What Does Barriers to Entry Mean in Commercial Real Estate?

In commercial real estate, an investor can encounter barriers to entry in their investment.

With the competition in the real estate market, the entry of new businesses can bring many challenges. Existing businesses can take advantage of these barriers, such as economies of scale, implementing vertical integrations, and maintaining strong customer loyalty. Let us take a closer look at what those mean and see if they make a better investment.

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Is Paying for a Cost Segregation Analysis Beneficial?

Cost segregation has been around for some time. In 1997, the Hospital Corp of America and Walgreens Pharmacy appealed that shorter periods should be available, rather than waiting for 27 ½ to 39 years to get their tax returns. These schedules now follow a five year, seven-year, 27 ½ years and 39 year depreciation time frame. Here is a breakdown of the classifications and depreciation periods.

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The Evolution of CRE Agents and Lead Generation on Social Platforms

Glengarry Glen Ross was spot on for that time, cold call, cold call, cold call. When asking many CRE Agents how they choose to market themselves many say they focus on cold calling, they don’t see the value in utilizing social platforms. However, the modern-day CRE agent has so many more options to generate leads that it’s almost overwhelming. With so many new social platforms, email programs, CRMs, referrals, cold calling, blog writing it’s almost too daunting to figure which is best for you to utilize.

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