When an investor is looking for a management free investment, nothing can beat a sale/leaseback. This is the ideal investment for an absentee owner because the tenant pays all the operating expenses and the investor-owner usually has a completely management-free and trouble-free investment. Typically, the tenant–who is the former owner–will take care of the property. […]

Landowners may choose the ground lease as a way to benefit an easy and risk-free investment vehicle and as a way to secure the long-term appreciation of the property. Sometimes a ground lease can put the lessor at risk. That is because the deal centers on the concept of sharing economic returns. The lessor becomes […]

The Buyer You have found the investment property that you have been looking for. It’s time to make an offer. To buy a piece of property or any other real estate without all of your homework completed means that you must have a way to cancel if something unusual and unexpected comes up. Waiting for […]

Investors purchase residential and commercial income producing real estate to make money. There are two obvious ways of making money from a property. First, the owner takes a share of the annual operating profit generated by the investment, and Second, profits from increasing the market value of the investment beyond what it would be because […]

When you look around a community, you will usually find a number of properties that need to be upgraded. Some existing owners do not recognize the increased return that they could get with a remodel or they do not want to make the necessary upgrades on the investment. Often these buildings can be acquired at […]

Knowing what you can do in some investment situations can be the difference between an annual profit or loss in your currently owned commercial property or the one you intend to acquire. How you acquire it can be important. The professional commercial real estate broker is in the position to represent a client in real […]