Advanced Knowledge

Owning a STNL NNN property can often times be very rewarding and require little effort. The misinformation is that there is nothing to do with research when buying a NNN STNL property. There is a lot of review and steps that go into buying a good STNL NNN property. Notice I said a good property. There are tons of mediocre to bad properties out there where a buyer could lose some or all of their down payment investment. Those are easy to buy and hard to get out of. Developers

The 1031 Exchange can be one of the most important tools in an investor’s investing career. One of the main benefits is to defer taxable gains. When you own a property over time you can typically take a certain amount of depreciation on the property depending on the asset type. Different asset types have different depreciation schedules. There is also bonus depreciation available currently (tax laws are ever changing so consult your CPA for the latest information). To maximi

With STNL (single tenant net leased) properties there is often a misconception that these are easy to buy and you can’t go wrong purchasing a single tenant NNN property. Nothing could be further from the truth. Both as an investor myself and a principal broker I usually review over 1,000 single and multi-tenant NNN properties a week. What I have found over decades of time active in the space is there can be a lot of lemons. Here are some Key negative items to watch out for. O

Potential clients often ask me, “What is the interest rate on a commercial real estate loan?” The short answer would be, “It depends." I do not actually answer the question in that manner but instead start the conversation by asking the client several questions about their situation and the specific type of property they are considering. Before I can provide guidance to the client on loan terms, I need to gather information. Commercial banks, credit unions, life insurance com

The 1031 exchange, also known as a like-kind exchange or tax-deferred exchange, is a strategic tax planning tool that allows individuals and businesses to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of certain assets, such as personal property or business real estate. This powerful mechanism is popular for its potential to help investors preserve capital and facilitate the growth of their portfolios. Regarding how the 1031 exchange works, particularly when using the proceeds from t

It is important when looking at buying a NNN STNL property that a purchaser can analyze the strength of the tenant for security of the passive cash flow stream over time. The purchaser wants to feel comfortable that their investment is sound and will be successful over the long term. You have 3 main rating agencies that underwrite public companies for businesses: Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch’s. Most NNN lenders look at Standard & Poor’s ratings. Statistically the h

Investors often think of STNL as generally passive but do not have as clear of an understanding to the types of lease structures available and what that means. Here are the various types of leases you might come across when searching for a NNN STNL property. Absolute NNN This is where the tenant pays for everything with a property, and the landlord is completely passive. The tenant takes care of insurance, property taxes, maintenance to the property, etc. This structure is

When it comes to the world of smart investing, there are a few things that we need to first discover. To start this discovery, let's first ask the following questions: Are your current investments creating you headaches because they are so much work and energy just to see the fruit of the investment - costing you much labor, stress and personal involvement? Are your cashflow sources volatile, ever changing, sometimes unstable? Do you experience tremendous pressure to keep a b

Triple-net investing is a low-risk commercial property net lease where you as the investor can benefit in multiple ways. A triple-net lease (NNN) can reduce day-to-day involvement and headaches, as opposed to multi-family where collection of rent is often cumbersome, freeing you to spend more time on your life and your business and see supplemental income steadily grow to a continuous flow. This stability provides peace of mind in the relatively turbulent state of commercial