This is the third book I've read from Frank and I keep learning from him. Frank provides an organized way of determining if a particular real estate property makes business sense. Frank reviews various types of real estate properties (single family, apartments, etc) and analyzes them in a very logical and easy to understand way.

Unlike other 'get rich quick' books, Frank isn't out to convince the world that everyone should acquire real estate 'with no money down'. Instead, Frank advocates a quantitative approach towards deciding to make an investment in real estate.

Frank goes well beyond the theory (e.g., why single family homes aren't priced based on the revenue they generate) of investing in real estate. Very significantly, Frank provides numerous quantitative tools to help the investor understand and use in deciding whether a particular investment makes sense.

In fact, the book is devided into two main parts: the first part (37 chapters) consist of a series of formulas and examples such as simple interest, capitalization rate, amoritzation, etc. This part is more of a reference section.

The second part of the book applies the first part in a series of case studies, which are very easy to follow and interesting. You can see yourself wanting to 'run your own numbers' using his formats and tables to see if you are indeed acquiring profitable properties.

All in all, well worth reading and having handy as a reference book when looking to acquire real estate properties.

Mke

This is a great book for those just getting into real estate investing that do not have a financial background. The examples for each section really help you understand what the particular formula is supposed to tell you. Overall, I am glad I purchased this book.

Way to go Mr Gallinelli with the volatility in real estate these days, it's nice to know I can come to your latest book for the answers that un-candidly seem to hit the mark most every time.

Numbers crunching isn't much fun for a lot of folks but you keep it understandable and in many cases quite entertaining, your examples, case histories, benchmarks and historical data applied to today's environment will no doubt save more than a few from catastrophic implosions while leading others to sound long-term investment.

Thanks so much for taking the time to consider today's tough challenges and putting it all into perspective in one value packed volume, it's nice to be able to use this book again and again to cross-check moves to be made and adjust as necessary.

Dan Auito(Owner)www.magicbullets.com The home of over 5000 real estate investors on the web.

Frank's books seem to tell you what you need to know without the fluff. Written for those who are looking for the answer, or if they think they know, can confirm or deny those instincts.

Building on the 37 Essentials, he compounds the effort with case studies, to help those build beyond ratios and into real-world practical applications. All business school's should teach this way as most people enjoy practical learning so they can immediate apply the principles learned.

Frank's book are the "keepers" in the personal real estate library.

Frank comes out with another book on Real Estate Investing. Once again this book helps you to make an informed decision on investment opportunities. This book goes a step further than his last book by giving the reader more examples to work through to reinforce the principles and the part that I really enjoyed were the very realistic case studies.

The case studies show how complicated an analysis can be and how critical they are for the success of your project. The case studies work through house rental (my area), apartment complex and commerical. In today's market, there are so many opportunities for good investments, Frank will help you pick the better ones.