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Are you juggling deal sourcing, asset management, and investor outreach, only to find capital raising slipping through the cracks? What if you could build a system that attracts investors to you – consistently and confidently? As a commercial real estate sponsor, you know that raising …
Imagine This... You walk into a building you've managed for years, hearing the hum of a packed house, feeling the weight of keys jangling in your hand. You know every tenant by name, every corner of the property, and every maintenance issue before it even …
It takes a lot of time and effort to get control of a deal. Financial modeling, market research, property tours, and other initial due diligence help you form a good offer. Still, the really hard work only starts when you win the deal. It all …
Real estate investment is a business that leans heavily on search. The productivity of your search and execution ties directly to your ability to find great deals. The good news is that the subject of most of your searches already exist in built hotels. A …
Closing and transition is the final phase in a long hotel acquisition cycle. Until this point, all activity has been speculative with relatively little risk. Now, your deposits are non-refundable, services are transferring, and employees are joining your team. You can only hope for a …
Every transaction is different, but every offer must cover a consistent set of deal points. Hotel offers contain many of the same important deal points as Big Four CRE offers even though they are different on many levels. The essential hotel deal points deviate in …
Business development is difficult. The search for properties that fit your criteria requires persistence, diligence, and a high level of resilience. More importantly, you must stay top-of-mind with your prospects to ensure all opportunities get a fair shake and none slip through the cracks. This …
Skill set alone rarely divides success and failure. Successful professionals understand that you must put yourself in a position to produce positive outcomes to achieve more. Hard and smart work are important elements of this positioning, but persistence is the defining factor that multiplies the …
Good deals are the result of a healthy pipeline, and the quality of your portfolio is a direct reflection of that pipeline. Systems and processes work well to load and clear your opportunity set. However, you need to be looking to the right deal sources …
Commercial real estate is an expansive and diverse industry. Each property has its own characteristics that differentiate it from the neighbor. We group asset types by a variety of criteria, which includes use and location at the highest level. However, it takes more to become …