A new tenant and an investor share the same first impression of a commercial building or an apartment property. That first impression is crucial. Before marketing the property, think about the outside appearance. The “look” affects both tenants and buyers. The following is a checklist of first-impression items that a good property manager must use: […]
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An Appropriate Management Plan
Real estate investments can be set up to generate one or more types of returns: • Cash flow to owners (yield or return on investment). • Appreciation of owner’s capital (capital appreciation). • Shelter of cash flow and/or other income from taxation (tax benefits). • Preservation of capital (safety). Once the owner specifies the type(s) […]
Read more.Financing A New Development
When an investor purchases land to build on, the next step is land development and financing. “Land development” cannot be precisely defined; generally, it refers to the physical, legal, and engineering processes needed to convert raw land to land (or lots) on which buildings can be placed. Land development can be classified into the following […]
Read more.Help With Investment Real Estate
When you have searched for new real estate investment opportunities, with values that have been changing, you know that finding and evaluating them is becoming more sophisticated and complex. More investors are turning to real estate consultants as a means of providing a sounding board for their ideas as well as expertise in the planning […]
Read more.The Self-Storage Market Demand
One in ten U.S. households now rent a self-storage unit. The growing demand for self-storage in the U.S. is created by people moving (some 40 million people move each year according to U.S. Census data), and by various lifestyle transitions, such as marriage, divorce, retirement, a death in the family, etc. Recent surveys of self-storage […]
Read more.Building On Leased Land
Building on leased land results in a separate ownership of that building and the land. The two owners, one of the land, and one the improvement, come together in one investment parcel. In this situation, the landowner wants someone to develop the land, but still wants to continue in ownership. The developer prefers to lease […]
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