“I can buy it below market.” “This one feels good.” “It’s priced below replacement cost.” “The rents are below market.” “I think this is a good one.” “It looks good.” “It hasn’t been managed right.” When it comes to buying commercial real estate, those are perfect examples of nugatory jargon. Who buys property using nugatory […]

There are four issues that should cause all real estate investors concern: (1) The cost of energy. (2) The economy’s lagging indicator, unemployment. (3) The Internet’s impact on commercial real estate. (4) The direction of interest rates.
1. Energy potentially looms as the biggest problem facing our country, the reason being there is no policy, […]

Based on all the relevant economic data, what do the next twelve months have in store? NetGain has stated on numerous occasions that the next twelve months will be a difficult time for commercial real estate investors. You don’t need a degree in economics to know that consumers account for a majority (70%) of the […]

The amount of potential loss should be every investor’s first concern. Why? Because recovering from a loss becomes mathematically more difficult as the investment declines in value. For example, when an investment declines 20%, it has to appreciate 25% to break even. When that same investment declines 40%, it has to appreciate 67% to break […]