Archive for the ‘Helpful Sites & Tips’ Category

Tips on Working with Banks to Source Deals

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

There has been a countless number of funds launched with the sole objective of buying distressed commercial real estate. The majority of the time these types of acquisition opportunities will require working with a bank or special servicer. Many of these banks are understaffed and overwhelmed with interest in these ... More

Review: REALOGIC Tools

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Recently, we downloaded a trial version of REALOGIC Tools. This program is an Excel add-in for extracting ARGUS data into a much more transparent and manageable file format. Prior to this we (as many others do) exported the ARGUS output into a new Excel spreadsheet, wrote new formulas to better ... More

New List: Hotel Acquisition Funds

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Hotel News Now has started to compile a list of funds which are now targeting new hotel acquisition opportunities. The largest funds on the list so far are: 1. Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI ~ $10.9 billion 2. Loan Star Real Estate Fund II ~ $10 billion target 3. Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund ... More

TIC Ownership: Where is the door?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The typical story goes something like this…. At some point between 2000 and 2007, many baby boomers sold whatever investment real estate they owned, usually for a sizeable profit. Rather than cashing out of the real estate markets and paying the capital gains taxes, many investors chose to ... More

Review: Logmein.com

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

One resource we can't live without is Logmein.com. This site allows us to access our desktop computer anywhere we have a web browser and an internet connection. Logmein.com even lets you try it for free, giving you full access to your desktop, but without some of the more advanced features ... More