About the Website

The appendixes referred to in the book can be found on the Internet at www.wiley.com/go/wealthopportunities. This website is intended to supplement and enhance Wealth Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate.

Please note, first of all, the schedules contained in the appendixes in the website tie directly into the illustrations contained in the book. For example, Appendix A sets forth all of the Rent Rolls referred to in the text. A Rent Roll is often the initial starting point when reviewing a real estate project. It is important to understand what percentage the project is leased and what percentage is vacant. When do the leases mature? Are the rents similar for the various tenants or do they vary widely from tenant to tenant? What operating expenses are the tenants required to pay versus what expenses is the landlord obligated to cover? When reading the book to obtain a full understanding of the analysis, it is important to refer to the applicable Rent Roll to understand these and other crucial questions.

Secondly, several of the appendixes are intended as reference material rather than a readable text. For example, Appendix D contains a Due Diligence Checklist. It is a handy guide that can be referred to when purchasing a commercial property to make sure that a buyer does not overlook an important matter that should be explored prior to committing to purchase, but it is not intended to be read as text. Other examples of the checklist approach are found in Appendix C, a List of Potential Exclusions to Operating Expenses, Appendix F, the Feasibility Questionnaire, and Appendix G, Construction Decisions and Issues.

Lastly, the appendix contains certain material that is more suited to a computer presentation rather than contained within the four corners of a textbook. The Argus spreadsheets contained in Appendix B are examples of this type of material. By placing the analysis in the website, it can be viewed or printed out for further review, but does not bog down the readability of the text with multiple pages or spread sheet analysis. I encourage the reader to study the spreadsheets to better understand the conclusions brought out in the illustrations.