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Superb
Another excelent hard bound text from Thompson/Delmar Learning publishing house. This textbook will teach you the fundamentals of real estate law giving you example after example on situations with can and probably will occur. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business Law    3. Business/Economics    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Real Estate    7. Real estate business    8. Real property    9. United States    10. Vendors and purchasers    11. Business & Economics / General    12. Organizational theory & behaviour    13. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law    14. USA   

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Important for anyone negotiating a commercial lease
Very good book.Helpful insight into the various issues surrounding commercial leases, and helps put together the pieces of the puzzle.It has been a real asset in the last two leases I have negotiated.

Excellent and nuanced discussion of leasing issues
I negotiate retail and office leases as part of my law practice. This book is an excellent guide to the points that need to be considered when negotiating a lease. It will help attorneys as well as business people and brokers. The author does a good job in explaining, often in detail, the business reasons behind the different positions that the landlord and the tenant take. Understanding those reasons puts you in a much better position to create satisfactory compromises. Also, this book doesn't just address the major points - I was surprised to see how many subtle points the author addressed. Overall, an excellent book and a great value at this price.

Reasonably Useful
I'll agree that this book is a little random, but I've made it through the whole thing over numerous train commutes and found it useful in discussing how certain specific lease provisions can translate into a variety of outcomes in the real world of LL/tenant relations.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Negotiating    5. Real Estate    6. Real Estate - General    7. Commercial real estate   

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Worth The Investment
This is one of four books on purchasing and managing real estate that we purchased.Although pricey due to availability in hardback only, for those such as us that are first time buyers of commercial real estate, the data, clarity of thought and information will likely prove very valuable. It is a quick read that provides the basic tenets of buying multi-family units.The financial elements are fairly simplistic; hence we purchased an additional book that delves into the intricacies of purchasing and financing multi-family units.

Best I've Found Thus Far
Of the three books I've read on investing in multi-family real estate, this is by far the best.The author does a good job of walking the reader through from start to finish the purchase of a representative property.In the appendix the author provides several very easy to understand and useful financial analysis templates which can easily be recreated in Excel or any other spreadsheet program.

The Real Estate Recipe: Make Millions by Buying Small Apartment Properties in Your Spare Time
I found the book to be a very concise (Nuts & Bolts) and logical approach to buying small apartment properties from someone who obviously knows the process. He gives you all the tools needed to anaylise, purchase, manage and project profits. The forms in the book are easily accessed at the publisher's website www.dnapress.com for downloading. I'm closing on a 7 unit property in less than 2 weeks. Thanks Brian! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Apartment houses    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Consumer Finance    5. Personal Finance - Investing    6. Purchasing    7. Real Estate    8. Real Estate - General    9. Real Estate - Investments    10. Real Estate Investment    11. Residential real estate    12. United States    13. Law / Real Estate    14. Property & real estate   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Commercial real estate    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Real Estate    6. United States    7. Vendors and purchasers    8. Law / General   

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Great Legal Guide / Reference
This book is incredibly thorough and it even points you to the relevant statutes in your state so you can look up the relevant laws. It is a great book. One thing to note is that all forms that you could want to edit are included on the CDROM as RTF files editable in any word processing program--a previous reviewer was wrong in saying that only PDF files were included on the CDROM.
Unuseable PDF forms
This book seems to have a wealth of information and includes a CD with numerous forms, the Word documents are very useful.The PDF forms are not.The problem is none of them are editable.Why even include them?Why not creat them in Word format?This is unsatisfactory and a complete waste of time.Why even provide the forms electronically if you can't customize them, you might as well buy a book with the paper forms and photo copy them.

Every Landlord's Legal Guide (Paperback)
Great Source of information and works well with the second book I bought called:Landlord's Rights & Duties In Florida, 10E
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Landlord And Tenant    4. Leases    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Popular works    7. Practical Guides    8. Property    9. Property Law    10. Real Estate    11. Real Estate - General    12. Rent    13. United States   

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this book is pretty good
my mother is dumb as bread and somehow she still understood this pook, its a miracle, i highly suggest it..

Excellent Book
I highly recommend this book for those of you who are taking Real Estate classes and also first time home buyers.Edith Lank gives a clear understanding of each chapter; there's also a practice exam after each chapter.This book is my bible for Real Estate!

Clear and thorough
I bought this book for a class I am taking at a local college, in preparation for the NYS R.E. Salesperson's License.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Law and legislation    5. New York (State)    6. Real Estate    7. Real Estate - General    8. Real Estate - Sales    9. Real estate business    10. Real property    11. Vendors and purchasers    12. Business & Economics / Real Estate    13. Management of real estate, property & plant    14. New York    15. Property & real estate   

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Law    3. Real Estate    4. Real Estate - General   

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California Landlord's Law Book is a must!
I have been a landlord for 12 years. Every few years I purchase a revised version just to be sure that laws haven't changed that I should know about. This book is a must if you have rentals in California. It is very easy to understand, it has all the forms you may need on CD and can be referred to quickly when questions come up. I feel I am a better landlord because of this book. I have also loaned it to my friends when they felt that their landlord had not be treating them fairly. They also found it very helpful. I wouldn't be without it.

Very useful and practical handbook for Landlords
I read through the book before renting my place, and it provided me with very useful tips on the legality of various aspects of renting one's place. It also had templates and forms which were very handy, in drawing up a lease, issuing a receipt or generating a checklist. I would recommend this book for any landlord, whether you are renting out one house or multiple.

Great information for first time California Landlord
This was the only book I needed to become a landlord in California. With the included forms on CD, I was able to easily create a lease for my tenants and feel confident that I was doing everything legally. I read the relevant sections of the book and will keep it on hand if any rental problems show up. I am very satisfied with the book selection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. California    4. Landlord And Tenant    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Popular works    7. Property Law    8. Real Estate    9. Real Estate - General    10. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Conveyancing    2. General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal assistants    6. Paralegal Services    7. Paralegals & Paralegalism    8. Property Law    9. Real Estate    10. Real property    11. United States    12. Vendors and purchasers    13. Business & Economics / General    14. Legal profession    15. Legal skills & practice    16. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law   

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I have nothing bad to say about this book.
I will be a first time homebuyer shortly and this book is really helping me put things into perspective and feel confident about purchasing a home.Easy to read.Easy to understand.Easy to find specific information.Highly recommended.

Prepared for the LA Market-Whoa!
This book is the only book you will need if buying a home in California. I am in my early thirties and knew nothing about the housing market in California until reading this easy and thorough guide to California home buying.
Informative and easy to understand
This book explains all the little nuances about buying a house.I read the whole thing and parts of it more than once before I bought my first house.It is well organized so that you can read just certain chapters if you need specific information right away.I actually sold my copy online after my house closed.Later, I ended up buying a copy as a gift for a friend.I recommend this book to all my friends who are thinking about buying a house. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. California    3. House buying    4. Law    5. Mortgages    6. Purchasing    7. Real Estate    8. Real Estate - Buying/Selling Homes    9. Real Estate - General    10. Real Estate Administration    11. Real Estate Investment    12. Reference    13. Residential real estate   

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Outstanding Real Estate Reference Book
As a community college real estate instructor, and as the book review editor for a national real estate magazine, I read a lot of real estate books. As a writer myself, I do a lot of research. In the reference category, this book is number one on my list. As I said in my review of a previous edition of the book: "I never leave home for the classroom without it."If you are enrolled in a real estate licensing class this book will be particularly valuable to you, since you're essentially learning a new language - the language of real estate. The feature that makes it particularly valuable is the fact that when it defines a term, it gives references to all related terms in the book. By the time you review them all, you'll have excellent insight into the topic. The primary author, John Reilly, has a background as an attorney, real estate professional,educator, and author.The co-author, Marie Spokek, is a nationally know real estate educator. In my office I have a special shelf above my computer for the real estate books to which I refer the most often. This book occupies a prominent spot. Dr. Ken Edwards, Book Review Editor, The Real Estate Professional magazine.

Excellent Resource
This book was great. I just passed my real estate exam and the book was a great reference for those subjects that were not clear in the classroom. I will be able to use this book throughout my real estate career. Well worth the money!

Great Book!!!
I have seen mixed reveiws on the Spanish translation in this book.It does not bother me that it is in there.I practice real estate in Arizona...it is nice if I have a client with broken English.I will take anything that has a freebie in it.The translations in here are not bothersome at all.It has examples of terms and has some illustrations...along with sample contracts! I am so glad I have this...a great buy! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Real Estate    4. Real Estate - General    5. Unabridged Audio - Business/Professional   

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title abstracting in all 120 kentucky counties
as a company who searches titles in all 120 kentucky counties, everyday, we believe this book is useful in showing the various basic terms in real estate and the nesessary use of title insurance.

Used this text in my Masters of Science in Real Estate
The book is useful if you have no experience with real estate law.It presents real estate legal concepts in a logical manner breaking topics up into such things as easements, etc.However, much of the information is covered in the real estate law class if you have taken the California Salesperson exam.

Complete, concise and understandable
I am not a law student, but I want to feel secure in the legal aspects of my activities as a real estate investor. This book provides exactly that. It is easy to understand and very well organized. It may be missing a fewexamples for some complex points, but in general is a great book foranybody who want to really know the ins and outs of real estate law. ... Read more

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Examples and Explainations: Real Estate: Review
As a law student, I have often sought books which are willing to explain difficult material in the clearest terms possible.With most textbooks there is no hope.However, this Real Estate Examples and Explainationsbook was fantastic.It is written clearly and yet deals with some of themost complex material in real estate law.For persons seeking a grasp ofthe fundamentals of real estate law and finance, this book is of infinitevalue.For others seeking a more detailed analysis of complex real estateissues, this is a good starting off point.I would highly recommend thistext. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Conveyancing    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Mortgages    6. Problems, exercises, etc    7. Real Estate    8. United States    9. Vendors and purchasers   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. General    5. Georgia    6. Law and legislation    7. Licenses    8. Real Estate    9. Real Estate - General    10. Real estate agents    11. Real estate business    12. Vendors and purchasers    13. House & Home / General    14. Management of real estate, property & plant   

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Not really an outline for the novice
Note:the 18th ed. of this outline was just published in 2003 with some case update.Call the Amazon rep. and ask for the new edition.Read more

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The book could be better, but it's currently the best!
THe book needs more solved questions, math and law solutions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Legal Reference / Law Profession    2. Real Estate    3. Real Estate - Sales    4. Business & Economics / Real Estate    5. Florida    6. Property & real estate   

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Save Hours Studying for the State Exam
I was reluctant to buy this book at first, due to its low page count and high price. I took the plunge, and it was totally worth it.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Real Estate    6. Real Estate - General    7. Real estate business    8. Real property    9. Texas    10. Vendors and purchasers    11. Business & Economics / Real Estate    12. Property & real estate   

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Helped ME pass the test.
This is an excellent general introduction to the principles of California real estate. I passed the broker's exam on the first try with no experience as a real estate salesperson and no cram course. This book was a great help in preparing for it. A large percentage of the test questions deal with the principles covered in this book.

Horrible explanations
This book is not a very in-depth book on the principles of california real estate.It covered topics only very breifly, and really sped through them with not a whole lot of explanation.I would highly advise buying a different book if you intend to pass the CA Real Estate Licensing Exam. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. California    5. Real Estate    6. Real Estate - General    7. Real Estate - Sales    8. Real estate business    9. Real property    10. Business & Economics / Real Estate    11. Management of real estate, property & plant    12. Property & real estate   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Real Estate    5. Real Estate - General    6. Real Estate - Sales    7. House & Home / General    8. Property & real estate