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Third-party reports can make or break your real estate purchase or sale.  The most typical third-party reports are appraisal reports, title commitments/policies, and surveys. This is Part II of this series.   The comparable sales [...]

Third-party reports can make or break your real estate purchase or sale.  The most typical third-party reports are appraisal reports, title commitments/policies and surveys. Let’s review these reports one by one.   An appraisal is [...]

There are many names for short term private money loans.  Some are familiar, like hard money loans, bridge loans, or private money loans.  One name that is not used often but makes sense is “rescue [...]

Almost every commercial real estate transaction is accomplished by getting a mortgage instead of paying 100% cash.  The leveraging of a real estate purchase increases your return significantly (assuming it is a good purchase instead [...]

Rehab loans for investment-purpose real estate (whether it’s residential or commercial) can be very difficult to obtain. FHA 203K rehab loans are typically not available for non-owner-occupied properties, and Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) [...]

Underestimating the difficulty of obtaining additional funds for real estate projects, especially rehabilitation projects, is a common mistake for new investors. It’s essential that you get all of your financial ducks in a row before [...]

A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (commonly referred to as a “Phase I”) can be as important as a title commitment for the purchase or financing of industrial, retail and vacant land commercial real estate [...]

Make sure you understand if you are in a General Partnership or a Limited Partnership.  The General Partner (also known as the “sponsor”) is responsible for day-to-day operations of the real estate investment and is [...]

In Part I of this blog series we reviewed additional items to look for when vetting a sponsor for a real estate investment. Some kinds of “skin in the game” are better than other kinds.  [...]

Investing in commercial real estate is a highly competitive field.  If you are not yourself highly skilled and experienced in making this type of investment you may want to work with someone that offers you [...]