Asset Management
Don’t Just Lose the Gut, Don’t Trust It Either
“Khaneman and Tversky are more responsible than anybody for the powerful trend to mistrust human intuition and defer to algorithms.” The thought of distrusting ourselves
Commercial Acquisition
Chip or Putt? / Lease or Purchase?
“Putting is like wisdom – partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.” -Arnold Palmer Not long ago I was playing golf at
Asset Management
A look back…were we right?
Growing CRE Capital in 2016 Written two years ago, the thoughts below were a look forward in an attempt to define a strategy that offered
Commercial Real Estate
Medical Requirement Recap
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
Commercial Real Estate
The Timeless Wisdom of Caddyshack
In the classic 1980 comedy movie Caddyshack – Rodney Dangerfield’s character Al Czervik exclaimed -“I tell ya, golf courses and cemeteries are the biggest wastes
Commercial Real Estate
Fire Drill!
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
Commercial Real Estate
Strategic Concurrence
HOW TO GROW WITHOUT UNDUE RISK Searching for a new acquisition can be a daunting process full of risk and uncertainty, but the best solution
Commercial Real Estate
Nailing Trends
How, if at all, does a good CRE professional move with the capital flows of the marketplace as they move through property types. We preach
Asset Management
Owning Good Retail Centers
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
Asset Management
Smart Capital Growth
Today’s situation The future holds a difficult reality for those expecting to enjoy retirement from 401(k) or IRA savings programs, pensions, or self-directed investments. Returns
Asset Management
Pro-Active Brokerage
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
Asset Management
Swap & Drop: A 10-31 Theory
THE SITUATION A personal owner is involved in a partnership holding an asset which has been substantially depreciated and mortgaged, creating a situation where a
Asset Management
7 Great Questions to Interview A Broker
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
Commercial Real Estate
Financing for a 1970’s Industrial Office Park
The Art of Balancing analytics and creativity to secure short and long-term financing from recourse and non-recourse lenders to reposition a 1970’s Office Park Picture
Commercial Real Estate
Rock and a Hard Place
The Brief In the midst of the Great Recession, I was tasked with sorting out a multi-dimensional situation involving a recently developed retail property, owned