Toughest Closing Ever – REO Edition
“We just want to give you one of our smaller deals first. You know, so we can see what you can do.” - Every New Client Ever Yes, an understandable sentiment from a financial institution looking
Life Companies – The Best CRE Loans You Never Heard Of
Banks can be a great source for loans on your home, car and business, but they can be FAR from your BEST option for commercial real estate. That’s why Rhenium Capital is here to shed
Your Biggest Obstacle is Your Own Mindset!!
I had to get on the road today for a quick round trip drive to and from Central FL, so I jumped on my work comp pretty early this morning to get some things done
Why it’s GAME OVER for GameStop
(And this time it’s NOT just Amazon’s fault) Here we are in Q2 2017 looking at more store closing headlines for national retailers. In fact, I’m looking at CoStar Group’s article on the Payless Ch11
The Coming Condo Implosion
A near perfect storm is brewing down in sunny Miami, and not of the named tropical cyclone variety. This particular storm involves one too many luxury condos (actually +13,000), crumbling socialist regimes in South America
For Profit Colleges: The Death Rattle
I don’t plan on rehashing what I covered in my original and revised article For Profit Colleges: Just Say “No”, which covered an abridged history of recent events conspiring against this concept. As a quick
The No 1 Listing Killer: Days on Market
The most powerful marketing tool for selling commercial real estate is… THE PRICE! And the longer a property sits listed on market the lower its perceived value, and demand, can fall. Considering where we are
How to Avoid a Landlord NIGHTMARE
Most investors think good deals go bad and turn into nightmares as a result of a series of consequences: bad luck, bad tenants, bad market, etc. I assure you that is NOT the case, and
For Profit Colleges: Just Say “NO”
Last Tuesday we released our CRE’S Dirty Dozen list and we received some push back on our #1 riskiest deal: for profit colleges (FPC). Frankly, we’re not too surprised. From emails to calls, the general
Asian Grocers Save American Retail
As headlines seem to be occurring weekly regarding national retailers liquidating,closing stores or being downgraded to junk credit, there has been a significant trend of expansion by Asian owned grocery store chains in the USA.
Micro Units: Return of the SRO
Micro units are a growing trend in the industry that is no longer confined to the coastal states. While the definition of what qualifies as a “micro unit” varies based on region, they are generally
The Staples/Office Depot Decision Was WRONG
It appears the Federal Trade Commission and the US District Court for the District of Columbia are stuck somewhere between the 1890’s and 1990’s when it comes to antitrust regulation. In a rather surprising move,
Donald Trump to Rollback Walmart and U.S
Thank you everyone who filled up our 1st webinar for CRE’s D12! One of our little quirks to make it a bit more interactive is to offer a free Catalyst or Flashpoint report for the
Cre’s Dirty Dozen
Welcome to our list of the 12 riskiest commercial real estate deals/tenants in today’s market, as compiled via our years of analysis of quite literally THOUSANDS of these deals. In this presentation we touch on
