John McNellis learned real estate investing the hard way: deal by deal, burn by burn, over 40 years and 100+ commercial real estate projects. He wrote the practical field guide to real estate development he wished existed when he started — the book that might also talk people out of starting at all.
Now in its third edition with 34 new chapters, Making It in Real Estate has grown from insider favorite to the book readers call their “real estate Bible.” This isn’t a motivational pitch or a finance textbook. It’s 80 chapters of unvarnished, experience-tested guidance from a developer who still remembers what it felt like to work without a net worth.
Making it in Real Estate : Thriving as a Developer
John McNellis
$19.95
Hubbard House
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298 pages











