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The two major issues that stop investors from pursuing commercial real estate deals are no time and no money. In my experience, I've started off with practically none of these resources available to me, but as I broke these barriers my investing career started to flourish and I became a millionaire in under four years. You can sure bet that I'm glad I got started and once you start seeing results, I know you'll feel the same way too. There are many real estate gurus who will tell you that you need to commit many hours per week in order to get your real estate business off the ground. Lots of time commitment with no pay off is a quick path to failure. Why? It's hard to stay committed enough as it is...

Of course there's a lot that goes into being a successful commercial mortgage broker like marketing, contacts, sales skills, technical knowledge of the industry, market knowledge, bank contacts, proper administration set up, etc so I'm not trying to over simplify the issue; but in general why are there commercial mortgage brokers that make seven figures incomes and many that can't break $100,000 per year? The most important component to this, I believe, is the quality of the deals that the commercial mortgage broker DECIDES to work on. For many this may seem a little contrary to their fundamental "sales" outlook that operate under a more reactive basis and work on any or all loans that cross their...

Borrowers can now more easily observe that the higher the cap rate used, the lower the underwritten value. What the lenders are analyzing is how to capitalize the net operating income. After analyzing the income and expenses on a property and then arriving at a net operating income (NOI), lenders must then determine what type of return on the investment should that NOI be representative of. Riskier projects are typically subject to higher underwritten cap rates and vice versa. By using a higher underwritten cap rate or in other words a higher rate of return , lenders are thereby decreasing the value of the project in accordance with the type of return the lender feels an investor should be receiving...

Though it is certainly more common, and in many cases easier, to find deals with the single family houses, there are times when the opportunity presents itself to acquire a commercial property. And if you are a person who desires to pursue this venture, there are a few things you want to keep in mind when doing this. Following these simple steps can help speed up the process of getting some of these big deals in the pick line. First, FFN offers a Commercial Property Boot Camp. This is a must if you want to pursue this arena of the real estate business. This course will teach you all the ins and outs of going through these business transactions. See the website if you want to know when the next...

The SBA 504 Loan Program enables 90% financing of the total project costs to preserve more capital for an appreciable asset while lowering current real estate expenses up to 40% instead of leasing, and up to 25-year fully amortizing terms to lessen the impact on cash flow while obtaining below-market, long-term fixed interest rates. Maturities of 10 and 20 years are also available. A great bonus: it allows the financing of closing costs and other normally out-of-pocket fees to be financed as part of the loan amount. Better yet, on top of all of this is a fantastic boon: the loan is assumable! You get long-term, fixed-rate financing for real estate and/or equipment purchases through SBA-licensed...

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Investing in commercial real estate with distinguished tenants is the smartest way of putting your money to work. In this article, I will discuss the advantages compared to investing in a CD. If you have 250,000 dollars or more sitting idle in a Certificate deposit, you should consider investing this money in commercial real estate. The benefits of doing this are incredibly unforgiven. You pay ZERO expense, ZERO property tax, ZERO insurance. There's no property management required. At the same time, you get monthly cash flow, long term lease, low interest rate, enjoy real estate appreciation, enjoy great tax depreciation. Lastly, you are now the proud owner of famous tenants like Burger King...

When you purchase a commercial property and leave the Closing Table, you will take with you several different piles of cash you don't see in a Residential Real Estate Purchase. They come in the form of - Tenant Security Deposits - Pro-rations - Credits And in a larger property, these can easily total hundreds of thousands of dollars. WARNING: We know of other commercial property Educators who advise you take this money at the close and use it to purchase additional property. They crow about "Cash Back at the Close" as a major reason to move up to commercial property. We strongly disagree - and absolutely discourage you from taking cash out of ANY commercial property at the Close! That is because...

If you are not familiar with the growth patterns, ask an experienced real estate agent, talk to an active real estate appraiser, or visit the Chamber of Commerce. Make sure you concentrate on an area that is growing. You do not want to buy land and have to hang on to it. Of course, if you use the techniques in this book, you can tie up a piece of property and see if it will resell before you actually close on it. In order to find property that can be bought for a reasonable price and provide a good profit margin, you will normally look on the outskirts of the city. When looking for a tract, first make sure you are in a county that will not prevent your subdividing activities. Then as you are looking...

It is important to be able to determine early in your screening if a specific parcel may be worthy of further investigation as a potential land development. However, it may be even more important for you to be able to identify fairly quickly those properties on which you should not be spending any time and effort. The problem may be with the parcel itself. On the other hand, it could be a property having the wrong seller, one that's in the wrong municipality or just bad timing. You could have any combination of factors translating into a "red flag" potential real estate development, i.e., one that's not economically feasible or where you would have to grab a tiger by its tail. As the title suggests...

The United States Virgin Islands' has a weather that is so beautiful every part of the year. The beaches are powdery and made up of white sand. The sun shines continually and most days are in the 80's and most nights in the 70's. The summer is only slightly warmer. Humidity is very low in this part of the world, thanks to the easterly trade winds that are a continual part of island life. Nearly any piece of USVI real estate you choose will be at a very low elevation. The highest spot on any island is Mountain Top, which soars only slightly to 1550 feet. As with just about any area of the world, the island real estate is available in several categories. You might want to buy your own house or condo...

A. What To Verify With The Local Government Agencies The city government will normally govern you if you are building within the city limits. If you are outside the city limits, the county government will govern you. Even though you are in the county, if you are close to a city limit, check with the city to make sure they have no jurisdiction over the property you want to build on. I've had this happen to students - they would be in the county, outside the city limits, and they would do everything based on the county government, only to have the city create a lot of grief because the city was regulating certain requirements on the property. The county didn't even tell them. 1. Tax Assessor's Office...

Unlike many land surveys, done before buildings or other improvements are added to the land or after these additions are complete, as-built surveys are utilized during the middle of a construction project. Requested by many industries, as-built show improvements to the land, as they appeared in a particular point of time. As-built surveys may be used for commercial or residential properties. Surveys are crucial tools in the construction industry from the planning stage to the actual construction and future maintenance. A construction project begins with a site plan or plot plan, laying out the plan for the project from beginning to end. This plan incorporates any conditions already imposed on a...

Portable GPS Units were once bulky with universal frames and capabilities. However, as technology has advanced in other areas, GPS technology has benefited, as well. Now, you can purchase incredibly high-tech Portable GPS Units with any of a number of features. Some of the features you can choose from include: ·Voice Direction ·Touch Screen Display ·High Sensitivity GPS Receivers ·WAAS Technology ·Anti-Glare Screen Display ·Customizable Screen Icons ·Bluetooth Capabilities ·Software Add-ons (travel guides) ·MP3 Player Functionality ·Preloaded Maps ·Anti-Theft Features It is clear that the technology for Portable GPS Units...

Before looking into the actual list of HVAC units, it is best to know what HVAC is all about. HVAC actually stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. These three functions are combined all together to form one system and are used in order to construe with modern construction requirements for the home and for business establishments. They are specifically attributed for the cooling and dehumidification of certain systems. Among a list of HVAC systems, the central HVAC is highly favored because they are convenient and quiet. HVAC units revolved through time and have developed according to modernization techniques that they have fully adapted. The most common problem that was attached to...

Just a brief alert for those of you using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 survey databases. I've encountered a problem where if I try to import a survey field book into a new survey network that uses existing setup and backsight points from another survey network, things go wrong. Please note that I am not using Vault to manage my survey databases, therefore I don't know if this is also an issue for those of you using Vault. The program won't recognize the existing points you are trying to occupy, apparently because they are in another survey network (but within the same survey database of course), and will result in the following error message: The reason I am alerting you to this, other than it's not...

house deed research involves going to the courthouse to look up the deed to a property. This can be a notoriously frustrating process because old records can be hard to locate. It can take several hours to find some deeds. The older the records are, the harder they will usually be to find. Although fires were common at courthouses through the 1920’s, typically land deeds and property records were the first to be saved. Still, if you are looking for records that predate the 1900’s, the records may simply not exist. If the records you seek are very old, call the courthouse ahead of time; they may have been transferred to the state archives building, or they may simply be nonexistent. In...

Particularly for first time home buyers, title documents are confusing. Many buyers simply think that these documents are fine "as is," placing their faith in the title company, lender, or Realtors involved with the sale. Unfortunately, regardless of how confusing these documents might appear, the buyer has a responsibility to review the title, survey and legal description. These documents should be provided to the buyer for inspection before the closing. The Survey and Legal Description Are Related Together, the survey and property description (also known as a "legal description") combine to create the very foundation of what is being purchased. These real estate documents describe in detail the...

When you are buying real estate, title insurance is an insurance policy purchased from the title company. The company researches the history of the title, ensuring that the real estate in question is legally clear to sell. The title insurance means that the title company is willing to back their research and correct any mistakes if it is later found that the land should not have changed hands in the first place. Title insurance may be required to obtain a mortgage, because it protects the lender in case of a title issue. This is lender's title insurance; you'll also want an owner's policy, which provides you protection as the buyer. Be sure that you know exactly what title insurance covers and what...

The Total Station (TST) is one of the widely used electronic or optical instrument in modern saving. It has been used by many people such as archaeologists (to record excavations) police,(crime scene investigations or private accidents), insurance companies and other numerous surveying applications. If you examine the total station, you will notice that its an electronic theodolite (transit type) coupled with an electronic distance meter (EDM) which can be used for distance measurement of particular land area. There are many TST models available in the market. For example, certain TST models have internal electronic data storage facility which can easily record horizontal and vertical distances...

Nowadays, there are many people who buy and sell properties often, either because they change their location often or because they are in the business of buying and selling properties. Regardless of the reason for which they do these, they will need to rely on a professional land surveyor whose main function is to measure, observe and map the land. Furthermore, if you are planning to build something you must definitely have a civil engineer to tell you what needs to be done and how. Things can be much easier and pleasant when you work with professionals with experience in this field. First of all, when you decide to buy a new property keep in mind why you should hire a land surveyor: licensed...

Do you know if your land is in a flood zone? If not, you should. Even if your land does not flood yearly (or even every decade), you may need flood insurance to protect you from a flood that is destined to happen at some point in the future. Most homeowners insurance policies do not automatically cover a flood, even if your property is in a flood zone. Knowing whether or not your home is in a flood zone is important whether you are a property owner, homeowner, or tenant. Youll need to know this information if you wish to determine the cost or apply for flood insurance. Its also important to know about the dangers of flooding so that youre not caught unprepared. Flood zones also have implications for...

Though most people purchase undeveloped land with the intention of building their dream home, there are other motivations for buying vacant land. This land is also a wise investment for developers, subdividers, or land speculators. Investing in land does require some research, or you could end up paying way too much for land that is essentially worthless. Despite the current state of the real estate market, many undeveloped properties are currently undervalued, especially when you consider easy methods to make a fast profit, such as subdividing a larger property. If you've found a plot of vacant land you think you want to purchase, where do you start? Don't just purchase the land based on what you...

Land survey is usually done for locating, explaining, and mapping exact boundaries and corners of available land property. Services of land surveyor are generally needed when you purchase a home or a piece of land. This is of course a huge investment you may take once in life time so you need to know all the related information. Land survey basically includes record and field research, measurements and calculations with findings displayed on survey plat, which is handed over to land owner. Land surveys are usually unnoticed, but it is of course an essential part of the land sales process. They portray the lawful description of the land to be moved. They could assert that the owners know the...