the world of commercial real estate investing? Imagine yourself walking through the lobby of your 100-unit apartment complex. What would it look like and feel like to be pulling into the parking lot of a neighborhood shopping center that’s all yours? Maybe you can imagine that you’re watching video footage from your home computer as your customers enter the security gates of your five-acre self-storage facility. What if this project leads to a life of true prosperity and balance? You’d be able to do things such as drive your kids or grandkids to school every day, maybe even in your pajamas, with a big smile on your face because you’ve invested wisely. Okay, here’s one more scenario that may get you excited: Imagine yourself impacting the lives of hundreds or thousands of kids here and around the world who benefit from your charities, all funded by wealth-building skills and invaluable relationships developed from your commercial real estate investing. Investing in commercial real estate can be the key that allows you to turn these fantasies into your reality.

Creating the wealth that allows you to follow your real passion is what’s waiting for you whether you’re an investor, real estate agent, or lender. Commercial real estate will accelerate your financial freedom. The best part is once you get to where you're not worrying about money anymore, you'll get to expand and explore other parts of your life besides making money. We call this other part of your life your “burning why.” What do you want to do, be, or create? Who do you want to help? How are you going to make a difference? That alone makes this book worth diving into.

In this chapter we'll jump right in and provide an overview that gives you a better understanding of what commercial real estate investing is. We'll show you the different types of investors so that you know what your options are. If part of you is wondering if you can really do this, you'll find the answer to that question right here in this first chapter. (We think you probably can!) Dealing with numbers, types of properties you can invest in, and an overview of how financing works is all coming up in just a few pages. Finally, we'll provide a summary of the risks involved with commercial real estate. Is it all worth it? We obviously think so, but also know that you'll make up your own mind as you read through this chapter (and perhaps the rest of the book).