The 6 Things to Know About Landlord Contact and Opportunity in Commercial Real Estate

The 6 Things to Know About Landlord Contact and Opportunity in Commercial Real Estate

In commercial real estate brokerage, the landlords in any town or city are welcoming of ongoing contact with brokers and agents.  The fact of the matter is that those landlords need help with rentals, leasing, tenant mix, and lease negotiations.  That is an opportunity in waiting for the astute leasing agents. (NB – you can…

The Importance of Working Tenant Advocacy Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

The Importance of Working Tenant Advocacy Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

When you look at the property leasing market in any town or city, there are tenant advocacy opportunities to be worked.  In saying that, it is always preferable to work with the larger tenants and the better quality properties from the position of a ‘tenants advocate’.  Smaller tenants can waste your time and your money. …

Useful Asset Planning Tips for Commercial and Retail Property Managements

Useful Asset Planning Tips for Commercial and Retail Property Managements

A complex office or retail investment property needs an Asset Plan.  Things should be considered and decided as part of the planning process.  Over time that then allows the right indicators to be tracked, negotiated, and changed as required. (NB – you can get Commercial Property Asset Planning tips in our Snapshot program right here)…

A Handy Checklist Approach for Leasing Properties to Franchise Businesses

A Handy Checklist Approach for Leasing Properties to Franchise Businesses

There are plenty of commercial real estate opportunities in targeting franchise businesses from a leasing perspective.  The facts of the matter are that a franchise type business will in many cases want a property to operate from; they have special property needs to suit business models. You can be the person to help with that…

The Components and the Opportunities of a Commercial Lease Renegotiation

The Components and the Opportunities of a Commercial Lease Renegotiation

Having worked on the leasing of many large commercial property investments over the years, I look at a tenant mix and the corresponding lease documents quite deeply as part of a tenant retention strategy and lease renegotiation opportunity.  If you really work through a building, the tenants, and the leases, there are many things that…

How to Use Marketing Suspense in Your Commercial Property Campaigns

How to Use Marketing Suspense in Your Commercial Property Campaigns

When you promote a commercial property for sale or lease, do so to a plan and a strategy. Build the suspense and the momentum in your marketing campaign so you are pulling in more people and inspection opportunities. You only really have ‘one shot’ at creating real marketing momentum, so everything that you do has…

A Threatening Action Plan for Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Investment Sales

If you work in commercial property investment sales, you will understand the importance of the market segment and the people that you serve within it.  They are typically focused on one main thing, and that is the improvement of the property investment.  How they achieve that outcome can be your services speciality using all of…

Commercial Real Estate Property Managers – Why Owner Managed Properties are Risky Business

In commercial real estate property management today, you will frequently come across owner ‘self-managed’ assets.  Many of the smaller scale landlords in that category do not have the expertise and the experience to manage their asset effectively and directly, and yet they struggle on.  Invariably they cut corners and make decisions based around ‘savings’ rather…

A Blueprint for Rental Growth in Commercial Property Management

A Blueprint for Rental Growth in Commercial Property Management

Most property management clients are looking for rental growth over time and a stable property investment as part of that process.  In any property with a variety of tenants in occupancy, it pays to have a plan of property improvement, rental escalation, and leasing activity well sorted before the beginning of the financial year.  Every…