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Hi Everyone,
I am interested in buying commercial property but I am not sure of the process.
I like to know if there is a difference in buying personal properties and commercial.
Any assistance will be greatly ap...
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Gov Wolfe of PA issued an order today to shut down all business physical locations that do something other than offer life-sustaining products or services. It may shut down the entire PA real estate industry. It say...
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I've seen that when buying rentals you use a cap rate. Cap rates of 6-12% seem to float around.
Then, as far as buying a business, it is common to buy in multiples of earnings, ie. 2x-5x earnings, or more or ...
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As an agent, instead of using my personal name on everything can I use a DBA business instead? People always talk about "building your business", but without brand recognition these possibilities seem, well, limited. ...
We are a small family business operating nationwide under LLC's and seeking to refinance and purchase more properties. Our two goals are to lower our interest rates and increase access to capital. Where should we look...
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Hey guys,So some people have huge business credit lines , like 800K...How do you build something like that?I think I have about 20-30K in business credit lines at 2 banks . Should I call the banks and ask them to incr...
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There have been quite a bit of posts on here about "house hacking" so I am curious to hear from those who have tried "office hacking"...Much of the financing for commercial investments has restrictions on owner occupa...
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Hello All, The commercial RE forum seemed like the best place to post this.I just wanted to share before and after pics of our first bar/restaurant build out! This is our first project and we have certainly learned a...
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Happy New Year!I just got my RE license and work on the residential side. My long term goals are to buy and hold commercial properties. What are the perks and downsides of being a commercial agent?Would becoming a com...
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How do you guys think about a real estate investor having a real estate agent license as well? I know some benefits to have access to MLS but what else?