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I read a piece on Inman News a few minutes ago that I find quite striking.   This is further development on the build better, not bigger design theme that we’re seeing in urban infill areas [...]

NAR announced that according the Pending Home Sales Index, October’s 93.3 rating represents a 9.2% increase year over year, and all US regions show an increase.  The gain in the Midwest was [...]

Seeking additional long lease, investment grade, single-tenant, triple net leased, opportunities nationwide. Please contact me, Scott Harris at 310-473-4789 or 614-905-6614.

Forbes.com Ranked Columbus, Ohio in third pace of all major metros in tech job creation over the last five years.  Columbus created nearly 17% growth in that period and was beaten only by Seattle [...]

Before I discuss some of the common pitfalls to be aware of by a potential buyer when evaluating a property for purchase, I’ll review the clauses that at least should be included in a commercial [...]

I get quite a few calls/emails asking for exactly the same property type backed by the same type of lease. The commercial real estate flavor du jour is retail, single-tenant, single parcel with [...]

Linked is a US Tax Court case ruling that came down earlier this year that emphasizes the 750 + hour per year active management requirement and documentation required.  Also Discussed in the IRC [...]

Homes sales in Central Ohio were 1,543 for the month and that’s up almost 8.6% over the 1,421 for October last year.   Homes going into contract increased 46% last month over a year ago making [...]

And again, there’s not much in the way of good news to report regarding home sales in Southern California for October  2011.  DQ News reported that 16,829 new and resale homes sold last month, [...]

A couple of days ago I promised to put together a chart of the S&P and Moody’s credit ratings for the major retailers that you’re likely to encounter as potential tenants.  It’s now 3:45 AM, [...]

Continuing what I was writing about a couple days ago regarding the possible 1031 upleg chosen if a buyer in an exchange in the 45 day identification period can’t find a suitable fee simple [...]

How about an aspirational post to help start the next week?   No, no this is not my listing, unfortunately.  I would have loved to be the photographer though.   [...]

Given that fee simple, single tenant, single parcel, national credit, long corporate triple net or absolute net leased retail opportunities are as hot as they are for 1031 exchanges, buyers are [...]

My profound thanks and deepest appreciation for our veterans on Veteran’s Day  

I’ve been discussing single tenant, net leased opportunities over many of  last few posts because I’ve been searching for several 1031 uplegs.  Every one of the buyers have been looking for [...]

Second video in my series regarding 1031 uplegs and replacement properties.

I’ve written plenty about triple net, in fact absolute net, single tenant, national credit, long corporate lease retail over the last few months, but what if the purchase is for a buyer under the [...]

This is an informational post for landlords and property owners brought to our attention by Randyl Drummer at CoStar News.  Commercial real estate owners and landlords have been excluded from [...]

The Great Recession has produced an increase of 1.4 million new renters this year, which is a 4% rise in the last year according to Mark Heschmeyer at CoStar News.  And again, since construction [...]