12 Fundamentals You Need to Follow ... When Buying Commercial Property

Posted on 24. Feb, 2012 by Chris Lang.

As you'll appreciate, being able to sleep at night is one of the key objectives for any Commercial property investor. And that's what you might refer to as staying below your "Threshold of Insomnia".

There can be several things that might cause you to lose sleep. One is over-borrowing; and the others are making a poor assessment of the market and the property itself.

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Your Success in Commercial Property Begins With The Correct "Investment Vehicle"

Posted on 09. Feb, 2012 by Chris Lang.

BEFORE YOU purchase your next Commercial property, you do need to take some advice on which purchasing vehicle is right for you — because it's definitely not 'one size fits all'.

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Trusted Consultants ~ Part 4
Validating Your Purchase

Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.

You need an expert Building consultant to undertake a thorough internal and external inspection ? to confirm that everything is okay with the Commercial property you are about to purchase.

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Do Banks Use a Formula When Lending on Commercial Property?

Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by Chris Lang.

BANKS have a variety of ways of analysing a Commercial property; but there are a few guidelines they all tend to use.

For them, the most important number is the property's Net Operating Income — which is basically rental minus expenses. As simple as that may seem, the calculation can vary dramatically from lender to lender.

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Commercial Property: 5 Key Decisions To
Help Guarantee Your Investment Success

Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Investing in Commercial property is not "rocket science".

Nonetheless, there are certain key steps you do need to follow. And those involve you in making a number of simple (yet vital) decisions.

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Smart Investor Seminar

Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

On Saturday 27 August, I have been asked to take the Session on Commercial Property Investing ... at this Smart Investor Seminar.

And I simply thought you may have some interest in knowing what's also being covered at the same time.

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Commercial Property:
Pricing Your Finance - Part 2

Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Last week, you looked at the reasons why lenders view Commercial property in a different league to Residential property, when it comes to finance. And then, we moved to the various aspects Commercial lenders look at as far as Risk is concerned. More importantly, just how these aspects will determine whether or not they will [...]

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Commercial Property:
Arranging Your Finance - Part 1

Posted on 19. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Commercial property finance is one of those aspects very poorly understood — and therefore, can lead to some are rather poor decisions by investors.

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Trusted Consultants ~ Part 3
Claiming Your Full Tax Benefits

Posted on 02. Jun, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Even if the Commercial property you plan to purchase may not be brand-new ... you are actually able to "up value" the various components within the building, to reflect their current-day value.

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Trusted Consultants ~ Part 2:
Financing the Deal

Posted on 25. May, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Your best solution is to at least have an indicative approval for your Finance, before you commit to any purchase contract.

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Building Your Team of
Trusted Expert Consultants

Posted on 18. May, 2011 by Chris Lang.

You require certain key Consultants, in order to make every deal really work for you. And those consultants need to be thoroughly trustworthy.

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