Erez Cohen - Real Estate Titans: 7 Key Lessons from the Worlds Top Real Estate Investors

Real Estate Titans gives a fantastic overview of what the best investors and developers in the world have done to get to the topand how you can too.

Rodrigo Suarez, Co-Founder & Managing
Partner of HASTA Capital

Erez takes his readers on a journey through his own career and numerous interviews with several of real estate's most successful entrepreneurs. In the process, he distills seven instrumental lessons that are a must-read for every professional, regardless of the stage of their career.

Ashesh Parikh, Managing Principal at
Lock Three Properties

Forget all the infomercials promising you real estate wealth with no work and no money down. Educate yourself with the world's elite real estate players who found different ways of creating multi-million and multi-billion dollar real estate companies from scratch. Many of their secrets are in this book, and Erez has done an incredible job summarizing what really matters most. This book will get you on the fast path to success in real estate investing.

Austin Netzley, Author, Investor, and
Founder & CEO of 2X

Erez Cohen has discovered the secrets of real estate titans and shares them in this must-read book for anyone who is serious about becoming rich through investing in real estate.

Brian Zaratzian, Founding Partner
of Omaha Beach Capital

Erez has assembled an eclectic mix of real estate industry leaders for an intriguing behind-the-scenes look into decision-making at the highest levels.

Dr. Sam Chandan, Dean of the Schack
Institute of Real Estate at NYU

A must-read book if you want to achieve extraordinary success in the real estate game. The proven and tested principles shared by the Real Estate Titans in this book are simply not available anywhere else. A mind-expanding and thrilling read.

Mark Anastasi, Author of the New York Times Bestseller
The Laptop Millionaire

Our industry is a fascinating one and second only to the brilliance of those who lead it. A unique culmination of perspectives that are intriguing in their own right and combined, a powerful take on what it requires to be a titan of real estate. A top read for anyone looking to climb to the top of the Commercial Real Estate ladder.

Will Friend, CEO of Bisnow

It would take years of your time and a lot of your energy to travel the world and chase down these real estate icons for an interview. Read this fascinating manual more than once. Each time, you will uncover new insights.

Andrew Strenk, Global Retail Expert & CEO of Strategic Planning Concepts International

The insights and experiences shared from the Real Estate Titans in this book are pure GOLD! If you want to learn from the best of the best and conquer real estate investing; I urge you to read this book.

Joshua Lybolt, President, Lifstyl Real Estate

Whether you're a full-time real estate entrepreneur or a part-time investor, Real Estate Titans contains wisdom that will be instrumental to making smart decisions and dreaming big.

Patrick J. McGinnis, Author of The 10% Entrepreneur &
Host of the podcast FOMO Sapiens

Erezand the titans he interviewedare authorities on real estate. If you want to learn how to invest in real estate better than anyone else, read this book now.

Alan Burak, Hedge Fund Manager & CEO
of Never Alone Capital

EREZ COHEN

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Copyright 2019 by Erez Cohen. All rights reserved.

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To Shlomo and Edna

There are so many extraordinary people who helped me in this journey, I am deeply grateful for their untiring encouragement and support.

I would like to thank the Real Estate Titans interviewed in this book, I am deeply grateful that they agreed to share their unique wisdom with the world.

This book would not have been possible without the inspiration, intelligence, and support of Dr. Peter Linneman, who has been a guiding presence in my career. I never stop learning from his prodigious insights and feel deeply privileged to call him my friend.

I would also like to thank two other mentors and close friends: Jaime Lara, my business partner, for his teachings and leadership, and Gerardo Ruiz, for his guidance and optimism.

To my brothers, sisters and other family members, thank you for all your support.

To my friends and industry colleagues: Isaac Sutton, Salomon Sutton, Alan Burak and Sandy Ohebshalom, Varun and Pooja Mammen, Aman and Amrita Kumar, Ivanka Trump and family, the Alcalay family, the Ohebshalom family, Andrew and Annie Strenk, Tony Robbins, Mark Anastasi, Brian Zaratzian, Yoel Amir, Gili Raichstain, Atul Narayan, Nathalie Virem, Jorge Margain, Rodrigo Suarez, Olivia Schmid, Michael Delmar, Douglas Cain, Jerome Foulon, Gerald Marchel, Clifford Payne, David Orowitz, Elias Fasja and family, Jaime Fasja, Jimmy Arakanji, Sandor Valner, Douglas Linneman, Asuka Nakahara, Jeff Thelen, Laura Figueroa, Jonathan Sizemore, Jason Chow, Ariel Tiger, Blanca Rodriguez, Josefina Moises, Gabriel Patrick, Margarita Infanzon, Adi Weinstein, Lyman Daniels, David Daniels, Bruce Kirsch, Austin Netzley, Ricardo Cervantes, Ricardo Zuiga, Adrian Aguilera, Hctor Sosa, Fernando Delgado, Ursula Guerra, Santiago Collada, Jose Askenazi, Jose Cohen, Dany Izbitzki, Jennifer Skylakos, Vince Chamasrour, Marcos Sando, Simon Coote, Guillermo Rivera, Rodrigo Lopez, Karen Sanvicente, Jorge Laventman, Abraham Garcia, Mauricio Durante, Sebastian Gonzalez, Enrique Mendez, Juliana Roman, Francisco Navarro, Gihan Neme, Alba Medina, Lorenzo Berho, Mauricio Khalifa, Jorge Henriquez, Elizabeth Bell, Aaron Kraig, Lea Ribeiro de Oliveira, Gleides Noronha, Emily Walter, Patty Aguilar, Karren Henderson, Beth Merrick, Angela Sciandra, Annette Vargas, Debbie Larson, Bianca Ledermann, Doris Goldych, Joseph Warmann, Mark Lack, Peter Voogd, Benjamin L. Shinewald, Wesley Whitaker, and Federico Martin del Campo.