In commercial property management you can easily get ‘swamped’ by daily issues and events. Every day you can be busy day doing things that really don’t matter in the scheme of things. Yes, I know that you have client and property issues to attend to, but the real focus here should be on selective control. …
Every agent or broker in commercial real estate today should have a deliberate and direct prospecting model that they implement each and every day. In saying that, simplicity is preferable as you design the prospecting model to suit your own requirements and the properties in your location. If you make things too hard or…
The leasing process in commercial property today does not need to be complex. If you’re looking to identify more local leasing opportunities in your town or city, there are certain things that you should do as part of establishing your system of contact with both landlords and tenants. They need your help, and they are…
In commercial real estate brokerage, you need to have a comprehensive database of prospects that you can connect with regularly and directly for any property related reason. The client or prospect list should be split into groups, zones, prices, rents, timing, and many other categories that will allow you to find and match the right…
Commercial property management is not just about collecting the rent. It’s about looking for ‘issues’ and resolving them before they impact the property. Every property will have ‘issues’ for identification and resolve. That is where we ‘value add’. (N.B. these ideas are also sent out to regularly to our friends in Commercial Real Estate Online…
In commercial property management today, there are many important things to track across issues relating to tenants, leases, maintenance, and financial performance of the property. Note you can get our free special reports, charts, and templates here by email. In this special report about ‘Commercial and Retail Property Management Performance,’ you can understand just what…
There is no point in being commonplace and ordinary as a broker or agent in commercial real estate brokerage. The competition will ‘walk all over you’, then take your listings and your clients. That doesn’t mean to say that the competition is anything special in most locations, it’s just that ‘on average’ the volume of…
When you manage a shopping center, the things constantly happening in and around the property must be kept under control. The typical retail property is like a large ‘ship’ or tourist vessel, where events are happening on a daily basis. (N.B. these ideas are also sent out to regularly to our friends in Commercial Real…
If you’re looking to grow your commercial property management department, you should do so from a base of deliberate marketing and client contact. Some management prospects or clients will move through sales and leasing activity throughout the year. That activity will be a good catalyst for a potential property management appointment. Ask the right questions…
Don’t take a vacant tenancy to the property market without a clear understanding of the rental market facts for the location and the property type. Whilst it sounds a logical process, you can get caught out by the real market facts. The concept gets more complicated when you are working a property in a new…
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