find out how to prosper in commercial real estate

3
Find out How To Prosper In Commercial Real Estate Some say that it's a terrible time to purchase real estate, while others insist that there has never been a better time to invest your money. Don't believe the hype on either end. It's just not worth it. Make sure you read this article and the tips within, to understand how you can make an informed decision as a buyer. In order to secure the very best available terms for escrow on a real estate deal, the escrow arrangements should be reviewed by a professional with experience in the field. A real estate agent, financier or investment professional can examine the paperwork in detail, and let a buyer or a seller know if they are being taken advantage of. Commercial loans for real estate require a higher down payment on the property that is being purchased. Spend some time learning about the different commercial lenders in your area to find the one that has the best reputation with borrowers. This is sure to make a big difference when you are trying to get a loan. If you are considering investing in real estate, you should buy as many units as possible. You are going to need some kind of financing anyway, so why not borrow as much as possible? You will get more money from your investment, and when you buy many units together, the price of a single unit goes down. You know already that you're a motivated buyer; now you just have to find an aptly motivated seller who is ready and willing to list and sell their property for well under the market value. Seek out owners of commercial properties who have a pressing http://trec.state.tx.us/education/providers_online.asp need to sell and are therefore more open to negotiations. When you begin to advertise your real estate through a website, you must understand that you have a very short amount of time to catch your visitors attention. If your content is not focused, you will instantly lose thousands of potential buyers. Make sure your site is focused if you want to get customers. Make your offers clear and concise. Do not make any assumptions about what a seller, business or home, would be willing to accept. If you only believe the property is worth a certain amount, offer it, and be firm. If your deal is not accepted, then you were at least able to make sure you would have paid a fair price. Remember that home prices increase over time. The longer a seller has had a home, the more likely they will be to make a hefty profit on it, which you may be able to get in on. This works best for homes that have stood the test of time, such as Victorian or Cottage styles. Is it possible to work with real estate without using an agent? Well, technically it is, but it is generally not recommended. You are not merely paying an agent for their expertise, but more importantly for their network. With the contacts they have, your real estate will receive much greater exposure and will sell considerably quicker. Make sure that you conduct a final analysis after you have reviewed all of the potential options for your purchase. Do not hide this information from high level people at your company, as you will want

Upload: skillfulbandit159

Post on 21-Aug-2015

2 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Find out How To Prosper In Commercial Real Estate

Find out How To Prosper In Commercial Real Estate

Some say that it's a terrible time to purchase real estate, while others insist that there has neverbeen a better time to invest your money. Don't believe the hype on either end. It's just not worth it.Make sure you read this article and the tips within, to understand how you can make an informeddecision as a buyer.

In order to secure the very best available terms for escrow on a real estate deal, the escrowarrangements should be reviewed by a professional with experience in the field. A real estate agent,financier or investment professional can examine the paperwork in detail, and let a buyer or a sellerknow if they are being taken advantage of.

Commercial loans for real estate require a higher down payment on the property that is beingpurchased. Spend some time learning about the different commercial lenders in your area to find theone that has the best reputation with borrowers. This is sure to make a big difference when you aretrying to get a loan.

If you are considering investing in real estate, you should buy as many units as possible. You aregoing to need some kind of financing anyway, so why not borrow as much as possible? You will getmore money from your investment, and when you buy many units together, the price of a single unitgoes down.

You know already that you're a motivated buyer; now you just have to find an aptly motivated sellerwho is ready and willing to list and sell their property for well under the market value. Seek outowners of commercial properties who have a pressinghttp://trec.state.tx.us/education/providers_online.asp need to sell and are therefore more open tonegotiations.

When you begin to advertise your real estate through a website, you must understand that you havea very short amount of time to catch your visitors attention. If your content is not focused, you willinstantly lose thousands of potential buyers. Make sure your site is focused if you want to getcustomers.

Make your offers clear and concise. Do not make any assumptions about what a seller, business orhome, would be willing to accept. If you only believe the property is worth a certain amount, offer it,and be firm. If your deal is not accepted, then you were at least able to make sure you would havepaid a fair price.

Remember that home prices increase over time. The longer a seller has had a home, the more likelythey will be to make a hefty profit on it, which you may be able to get in on. This works best forhomes that have stood the test of time, such as Victorian or Cottage styles.

Is it possible to work with real estate without using an agent? Well, technically it is, but it isgenerally not recommended. You are not merely paying an agent for their expertise, but moreimportantly for their network. With the contacts they have, your real estate will receive muchgreater exposure and will sell considerably quicker.

Make sure that you conduct a final analysis after you have reviewed all of the potential options foryour purchase. Do not hide this information from high level people at your company, as you will want

Page 2: Find out How To Prosper In Commercial Real Estate

to make the best decision as a team. This will help to increase gratification with your real estateacquisition.

Get the credentials of any person who will be doing an inspection on a property you are trying tobuy. Pay particular attention to credentials when it comes to pest inspections, since it is notuncommon to encounter people working in pest removal without a license. This can avoid futureproblems after the sale.

Make sure you have the money if you are going to invest in commercial real estate. You will needenough to cover a down payment, closing costs, points and earnest money. Banks might be more aptto give you the loan you need, if you are taking care of some of the costs already.

When buying a commercial property it is important to consider the income that it generates. If thecommercial property in is a bad part of town it may be difficult for the property to generate anyincome. A real estate agent will be able to do a property valuation on the property so that you cansee the potential income it could generate.

Always get an attorney to review and negotiate the commercial lease with you. Make sure youunderstand the terms and conditions, restrictions on placing advertising signs, sub leases or othercomplicated sections with legal terms. Don't sign the lease until you understand exactly what youget into and what your legal obligations are.

When renting a piece of commercial real estate, it is important for you to thoroughly read the rentalagreement. You will want to make sure that you are not responsible for any repairs that the buildingneeds. If anything goes wrong, you should contact the owner to make sure to get it fixed as soon asthe problem is noticed, so that no major damage is caused.

Commercial properties have a lifetime. One of largest mistakes you can make as an propertyinvestor is to ignore the fact, that over time, a building will need upkeep, and you will have to payfor it. Every property goes through phases where things will need to be updated, repaired, orreplaced. It is best to have a long-term plan so you are able to handle such repairs.

Make sure you have a current property appraisalbefore heading in order to try to get financing. Thebank may require an additional appraisal but havingthis information already in hand will go a long waytowards approval. Having the property appraised willalso make sure that you aren't wasting your time on alosing proposition.

You may be very excited about signing a lease andgetting into your new space as soon as possible, butmake sure that you read your entire lease thoroughly and you understand all of the conditions. Theremay be things in there that will restrict https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnHermanHomes youractivities and be cause for your lease to be terminated.

As you have seen, owning commercial real estate has many things to take into consideration. Thereare so many things to do and check for, just to make sure you can keep your property. All it takes issome research and common sense to make sure that you take the best care of your commercial

Page 3: Find out How To Prosper In Commercial Real Estate

property purchase.