To all,If you are considering starting with commercial investing or are already started consider Ray Alcorn's Dealmakers Guide to Commercial Real Estate.Here is a brief write up on the guide:Written from a hands-on, real-world "dealmaker's" perspective, this book provides invaluable information about how to identify opportunities, determine property value, acquire, finance, and manage commercial real estate.

In his books he talks about trading assets for bigger assets.

DRIVE- best way of finding property is to take long drives into areas that you may or may not know-unknown streets and cities. generally when you see overgrown grass and general unkept look you've found a possible deal. thats one way, the other is to look in the RE books in the market and checkout realtor listings,get 2-3 books.lastly is google "foreclosure listings" in your area. you have got to your end of the legwork- otherwise the deals will pass you by.

She is buying book after book after tape and now is willing to pay me to mentor her because she HAS TO MAKE THIS WORK!

The heck with "style or class", give me profits every time.I would suggest you buy (on ebay or somewhere else that's cheap) Lonnie Scruggs' book "Deals on Wheels", generally referred to as "DOW".

So, I've been searching for Hard Money lenders that didn't need proof of income and to my dismay all I read in real estate books that said you didn't need a job they put a lien on the property wasn't true.

Hence they may have to qualify as if they are buying and not as if they were refinancing.William Bronchick has a book called Wealth Protection (about $14 on Amazon).

I live in New York City and it is really expensive in the city by the way.....THanks to all the people on this site .By the way, has anyone read MikeOH book on Cash Flow apartment(not the title ) but is it for newbie's likemyself?

This sounds like a fun book to read.On to Amazon...John Corey

There is no one book, or one source, other than an experienced professional, that can begin to provide enough localized information to enable you to make informed decisions.Expecting that all "Real Estate Professionals" should be able to properly advise you regarding investment property is like expecting all Doctors to be able to perform heart surgery, or all accountants to know the intricacies of the tax code.