May 15th, 2013 
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- Why Building Owners Need to Stay Ahead of the Curve - Redevelopment of existing office buildings will be necessary to meet the ever-changing demands of the commercial marketplace. There is strong evidence to suggest that approximately 80% of the nation’s commercial building stock will still be standing for the next 10 to 15 years. Using this knowledge, agents can identify building...
May 13th, 2013
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- Companies Still Need Brick & Mortar “Motherships” - Even though companies are finding abundant benefits in shifting to telecommuting and mobile-friendly office environments, many are still seeing value in maintaining a physical presence; with CEOs such as Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, who recently banned working from home, we’re far from seeing the end of bricks and mortar. In today’s e...
Why Due Diligence Is Important for a Seller - Sellers strengthen their negotiating power … by identifying problems in advance. If you’re selling a property, you need to do your due diligence. It not only protects you from the unexpected, but the information might help you sway a potential buyer. A seller who knows every detail about a property can influence a buyer’s perception of the val...
Below is a list of topics that we would recommend researching before you place your San Antonio Commercial Land Tract on the market for sale! #1 Price - How much do you want to sell your San Antonio Commercial Land tract for? Is your desired price in line with market for this type of property? What improvements (horizontal or vertical) does your property have tha...
Cost Segregation Benefits Medical Office Buildings Cost segregation benefits medical office buildings. By accelerating depreciation on all personal property, medical office buildings can provide Dr.’s with significant increases in investment income. It really is quite simple. IRS acquiesced to a lawsuit brought by HCA in Hospital Corporation of America v. Commissioner, 109 T.C. 21 (1997)("HCA"...
- How to Identify and Liquidate Surplus Commercial Investment Properties - Commercial real estate investors often have to evaluate whether their real estate assets are continuing to generate the highest and best value. It can cost you money to carry a property that is underutilized and not meeting your investment needs. Identifying surplus real estate assets and then liquidating them c...
April 26th, 2013
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Spare Land? How to Squeeze More out of Your Assets With a Commercial Land Lease Investors and property owners alike can take advantage of land leases. Larger retail outlets, for example, sometimes lease extra parking area to another business interest. The concept began as the Lend-Lease program during the Second World War. While the program started as a means of providing aid in the form of supp...
Deeds in Texas - How do they differ and what do they mean? - There are four primary deed forms used in Texas, as follows: 1. General Warranty Deed - this conveys property with a full warranty of the seller’s chain of title for anything that might have happened at any time. 2. Special Warranty Deed- this conveys property with a warranty limited to the time during which the seller ow...
April 22nd, 2013
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Renewing Your Commercial Lease? Here are a few areas to focus on when it comes time to renegotiate. Renewing commercial leases can be a daunting task for many commercial investors. Tenants often want to renegotiate terms and get more for their money. While rent paid is an obvious topic of discussion at renewal time, commercial tenants want to stretch their rental dollar in more ways than one. He...
Parking Choices Can Make or Break a Business - Everyone has heard the saying that in real estate it’s location, location, location. This may work well for the landlord in the short term, but what about parking for tenants and customers? Property and business owners alike both suffer when parking is inadequate. The following information outlines the risks and benefits of different types of pa...
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