Rising cost of land dictates more imaginative designs for shopping centers. The multi-story shopping center is certainly a possibility. A good design and well-chosen tenants can make this concept successful.                     Here are some of the things to consider: Vertical Circulation. Shoppers are used to a […]

Maintenance of any rental building, either residential or commercial, should be handled as much as possible as a routine rather than an emergency. Preventative maintenance must be performed on a regular basis to keep the level of service at the property high and to reduce equipment breakdowns and service interruptions. Toward this end, the maintenance […]

Owners, managers, and brokers of new office buildings are usually anxious to fill their space, and to do so, they may not be above trying to charm your tenants away, even if your leases still have some time to run. Some new-building owners may offer to find sub lessees to sublet their prospects’ space in […]

When preparing a loan request package for presentation to the lender, the real estate borrower must be as complete as possible the first time. Insufficient, imprecise, or incorrect data in a loan request package can mean a rejection for an otherwise attractive real estate loan.  Following are suggestions on things to include with the loan […]

Conserving energy is important to everyone. Not only does energy conservation save consumers and businesses money, it saves precious resources for future use.  Saving energy is much easier than many people think. Insulating homes and commercial buildings, changing to double pane windows, lowering or raising the setting on the thermostat by just a few degrees […]

There are a number of ways to buy, sell or exchange investment or commercial real estate. Having the knowledge of what you can do in some tax situations can be the difference between an annual profit or loss in a property that you intend to acquire or one that you already have in inventory. The […]