The United States continues its predictable and inevitable slide into a recession. For more information on market cycles, please reference NetGain’s essay “Market Cycles and Income-Producing Real Estate.”
Highlights of the current U.S. economy:

The unemployment rate for October increased to 6.5% from the prior 6.1% rate for September
The Consumer Confidence Index for October is 38 (1985=100), […]

When executing a lease, the landlord has to ensure the lessee’s ability to meet the financial obligations of the lease.
Residential leases depend on three factors. (1) credit application, (2) credit report, and (3) a qualified interview.
Commercial leases are longer than residential leases and usually require much larger capital expenditures. Who or whatever the entity is, […]

Short-term leases enable the lessor to affect frequent rent changes. The result is short-term leases are a benefit to the lessor in a market with increasing rental rates and a detriment in a market with decreasing rental rates. Long-term leases secure the rental rate for an extended period of time. The result is long-term leases […]

A triple net lease with a single-tenant building isn’t a real estate investment; it’s closer to buying a bond. The majority of risk is predicated on the ability of the lessee to meet their financial obligations. If the lessee doesn’t meet their financial obligations, there will probably be a significant investment loss.
A secondary influence on […]