Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | November 23, 2010When I started my career in commercial real estate some six years ago, the mechanics of a transaction were pretty simple. On the one end you had the owner / seller and on the other end you had the buyer. Strike a price and make a deal. An idiot could do it (and there were [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | October 18, 2010 
The key to success in any business venture is specialized knowledge and a good network of contacts and associates that can help you accomplish your business goals. Investing in commercial real estate is no exception. Here are a few resources that will help you to gain specialized knowledge in the commercial real estate industry and [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | October 12, 2010 
Commercial Real Estate in general is a large market with many participants in many sub-sectors. If you decide that commercial real estate is right for you, then you will definitely want to choose a niche to focus your attention. Here are 4 Different Types of Commercial Real Estate 1.) Land/Land Development A very wealthy investors [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | October 4, 2010 
This is the final installment on the 3 part series discussing the different terms that relate to commercial real estate. In this post I want to discuss how to put all of the terms that we learned in the previous two posts together, in order to analyze properties and quickly determine whether or not they [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | September 28, 2010 
In my previous post, Commercial Real Estate Vocabulary 101 – Part 1, we discussed the vocabulary that relates to the income of commercial real estate in general, and we discussed in detail how these terms relate to apartment buildings. In this post, I want to discuss the 3 terms that relate to the expenses and [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | September 20, 2010 
If you read my previous post, 3 Things You Need to Know to Invest in Commercial Real Estate, you know that I stated that it is critical that investors know the vocabulary of commercial real estate. So, in order to expand on that concept, I wanted to do a series of posts discussing the different [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | September 17, 2010 
Many investors want to enter into the world of commercial real estate without truly knowing the basics. You have to constantly educate yourself on the basics of analyzing commercial properties (I don’t just mean popping numbers into an Excel spreadsheet), even if they are properties that you are not in a position to purchase. You [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | September 7, 2010 
Investing in Commercial Real estate can provide you with an opportunity for passive income and financial freedom that most people can only dream about. In addition to the income, investors also have the opportunity to increase their net worth from the appreciation of the property and additional tax benefits. However, as with most things in [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | August 30, 2010 
As a real estate investor it is critical that you have access to readily available capital in order to capitalize on the numerous opportunities that are present in today’s market. One way to do this is by acquiring properties through syndication. Real Estate Syndication is simply the pooling of funds from numerous investors and channeling [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Jeff Brown | August 24, 2010So far this year I’ve had this particular conversation maybe half a dozen times. I’ll have a few more. It comes with its own script. They either want to explore the acquisition of some sorta retail or office property, or have one and wanna talk about how fast I can get ‘em out of it. [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | August 23, 2010 
With the record amount of residential foreclosures in recent years, there poses a great opportunity to profit from rental housing by investing in Apartment Buildings. However, even if you recognize this opportunity, you must know how to go about financing any potential apartment investment that you come across. In today’s turbulent economy the best real [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | August 16, 2010 
Every so often I run across someone who tells me that “NOW” is not the right time to be in real estate, or “NOW” is not the right time to be in commercial real estate, or “NOW” is not the right time to be in (fill in the blank). The reality is that “NOW” is [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | August 9, 2010 
This is my first post on The BiggerPockets Blog and I just want to state that in my opinion, investing in commercial real estate is a better investment than investing in residential real estate. Now, we all know that real estate in general is a great investment vehicle and both residential and commercial properties can [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | April 7, 2010Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said that he believes a bubble in the commercial real estate market has already popped in a recent interview with ABC Senior White House Correspondent, Jack Tapper. “Real estate prices are down 50%. With prices already down and adjusted, if we were going to get severe secondary reactions, they would [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | April 1, 2010The congressional oversight panel for commercial real estate has recently estimated that as many as 50% of all commercial properties in the United States will be underwater over next 12 months. This leaves half of all commercial real estate owners owing more on their commercial properties than the property is worth. The dire situation is [...]
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