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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...
What are sale-leasebacks, and how do they benefit NNN lease buyers?
In the dynamic world of commercial real estate, traditional methods of raising capital like loans and equity financing have been the go-to, historical choices for investors. But did you know that there's another lesser-known but highly effective strategy worth...
Are Triple Net Investments Better Than the Stock Market?
If you’ve maxed out your Roth IRA and have put enough into your stock market mutual fund for the year, but you still want to invest safely with healthy returns. Look no further than triple net (NNN) lease investments. Triple net (NNN) lease investments are generally...
Bonus Depreciation CRE Phase Out: What You Need to Do before 2024
As part of the updated 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), bonus depreciation for Commercial Real Estate (CRE), currently at 80%, will drop to 60% on January 1, 2024. As you look towards year-end 2023, every real estate investor needs to evaluate how taking the 80%...
What is CAM reconciliation, and how does it apply to NNN properties?
When you buy a commercial real estate property that is leased to one or more tenants, either the landlord or tenants need to pay the Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges. CAM reconciliation is an accounting of CAM charges that may be performed at the end of the year...
What is the mansion tax and how does it affect NNN lease buyers?
What is the mansion tax? A ‘mansion tax’ is a real estate transfer tax that applies to properties that sell over a certain amount, though the exact amount varies by state and even city. The homebuyer typically pays the mansion tax as a percentage of the home’s sale...
What is passive income and why does it matter?
Passive income. It’s a trendy buzzword you’ve likely heard thrown about in your favorite investing podcast or in conversation with your fellow investors. As you seek financial stability for you and your family’s future in 2024 and beyond, you should know about passive...
The Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions from First-Time NNN Buyers
Investing in triple net (NNN) lease properties can be a rewarding venture that offers promising returns, potential tax benefits to the investor and adds value to any diversified investment portfolio. However, for first-time investors, navigating the complex realm of...
The Impact of Rising Property Taxes on Triple Net Lease Investors
What to Consider before You Invest in a NNN property Investors have long favored triple net (NNN) lease properties to provide stable and predictable income. Because NNN leases require tenants to bear the burden of property expenses such as taxes, insurance, and...
Mid-2023 NNN Market Update: The Fed held interest rates steady. What does that mean for you as a NNN lease investor?
Interest rates are steady, but are more rate hikes to come in 2023? The US Federal Bank held its key interest rate steady on June 14 but signaled two more increases in 2023 might be likely as officials continue to battle high inflation. That’s more projected hikes...
Triple Net Lease Properties — The Perfect Turnkey Investment
Have you tried investing in turnkey residential real estate only to find out there's no such thing? In residential real estate, "turnkey" usually means a property is already maximized for profit potential, specifically a single-family house with high asset value and...
Triple Net Lease Properties — Understanding Net Operating Income (NOI)
When purchasing any commercial real estate (CRE), calculating the NOI is important to determine what will be left over as "income" after expenses are taken. To determine NOI for most CRE and some net-lease properties, add the pre-tax revenue from rent received plus...
What to Do When Your Commercial Loan Comes Due
Regardless of the size of your portfolio, every investor at some point will turn to a lender for a commercial real estate (CRE) loan or mortgage. In fact, due to the high cost of most real estate, many investors use loans to help them purchase CRE since using leverage...
Business Owners: Are You Selling Your Business? What to Do with the Profits
Are you a business owner about to sell your business but unsure of what to do with the profits? Maybe you’re looking down the road a few years at selling or possibly transitioning to the next generation. Regardless, you want to position yourself for a lifetime of...
NNN Tenant of the Quarter: Fast Food Restaurant & QSR Asset Class
Fast food and quick service restaurant (QSR) brands, such as Taco Bell, Starbucks, Dunkin’, McDonald's, and KFC, have evolved to serve consumers more efficiently with artificial intelligence (AI), less overhead, and scaled-down menus, increasing sales. To keep...
1031 Properties: Defer Capital Gains Tax & Depreciation Recapture Tax
When investing in commercial properties, many people use IRC Section 1031 of the US tax code to sell underperforming or high-maintenance properties and trade up to higher-performing properties using the 1031 exchange tax benefit. The 1031 exchange allows deferral of...
NNN Lease Investments Can Ease the Pain of Stock Market Volatility
Did you cash in stocks and bonds or other investments before the market took a tumble and now, you’re sitting on a lot of cash that’s not growing? Maybe you’re looking for an alternative to the stock market? For a relatively low-risk, smart investment that provides...
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?
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 comprise 10–20% of all commercial real...
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...
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