commercial realestate
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How to Buy Multifamily Property Without Getting Tripped Up
Buying multifamily property sounds glamorous until you realize it’s basically a business with more doors, more tenants, and more opportunities for a surprise plumbing issue. That said, it can absolutely be a smart move if you want income, equity growth, and a little more control over your real estate future. How to buy multifamily property…
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The 1031 Exchange 200% Rule: What It Means and Why Investors Need It
Let’s be real: the 1031 exchange 200% rule is one of those IRS details that sounds harmless right up until it starts messing with your timeline, your math, and your blood pressure. In plain English, it lets you identify more than three replacement properties in a 1031 exchange, as long as the combined fair market…
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How to Calculate the Value of a Multifamily Property
Let’s be real: apartment buildings can look like twins from the curb and still behave like completely different investments once you crack open the numbers. One has solid tenants, controlled expenses, and a nice, boring cash flow. The other has “character,” which is real estate code for surprise repairs and a maintenance budget that cries…
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What You Need to Know Before Signing a Commercial Lease Agreement
Let’s be real: a commercial lease agreement can look simple right up until the moment it starts behaving like a term paper with hidden traps. The rent gets all the attention, but the real story is usually buried in the fine print — operating expenses, renewal rights, tenant improvements, maintenance responsibilities, and the lovely little…
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SBA Loans for Commercial Property: What Business Owners Should Know Before They Buy
Buying commercial property is one of those moves that sounds simple until the lender shows up with a stack of paperwork thicker than a Tampa summer thunderstorm. The good news? SBA loans for commercial property can make owner-occupied real estate far more attainable than most business owners expect. The catch is that there are rules,…
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What Is a Sublease? A Simple Guide for Tenants, Landlords, and CRE Investors
Let’s be real: what is a sublease can sound like a boring legal question until you’re staring at unused commercial space and a lease that refuses to vanish. That’s where a sublease comes in. In simple terms, a sublease lets an existing tenant rent all or part of their space to another party for part…
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What Is a Phase II Study in Commercial Real Estate?
Let’s be real: commercial real estate has enough surprises without adding mystery contamination to the mix. Nobody wakes up excited to hear the words Phase II Environmental Site Assessment—except maybe environmental consultants, and even they usually need coffee first. But if you’re buying, selling, financing, or redeveloping a commercial property, a Phase II study can…
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What Is a Phase 1 Study in Commercial Real Estate?
Cue the dramatic pause. It’s not a sci-fi experiment, and it’s not a weird construction ritual involving hard hats and coffee. In commercial real estate, a Phase 1 study usually means a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)—the due diligence report that helps uncover environmental issues before everyone signs their names and hopes for the…
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Commercial Property Due Diligence Checklist: What Every Buyer Should Review Before Closing
Let’s be real: buying commercial property without doing due diligence is like buying a used car because it “looked clean” in the parking lot. Cute idea. Terrible outcome. Before you get swept away by the cap rate and the broker’s “this one won’t last” speech, here’s the deal: commercial property due diligence is the process…
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Commercial Property Capital Gains Guide
Selling commercial real estate can feel a lot like discovering the “small print” brought a suitcase. The headline number looks great, but the real story lives in the taxes, depreciation recapture, and whether a 1031 exchange can save you from an IRS-induced headache. Capital gains on commercial property are the taxes you may owe…