- LIFESTYLE-
BY ELMER MARTINEZ
Commercial real estate is an often untapped investment opportunity that can yield amazing results. Whether it’ s an apartment complex, a store front, or a strip mall, there are a number of ways you can invest.
Commercial real estate includes various types of real estate from gas stations to shopping centers. As its name implies, commercial real estate is used in commerce and can be rented out by businesses while the investor collects rent.
Ask any real estate professional about the benefits of investing in commercial property and you’ ll likely trigger a monologue on
how such properties are a better deal than residential real estate.
Commercial property owners love the additional cash flow, the beneficial economies of scale, the relatively open playing field, the abundant market for good, affordable property managers and the bigger payoff from commercial real estate.
But how do you evaluate the best properties, and what separates the great deals from the duds?
Like most real estate properties, success starts with a good blueprint. Here’ s one to help you evaluate a good commercial property deal.
- 24- FALL / WINTER 2016- ISSUE IV