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Commercial Real Estate Investing

Commercial real estate investing differs in many ways from the more traditional residential real estate investing. Property income, expenses, and values are often calculated differently, and success in this business often requires speaking the language of commercial real estate fluently. In this section of the BiggerPockets Blog, you'll find articles that discuss every aspect of commercial real estate imaginable. From different types of lease agreements, financing solutions, and valuation methods, we've got it all. Authors in this section include commercial real estate investors with decades of experience.

Nov 04, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Ben Leybovich

DSCR: The Important Metric You Should Use to Gauge Investments

I don’t mean to always be contrarian, though most of the time I end up being exactly that — and my thoughts related to DSCR are no exception to that rule.…

Jun 17, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Jeff Brown

Turbo Charging Your Real Estate Acquisitions With Discounted Notes

The following acquisition strategy can be put into play whether you’re a flipper, long term investor, even a spec builder. Heck, wanna buy the lot on which you’re gonna build…

Apr 15, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Brad Johnson

Compelling Tax Benefits of Real Estate Syndication

Real estate syndication offers passive investors an opportunity to realize current income while increasing equity through forced principal pay down and asset appreciation. These structural advantages help make direct real…

Jan 09, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

Real Estate Notes: Key Concepts to Consider

In a discussion at lunch recently with a young entrepreneur, who was intrigued by the note business, several key concepts came up, and I suddenly realized that many folks, especially…

Nov 26, 2013May 26, 2024 Ankit Duggal

Investing in Office Buildings: A Beginner’s Guide

A real estate investor needs to be both a good analyst and a great capital raiser. KISS guides are meant to help you solve one of those two needs: a better analyst.…

Nov 12, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Ankit Duggal

K.I.S.S Guide: Multifamily Investments

The commercial real estate market is an estimated $4 trillion market in the United States alone composed of various asset classes: multifamily, office, hotel, industrial and retail. Each asset class…

Sep 11, 2013May 26, 2024 Dave Van Horn

Collecting Arrears: Tips for Collecting the Most From Your Delinquent Notes

A week or so ago, a colleague of mine from BiggerPockets reached out and made the valuable suggestion that I write an article, specifically, on arrears. When note investing, especially…

Sep 02, 2013May 26, 2024 Kevin Perk

Shopping for Commercial Loans

I buy smaller multi-family properties. My strategy is: buy them, fix them up, rent them out and hold them. This is a great strategy for building cash flow and wealth. …

Aug 29, 2013May 26, 2024 Ken Corsini

Don’t Assume Commercial Investing is Out of Your Reach

I am in the business of buying, fixing, leasing and selling single family detached residential properties. I’ve been doing this for 8 years now and have the model down to…

Aug 07, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

Non-Performing Note Investing: How to Prevent 2nd Mortgage Notes from Becoming Wiped

When my partners and I first started investing in non-performing notes, one of our biggest fears was what we call in the note industry, getting “wiped” on a note. Keep…

Aug 01, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

P2P Lending: Peer-to-Peer Lending and Investing in Unsecured Notes

In 2005, I was first introduced to the world of unsecured notes and mortgages. At the time there probably wasn’t anything on my investing options radar that had to do…

Jul 22, 2013May 26, 2024 Harrison Stowe

Overseas Investors Eying Commercial Real Estate

As I noted in last week’s post, United States city property is gaining increasingly aggressive speculation from overseas buyers. The growing perception that American real estate is a stable growth…

Jul 12, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Clay Huber

Real Estate Land Contracts: FAQs

Last week I wrote an article on the real estate investment strategy that my company focuses on: land contracts. This is a form of owner financing and to avoid repetitiveness,…