The host of The Commercial Real Estate Show, Michael Bull, answers the question; “As a tenant, will I have to pay my tenant rep?” His answer, a firm “typically, no,” further noting 90-95% of the time “no,” is consistent with my experience. As he further notes, tenant representative fees tend to be built into the […]
Laura Hall, partner at Sheley, Hall & Williams, joins Michael to discuss mistakes to avoid in leases. She discusses operating expense related provisions in leases as well as language related to expansion rights.
Jonathan Neville, a partner at the law firm Arnall, Golden, Gregory, joins Michael to discuss contract tips and mistakes to avoid for retail properties from a landlord’s perspective. Discussed are the importance of actively negotiating items for which a landlord can charge, controlling the construction process, understanding and negotiating co-tenancy clauses, project predictability, and having an […]
Laura Hall, partner at Sheley, Hall & Williams, joins Michael to discuss mistakes to avoid in leases. Part one covers personal and corporate guarantees. Within this video Ms. Hall discusses the perils of personal guarantees for tenants as well as landlords, and the benefits of letters of credit as an alternative.
Jonathan Neville, a partner in the law firm Arnall, Golden, Gregory, joins Michael to discuss lease mistakes that tenants would be best served to work to avoid. Discussed are the dangers of unreasonable landlord remedies, the risks that can be buried within landlord assignment clauses, the importance of having landlord default clauses, the importance of […]
Laura Hall, partner at Sheley, Hall & Williams, joins Michael Bull of The Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss mistakes to avoid in lease involving options to renew. Some highlights of this video include: Most commercial leases have one Very few are exercised Landlord should require as much lead time as possible to execute […]
In this REIT.com interview David de la Rosa, vice president with Green Street’s Advisory & Consulting, shares an overview of the Fibra market. A Fibra is an investment trust vehicle under the laws of Mexico that is dedicated to the acquisition and also the development of real estate assets within Mexico that are intended for leasing. […]
The host of The Commercial Real Estate show answers the question of whether one should sign a tenant rep agreement with a broker to lease office space. His answer, which we concur with, it a resounding yes! Tenant reps can provide not only information about the market and available spaces, a good tenant rep […]
In this quick video from The Commercial Real Estate Show, host Michael Bull answers a common question; “Can an agent tell me what my commercial property is worth?” His answer is yes and no, yes if it is more of an indication of value, but no if it is to provide a loan or for […]
The sometimes asked question of where can one find the value of commercial property is addressed by Michael Bull, host of The Commercial Real Estate Show. Spoiler Alert: There is no one place to find values.
James Hawkins, via a related entity, has made Florida Chapter 475, Part 1, Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools, from Florida Statutes Title XXXII, Regulation of Professions and Occupations, available for download on Kindle. This is a great resource for those studying to take the Florida Real Estate Sales Associate or Florida Real Estate Broker […]
Michael Bull, host of The Commercial Real Estate Show, discusses the differences between internal rate of return driven investors versus cap rate driven investors.
Michael Bull of The Commercial Real Estate Show discusses whether when buying property one should have the seller sign a quit claim deed. This seems like solid, practical advice, but I have to note that this is the type of question best asked of your attorney.
The differences between value add and opportunistic properties are briefly discussed in this video with commercial broker Michael Bull.
Michael Bull, host of The Commercial Real Estate Show, briefly discusses how businesses looking to buy commercial property can sometimes do so with as little as 10% down via SBA (Small Business Administration) loans and the like. This type of leverage is not generally available in commercial real estate, and thus can provide a distinct […]
