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Lesson 1 (41 minutes):


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Key Terms:

  • Commercial Real Estate (CRE): commercial includes all investment real estate outside of Residential homes & multi-family up to 4 units. If real estate is used for business activity, it is considered “commercial.”
  • Residential Real Estate: residential real estate is property that has been developed or zoned for living.
  • Asset Classes: there are 4 main commercial asset classes, which include: multi-family, industrial, office, and retail. Each of which has their own sub-classes.
  • Multi-family: multi-family properties are defined as a property with 5 or more units.
  • Industrial: are properties used for industrial purposes, including heavy manufacturing, light assembly, flex warehouse, and bulk warehouse. They are broken down into 3 sizes: small, large, and enormous.
  • Office: there are two types of office properties: urban and suburban, which are broken down into 3 categories: Class A, Class B, Class C.
  • Retail: a commercial space is considered “retail” if the space is being used for the selling of goods to consumers.
  • Lease: a contract between two parties, the lessor and the lessee. The lessee (tenant) of the property agrees to pay the lessor (landlord) a monthly fee for the use of their property.
  • Investor: an institutional or non-institutional entity that loans money to invest in commercial real estate.
  • Businesses: local business owners who want to buy a building and no longer pay rent to someone else – “owner-user”.
  • Institutions: Wall Street, publicly traded, insurance companies.
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): turns the real estate market into the stock market. There are two types: Equity REITs & Mortgage REITs.
  • Private Investors: a non-institutional (non-bank) entity that loans money to invest in commercial real estate.
  • Foreign Investors: foreign investment involves capital flows from one country to another granting extensive ownership stakes in domestic companies and assets.
  • Syndicators: pool in funds from a variety of investors to aid in organizing a real estate project.
  • Tenant Representative: acts as a market expert, supplying the prospective tenants with estate market conditions in order to help them locate a property.
  • Landlord Representative: is a listing or leasing agent, they act as the representative of the landlord or owner of the property to find the tenants and negotiate on their behalf.
  • Buyer’s Broker: work with investors as their commercial real estate financial advisors. Helping business owners currently renting who want to own.
  • Seller’s Broker: works with investors, business owners, and developers; conducting a pre-marketing due diligence to eliminate any questions in order to solicit the highest and best offers.
  • Generalist: have more flexibility and can serve a larger market, having some expertise in multiple property types.
  • Specialist: develop a deep expertise in a single niche area or transaction, serving a smaller market.

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