“Putting is like wisdom – partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.” -Arnold Palmer Not long ago I was playing golf at a very difficult course, the kind where they have professional caddies, because it would be impossibly difficult without a bit of help. On one hole I hit a good approach […]
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The Situation… A client I was working with had identified an office suite that was perfect for the relocation of his business. The building was for sale, but with one big problem — there was a tenant in place. After reading the lease and the lease terms, I learned three valuable facts: 1) the tenants
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Plotting a course of action under an extremely short timeframe, and building in contingencies for the just incase scenarios. The Situation… A longtime client and mentor was meeting with his estate planning attorney who expressed he was going to be in the market for a new office. Upon hearing this the client passed along the
As Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone I find myself thinking back to the evolution of retail from my perspective as a commercial real estate professional. Looking back over the last few years I have become more active in retail property through the assumption of responsibilities for retail assets in Southwest FL.
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Pro-Active Brokerage In over a decade of leasing and owning various types of commercial real estate, I have developed the belief that brokers and landlords should focus on two major themes in order to create a professional and effective leasing environment to welcome prospective tenants. · Mutual Understanding- Accepting that the devil is in the details,
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Not long ago, after selecting a broker to list a property, a mentor shared his insight into how real estate brokerage is parochial, and his best steps for choosing a broker who was a part of the right community for each assignment. Occasionally, a lease or sale of a building will stall unnecessarily, because of a
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