Maverick Real Estate Investing

The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Property Like the Experts

How do the world s most successful developers--from Donald Trump to Sam Zell--make the most of every real estate transaction? The answers are found throughout Maverick Real Estate Investing. In this one-of-a-kind book, you ll learn the secrets to making a good deal, using other people s money, establishing cash flow targets, finding the best locations, getting top legal and tax counsel, overcoming negative responses, selling at the right time, and much more. It s must reading for every aspiring real estate titan, and will give you the tools necessary to make every deal a profitable one.

"Steve Bergsman s profiles of some of the most successful investors of our time give an illustrative and illuminating insight into how the best in the business have consistently managed their risk . . . and raised their returns. If you want to make it in the competitive world of real estate investing, read this book!"
--Dale AnneReiss, Global and Americas Director of Real Estate, Hospitality, and Construction Services, Ernst & Young

"For the novice--and even the experienced--investor in real estate, Steve Bergsman s book contains lots of worthwhile ideas. Better still, it clearly explains how to implement them. Easy to read and insightful, it s one of the better how-to investment guides around."
--Richard Rescigno, Managing Editor, Barron s

"I have been reading Steve Bergsman s insightful real estate reporting and commentary for over a decade. He is one of the best real estate writers in America, as evidenced by his captivating analysis in Maverick Real Estate Investing, where he melds personalities and investing principles into a very good read."
--Jonathan L. Kempner, President and Chief Executive Officer Mortgage Bankers Association