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24 Questions to Ask a Hard Money Lender Before You Sign on the Dotted Line
When interest rates rise, it is not uncommon for commercial real estate (CRE) investors to look at other financing and mortgage options. One of those options is borrowing from a hard money lender. A hard money lender is generally a person or a group of investors who...
Do Like-Kind Exchanges Drive The Economy?
Do Like-Kind Exchanges Drive The Economy? As a current or potential commercial real estate (CRE) investor, you've most likely heard the term “1031 like-kind exchange.” Beyond being an excellent vehicle for deferring 100% capital gains taxes, like-kind exchanges, which...
CRE to Avoid in 2023: Investing During an Economic Recession
The commercial real estate (CRE) market is always changing, and this is even more pronounced during times of economic recession. Though we are not currently in a confirmed recession, we have experienced recessionary turmoil in the last 18 months and will likely do so...
NNN Mortgage Deals 2023 & Potential Benefits
Investing in triple net (NNN) lease properties can grow your wealth in any economy, even if you need to take on debt to invest. But is 2023 a good time to get a commercial loan with higher interest rates? What deals are out there? Are there benefits to utilizing a...
NNN Lenders: National vs. Regional vs. Local — Which Option is Best?
As a commercial real estate (CRE) investor, it's important to understand the different types of lenders available and which one aligns best with your financial goals. While there are many factors to consider when selecting the right lender for your needs,...
Success Story: $14.4M 1031 Exchange — Farmland Trade for Steady NNNs Produces $515,000 Annual NOI
Guidepost Montessori, Sterling, VA Fresenius Medical Center, Chubbuck, ID December 2021 $14.4 Million NOI: $515,000/year Investor Defers Millions of Dollars in Capital Gains Tax by Trading $14.4M of Management-Heavy Agricultural Land for Worry-Free NNN...
NNN Tenant of the Quarter Q1 2023: Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis Centers
The medical sector is highly sought-after in the net lease investment marketplace. Regardless of world events, whether it’s a pandemic, global unrest, or economic uncertainty, medical care is essential for people who need urgent and ongoing care. Fresenius...
Pre-Construction NNN: Build-to-Suit (BTS) Investor Benefits
Are you a commercial real estate (CRE) investor wanting to purchase a single-tenant, triple net (NNN) lease property with a buying advantage? Build-to-suit (BTS) pre-construction properties tenanted by major brands offer notable benefits if you’re willing to wait up...
The Best States for NNN Investing
When investing in the triple net (NNN) lease market, it pays to look at purchasing investment properties across the country. Since absolute NNN lease properties don't require any landlord responsibility, purchasing a property with a major-brand tenant in one of the...
The Best NNN Properties 2023
Every year, Westwood Net Lease Advisors likes to share our choices for the best triple net (NNN) properties of the new year. 2023, here we come! Though most NNN lease investments are high-quality, low-risk, income-producing, reliable real estate, there tend to be a...
10 Strategic Improvements for Commercial Real Estate Properties
Did you know, as a commercial real estate property owner, you can raise your property value and profitability on any type of property? In this blog, you'll learn how you can raise your property's value with leasehold improvements and building improvements, and the tax...
Is a Triple Net Lease Property Investment a Good Idea?
As an investment, owning a triple net lease (NNN) property is not only a good idea, it’s a great idea! A NNN property is a low-risk, passive, stable, long-term investment with a reliable, credit-worthy tenant that provides effortless monthly income, periodic rent...
1031 Exchange Tax Reform Update: No Changes 2023
Great news, triple net (NNN) lease investors! As of December 13, 2022, the Biden Administration's proposed FY2023 changes to the 1031-like-kind exchange are off the table. Therefore, if you plan to trade one or more underperforming or high-maintenance investment...
What Does the Landlord Pay for in a Triple Net Lease?
A triple net lease (NNN) property is an investment in which the landlord has very few, if any, costs or responsibilities associated with owning and leasing the property. The NNN tenant agrees to a long-term lease that requires paying the “net” amount for three types...
Interest Rates Rising? NNN Buyers: Here’s What You Need to Know
It comes as no surprise that interest rates are higher than they've been since 2008. In November, the U.S. central bank raised interest rates for the fourth time in 2022 to a range of 3.75–4%. This "benchmark" interest rate range influences borrowing from most...
10 Ways to Make Money in Commercial Real Estate (Even if You Don’t Have a Ton of Money)
If you’re thinking of investing in commercial real estate, but imagine that you need to be a real estate mogul, take heart: you don’t need to be Donald Trump in order to get started.
The commercial real estate market not only encompasses a large variety of commercial real estate investment properties, but there are also numerous ways to invest capital and see a return on your investment that allow you to get started on a small scale.
Here’s a list of 10 of the ways you can make money in commercial real estate even if you’re on a budget:
$17 Million 1031 Exchange: Mobile Home Park Traded for 4 NNNs Providing $720,000 Annual NOI
4 Triple Net (NNN) Lease Properties Closing date: May–June 2022 Price: $17 million total NOI: $720,000+/year $17 Million 1031 Exchange: Mobile Home Park Traded for 4 NNNs Providing $720,000 Annual NOI Mobile home park owners ready to sell their properties often hang...
What Makes NNNs Profitable Investments?
When it comes to commercial real estate (CRE) investments with the highest returns, a lot of buyers look for multitenant properties with as many tenants as possible, assuming they provide the most profitable outcome. However, while multitenant properties offer a...
NNN Investments: The Importance of Location
The quality of the real estate, or its location, is essential to a successful triple net (NNN) lease investment. In fact, location is one of the three leading factors lenders look at to decide if they will mortgage a commercial property. The location also determines...
NNN: Steady Commercial Real Estate in Unsteady Market
Climbing interest rates, a tense geopolitical climate, and an uncertain economy can concern even the most experienced commercial real estate (CRE) investors. Notwithstanding, this may not be the best time to let your money sit idle when it could help you preserve...
1031 Exchange Benefits
Contemplating selling an investment property but you’re not sure if it’s a good idea? When you sell any type of investment real estate, whether it’s a retail center, office complex, mobile home park, commercial land, rental home, or multifamily dwelling, you can use...
14 NNN Taco Bell Fast Food Restaurants Sold for $32.2 Million by Capturing the Peak Seller’s Market
14 Taco Bell QSRs Closing dates: Mid-2022 Price: $32.2 million Cap rates: 4.25% & 5.25% Earlier this year, a Birmingham-based broker-developer with whom Chris Schellin, President of Westwood Net Lease Advisors, has sold many properties over the years, approached...
Caliber Collision: NNN Tenant of the Quarter Q4 2022
Caliber Collision celebrates 25 years as an automotive service leader, recently opening location number 1,500 while operating in 40 US states. Not only was Caliber recognized as one of “America’s Best Large Employers in 2021” by Forbes, but this brand is also a...
NNN Lease Investing: 5 Potential Tax Benefits
Very few, if any, other investments offer the tax benefits and opportunities that commercial real estate investing offers, especially triple net (NNN) lease properties. The immediate and often significant tax advantages that help build wealth set this asset class...
Should You Use an LLC for Commercial Real Estate Investing?
If you’re just getting started as a commercial real estate (CRE) investor, you might be wondering whether you should use an LLC, or "limited liability corporation," for the purpose of making investments. The answer depends on your long-term CRE investment strategy,...
Can I Use 1031 Exchange for a New Construction NNN Property?
Most commercial real estate investors are familiar with the 1031 exchange tax code, which allows investors to sell one commercial real estate property and buy another while deferring the capital gains tax on the profit from the sale. However, what if you want to buy a...
Calculating Residual Land & Property Value: Quick Guide
What is Residual Land Valuation & Why is it Useful? If you wish to know the value of land with development potential, you would use the residual method of determining that value. Unlike other methods of estimating value, it is used at the beginning stages of...
How to Invest in Triple Net (NNN) Properties
In last week’s blog, What is a NNN Lease Investment? we shared the basics of triple net leases, who leases the properties, and the benefits and drawbacks. We also demonstrated just how straightforward these income-producing investments can be. So now the question...
What is a NNN Lease Investment?
Have you heard about NNN lease investments? Regardless of your level of commercial real estate (CRE) experience, you may not be aware of the unique benefits and security that triple net lease properties offer — they are truly one of the most stable income-producing...
NNN Price & Cap Rate Update: Room for Negotiation
Triple net (NNN) investors have been purchasing in a sellers’ market for the last 24 months or so — but the tide is turning. The team at Westwood Net Lease Advisors is seeing more negotiation room for net lease buyers when it comes to purchase price and cap rate. So,...
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