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
* 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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