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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.

Apr 22, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Apartment Buildings Verse Single Family Homes — An Investment Property Comparison

A lot of the investors that I work with have some experience investing in single family homes but they want to know more about some of the advantages and disadvantages…

Mar 27, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Choosing a Commercial Realtor

During the heyday of the residential real estate market boom a few years ago many investors were exclaiming: “why should I hire a realtor to sell my property and give…

Mar 17, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Apartment Building Forced Appreciation – Commercial Real Estate Investors: Turbo Boost Your Bottom Line

Apartment buildings are the most profitable of all commercial real estate investments partially because they give the owner and investor so many ways to increase the bottom line. The bottom…

Mar 10, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Understanding Debt Service Coverage Ratio

As a commercial finance consultant I speak with new apartment building investors on a daily basis; typically, here is how the conversation unfolds: Investor: Hello Ted, my name is “first…

Mar 04, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Joshua M. Marks, Esq.

Commercial Leases: Understanding the Keys to a Commercial Lease

If you are a starting a new business that requires you to either lease office space or open a physical store where you can visit with customers, chances are you…

Mar 03, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Determining the Value of an Apartment Building Investment Using Cap Rates

Determining the value of an apartment building investment is one of the greatest difficulties that many new commercial real estate investors face. Most people who invest in apartments have some…

Oct 29, 2007Mar 17, 2021 Joshua M. Marks, Esq.

Buying New Construction? Don’t let those builders push you around!!

From the concrete streets of metropolitan cities to the sprawling suburbs in most areas around the country, new construction is present in the form of townhouses, condominiums, single homes and…

Aug 03, 2006Mar 16, 2021 Joshua Dorkin

What Are Condo Hotels or Condotels? A Primer

Lately, we’ve gotten a ton of questions at BiggerPockets about a relatively unknown area of real estate investing, Condo Hotels or Condotels. In an effort to help understand what exactly…