Commercial real estate investing, Dallas


If you follow the principles of long term investing, you can earn much higher returns than most debt instruments. Keep the following points in mind while investing.

Location, Location, Location

Location is everything. Commercial properties provide returns through two avenues— rent and capital appreciation. Both are heavily dependent on the location. Look for locations where vacancy is less than 5%.
A high vacancy location gives tenants options to move and renegotiate rents.

Quality: B, B+ OR A

Two buildings may be in the same location, but the one boasting better quality will always get rented first. It will also attract better quality of tenants. Needless to say it will fetch the investor higher rents, better tenant retention and higher capital appreciation.
Multinational tenants are always willing to pay a premium for quality. Look for certifications like LEED gold or platinum ratings or buildings that have nicer looking lobbies, more elevators, higher ceiling heights and better views. Higher quality properties are also more liquid and can be sold much faster.

Demand vs Supply

This is one of the first things a savy investor has to analyse before committing to buying a commercial property. Every city has different micro-markets. Annual demand is also published regularly by brokers like JLL, Cushman and Knigh.

Market rent vs in-place rent

This is a slightly advanced concept that institutional investors use to see how risky the property is. Let’s assume that there are three properties available at more or less the same price but each with a tenant paying different rents.
* Building A has tenant paying Rs 10 and is selling for Rs 100
* Building B has tenant paying Rs 11 and is selling for Rs 105
* Building C has tenant paying Rs 9 and is selling for Rs 95

Quality of tenant

A good tenant can significantly increase the value of a commercial property. Looks for bluechip multinational tenants and avoid smaller and unknown companies. Good tenants pay rents on time, pay higher deposits, stay longer and increase the value of the property.

Interior fitouts

As an investor, you should always ask who has done the interior fitouts in the property. When an office is delivered in India, it is provided bare shell (like a garage). A tenant who has done his own fitouts is likely to stay longer in order to sufficiently recover the costs.

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