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Commercial Real Estate Investment Strategy
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in commercial real estate, commerical real estate investment, iag, investment analytics group, real estate advisory firm, real estate investment
In the commercial real estate investment world, an investor will more often than not make a mistake or two. They might be subtle errors, but over time the costs can be compounded and the entire real estate portfolio can be affected.
At Investment Analytics Group (IAG), we can help you see the big picture and we are your partner. We can help maximize the overall performance of properties by bringing knowledge and experience in property management, leasing, lease administration, acquisitions, and due diligence, enabling us to develop and implement ownership solutions to achieve the objectives in operating and leasing property. If you have a distressed commercial real estate investment property or just want us to look at the performance of your property please contact us at your earliest convenience.
Below are some common errors that in almost every case the cause can be traced to a lack of knowledge about a few simple precepts that form the ground rules of successful commercial investments.
1. Failure to mind the balance sheet – There are four ways to make money in real estate: cash flow, appreciation, equity growth, and tax benefits. The operating statement shows just one of those – the cash flow. The balance sheet shows the other three.
Just as one adjusts rents and expenses to improve operating performance, the balance sheet should be managed to best utilize the assets. The key measure, contrary to popular belief, is not ROI (return on investment); it’s ROE (return on equity). These decisions also affect the speed of wealth creation and tax efficiency.
That’s three of the four or 75% of the sources of profit! If you don’t understand your balance sheet, sit down with an accountant and get a lesson in the basics.
2. Bad deals and bad partners – It’s a given that we are not going to be right every time. We’re going to wind up with properties that don’t perform as expected, or that the market direction moved against, or ones we just don’t like. As Warren Buffet said, “the first rule of investing is to not lose.” Learn to spot a losing position quickly and get out.
This is not to advocate abandoning an investment plan because of minor setbacks. Every project has them, and that’s where perseverance is required. But a deal that goes sour on several fronts at once is a candidate for the “learning experience” pile. Don’t fall in the trap of being “married” to a position. The support payments will swallow you whole.
The problem may not be the property, but the people. When problems arise in partnerships, especially those that started as friendships, things can get sticky and uncomfortable. Pain may be required, but misery is optional. If your partners are driving you crazy, or if you’re all crazy, exercise a little civility and be willing to call it over.
If a good buy/sell arrangement was not included in your partnership agreement, make your own. One solution: You could write down a number that you will either pay for your partners’ interest or accept for your interest in the assets. That’s the same way my mom made my brother and me divide the last pieces of our favorite pie; one cuts the slices and the other gets to choose his piece. It instantly ends any haggling or jockeying for position.
Close the deal quickly and move on. Life is too short.
3. Over-reaching- Swinging for the bleachers in high-risk, home-run-type deals that require more capital or expertise than you have is a sure recipe for disappointment, frustration, and can end in disaster. Before you start “thinking outside the box” make sure you know how things work inside the box.
It takes hard work and perseverance to achieve success in any field, and real estate is no different. In addition to property-specific plans, it’s a good idea to also have a “big-picture” plan of your investments–where they need to take you, how, and when.
As you increase your knowledge and capacity, the big deals will come, and you’ll know you’re ready when you automatically focus on the pitfalls before the rewards.
4. “Dirt-rich, cash-poor” – This refers to the situation of having more land than cash to cover it and is a common outcome for an investor who accumulates a bunch of properties that have nothing in common but their owner.
If you have multiple properties and are using the gains from some to cover losses in others and losing the battle, it’s time to get off the treadmill, despite the temptation to hang on. Go through your portfolio in detail. Identify improvements that you can make immediately and do them. Dump losers and anything that has needs that can’t be funded in the next year.
Be merciless. Look at it like cutting diseased branches off of a tree: Serious cases may require aggressive pruning to save the core. Then focus your energy and resources on creating maximum value in the remaining properties that fit your big-picture investment goals.
5. Not using local market knowledge – We all read the national media and trade magazines and get a sense of what the “market” is doing. But in reality, all real estate is local. There is no national real estate market.
There isn’t a ticker at the bottom of the screen on CNBC that tells me what my buildings are worth. Their value is determined by local market conditions, for example: rental rates, occupancy levels, competitive space supply, demographic trends, etc.
Our existing investments provide a window on performance and needs of that market that is a competitive edge over other investors. But it is only an edge if it’s used.
By systematically collecting just a few local demographic statistics (job growth, population growth and income) and property performance fundamentals, we can get ahead of the curve. We see trends coming rather than trying to catch the last one; we create our own opportunities and reduce our vulnerability to competitive projects.
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Don’t Miss Out Out On The Buyer’s Market
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in commercial real estate, commercial real estate news, commerical real estate investment, economy news, iag, investment analytics group
The ideal time to invest in commercial real estate is 2010 – that’s when commercial property prices will hit bottom, according to a recently published survey of industry experts, including investors, developers, lenders, brokers, and consultants.
The Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2010 study, released last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), says commercial real estate (CRE) players predict vacancies to continue to increase and rents to decrease across all property sectors before the market hits bottom next year.
The consensus is that property values will ultimately drop 40 to 50 percent on average from 2007 market peaks, making 2010 and 2011 the opportune time for investors to buy at or near cyclical lows.
The survey data also indicates that investors believe capital will slowly begin to flow back into commercial real estate markets by the end of 2010, led by all-cash investors.
The research firm Real Capital Analytics, Inc. estimates that commercial real estate loans in default, foreclosure, or bankruptcy now total roughly $130 billion. By being selective on offers from both distressed sellers and banks that are clearing out bad loans and real estate owned portfolios, investors will score bargains on premium properties, according to the study.
The CRE property market recovery will most likely begin to gain traction before 2012, and survey participants believe that the markets performing well before the crash should be the top-performers coming out of it, with investors continuing to favor global gateway markets on the East and West Coasts.
According to the survey, Washington, D.C. ranks number one as the “recession-proof” city. Value declines there have been less than other markets as employment is buffered by the federal government.
Long-term confidence holds for New York and Boston despite financial industry downsizing. West Coast gateways – San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles – have all suffered ratings declines, but remain among the survey’s top major markets. Texas markets also continue to show strength, according to survey participants.
As prices hit their floor, the PwC and ULI study predicts that lending will be conservative, expensive, and extended only to the most-favored banking relationships. Real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity funds, and even refashioned mortgage REITs will start to provide loans to battered borrowers but at a steep price, the companies said in their report.
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Realistic Commercial Real Estate Investment Objectives
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in commercial real estate, commerical real estate investment, iag, investment analytics group, real estate investment
A great commentary from National Real Estate Investor about how many investors in their elusive quest for the lowest price, are letting opportunities sail by.
Amid an avalanche of pessimistic commercial real estate forecasting, many investors continue to wait for a market bottom before buying distressed notes, properties and securities. Buyers are often grossly undershooting price targets, while sellers are overshooting. And the result has been the stalemate that — combined with the credit crunch — has gripped the industry for the past 15 months.
Rather than continue their elusive search for a market bottom while letting opportunities go by the wayside, investors should consider shifting their focus and identify viable real estate investment strategies tailored to meet their needs.
Case in point, Prudential Mortgage Capital launched a $1 billion commercial lending program in February, and since then has deployed about half that capital in its account. Prudential and the other active lenders today have little competition, allowing them to dictate underwriting terms and seize the best lending opportunities available. Such dominance was not possible in the previous real estate up cycle, due to an abundance of competing capital.
Prudential recently stated in its third-quarter earnings report that its return on capital from real estate lending activity is in excess of 7%, a rate of return that is quite superior to the safe bet of the 3.5% return on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds.
In another case, S.K. Hart Properties based in Newport Beach, Calif. recently bought the Bayview Corporate Center office complex, the former headquarters of failed Downey Savings & Loan. S.K. Hart purchased the asset from the FDIC for $53 million in an all-cash deal.
Totaling about 332,000 sq. ft., the two, six-story towers represent the largest FDIC asset sale to date from its portfolio of failed bank assets. Bayview Corporate Center was only 23% occupied when the deal closed.
These transactions represent distinct real estate investment programs with distinct investment objectives. When other prudent investors find their ideal opportunities, the question of price discovery — which is keeping many buyers on the sidelines — will eventually become an irrelevant one.
To be sure, property sales and refinancing activity are still occurring, even though the pace has slowed significantly. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that commercial and multifamily loan originations fell 12% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter. On a year-over-year basis, the drop in the third quarter was a whopping 54%. But be that as it may, a number of lenders and their loan intermediaries are beginning to announce that more deals are closing, particularly in the small- to mid-cap multifamily and credit-tenant markets.
Even though forecasts for further deterioration in commercial real estate fundamentals continue unabated, many investors are still in search of returns that are simply not realistic in today’s environment. Private equity funds and their participants have grown accustomed to returns in excess of 40%, with anything less than that viewed as disappointing. This group is among the greatest pool of potential distressed asset buyers, but to date it has spent more time on the sidelines than anything else.
Preqin, a London-based alternative asset investment firm, recently reported that fund raising and investment activity at 46 private equity real estate funds was suspended through the first three quarters of 2009. This number is running well ahead of 2008, when a total of 27 funds were put on hold for the entire year. The company expects this trend to continue well into the fourth quarter, and possibly into 2010.
This trend suggests that because high-yield investors are unable to easily meet their lofty investment objectives in today’s market, they are opting to wait for others to discover a market-clearing price before they will jump in and buy.
The problem with that strategy is most other investors share a similar view. They continue to hold out for a commercial real estate Armageddon — one that has yet to materialize.
Investors like Prudential and S.K. Hart Properties that have realistic expectations in place will reap the benefits of either above-average yields or a lease-up program that they can control. These are by far preferred investment objectives to the all-consuming task of chasing the absolute lowest price.
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Doing Your Due Diligence
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in commercial real estate, due diligence, iag, investment analytics group, property evaluation
Clients new to the world of commercial investment real estate may be salivating at the thought of a market filled with undervalued properties that can be had for amazing prices. Do them a favor and inject a little reality into their dreams of market domination. Remind them that distressed properties are called distressed for a reason: Although the term may fit the seller’s frame of mind and circumstance, buyers should realize that such properties often have tenancy and deferred maintenance problems. Fully occupied, class A assets rarely come on the market — even if the owner has financial problems. And if they do, well, take a number and join the other buyers who are probably willing to offer the asking price, if not more.
While today’s market offers plenty of opportunities in distressed properties, buyers must conduct in-depth due diligence to determine what a property is worth. Before clients agree to a purchase price they think reflects a property’s distressed condition, offer them this checklist of items to consider along with an appreciation of what can happen once the acquisition has closed.
Commercial real estate should be approached like any other business in that you need create a clear vision, a sound strategy, and demand precise execution to come out on top. Examine any successful commercial real estate investor and to the one you’ll find that they have surrounded themselves with professional advisers whose sound counsel they rely upon to avoid the ever increasing number of mistakes that can be made in this market.
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Protecting Your Investment Real Estate
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in asset management, due diligence, iag, investment analytics group, portfolio management, property evaluation, real estate advisory firm, reit, tenant in common, tic
Investment Analytics Group (IAG) is committed to registered representatives and financial advisors – and to the established relationship you have with your clients. We believe that mitigating an investment’s downside and seeking the best possible solution through a proactive approach, rather than a reactive approach is the key to a successful outcome. At IAG we can help by offering the following services:
* Lease administration/audits
* Financial modeling and repositioning strategies
* Property operations/asset management
* Accurate budgeting and budget reviews
* Continuous communication and efficient operations
* Disposition services
* Lease, ground lease, rent roll and operating analysis
* Post acquisition value creation and revenue/NOI maximization strategies
* Optimization of capital structure to include debt equity and hybrid financing
* Ownership structure analysis for all types of transactions including REIT, Tenant in Common (TIC), joint venture, and other single purpose entity structures
We see the big picture and we are your partner. At IAG, we can help maximize the overall performance of properties by bringing knowledge and experience in property management, leasing, lease administration, acquisitions, and due diligence, enabling us to develop and implement ownership solutions to achieve the objectives in operating and leasing property.
If you have a distressed real estate investment property or just want us to look at the performance of your property please contact us at your earliest convenience.
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Minimizing your stress level
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in commercial real estate, iag, investment analytics group, real estate advisory firm
By hiring a reputable and respected commercial real estate advisory firm your commercial real estate investment can be a success. So how can IAG help? Investment Analytics Group (IAG) sees the big picture and we are your partner. IAG can help maximize the overall performance of properties by bringing knowledge and experience in property management, leasing, lease administration, acquisitions, and due diligence, enabling us to develop and implement ownership solutions to achieve the objectives in operating and leasing property.
Regardless if you’re a veteran at commercial purchasing, or a rookie that has just stepped into the game, the future isn’t always predictable. Obstacles will arise, yet many – to a large extent – can be avoided. To minimize the stress level, having a concrete and unambiguous purchase contract is crucial. Clearly, the document should be comprehensive. Though one should consult his/her attorney regarding the terms’ legality and suitability, there are some ground provisions to include:
* Parties to the CRE transaction (buyer/seller)
* The history of the transaction; the purpose of the real estate venture
* Property description – price, condition, etc.
* Payment terms/ closing date and conditional closing
* Title abstract and insurance
* Rights to adjust purchase contract
* Duration/ termination provision
* Assignment/delegation rights
* Escrow
* Warranties
* Zoning and land use issues
* Inspection rights
* 1031 tax deferral/exchange
* Liability insurance
* Contract breach remedies
* Possible dispute settlement options (arbitration)
* Governing laws
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Hiring the right commercial real estate advisory firm
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in asset management, commercial real estate, iag, investment analytics group, real estate advisory firm
Nothing is as simple as it seems, and hiring the right advisory firm is no different. Aside from the obvious requisites such as knowledge, experience, personality, a strong support team, a broad sphere of influence, market savvy, etc., the key to engaging the right firm is defining the relationship in such a fashion that goal alignment is achieved out of the gate. Productive professional services relationships insure that there are no conflicts of interest, and that the advisory firm’s loyalty and fiduciary obligations are to the owner and no other third party. Creating a certainty of execution in this market goes far beyond sales ability.
If you want to know if a commercial real estate project (new or existing) is viable, you need to know whether or not it is positioned, or can be repositioned properly in the market place … Put simply, any property you acquire needs to have a strategic competitive advantage in the market. Put even more simply, it has been our experience that when a sponsor will make the decision to engage a qualified commercial real estate advisory firm at the time a project is first being conceptualized, it is the single best form of insurance an owner can purchase.
Commercial real estate should be approached like any other business in that you need create a clear vision, a sound strategy, and demand precise execution to come out on top. Examine any successful commercial real estate investor and to the one you’ll find that they have surrounded themselves with professional advisers whose sound counsel they rely upon to avoid the ever increasing number of mistakes that can be made in this market.
About Investment Analytics Group
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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Is your commercial real estate property distressed?
0 Comments | Posted by Administrator in asset management, commercial real estate, iag, investment analytics group, real estate advisory firm, real estate investment
If you answered yes to that question then you should call Investment Analytics Group (IAG) immediately. National distressed commercial real estate totaled $97.4 billion in early June, including foreclosures, lender-owned properties and those headed in that direction, according to a new report from Delta Associates.
Distressed commercial real estate volume has doubled every three months since December 2008 with retail properties representing the largest segment in June, at $29.7 billion. Commercial mortgages had a 3.2 percent delinquency rate in the first quarter, up from 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2008.
So how can IAG help? Investment Analytics Group (IAG) sees the big picture and we are your partner. IAG can help maximize the overall performance of properties by bringing knowledge and experience in property management, leasing, lease administration, acquisitions, and due diligence, enabling us to develop and implement ownership solutions to achieve the objectives in operating and leasing property.
Established in December 2006, Investment Analytics Group (IAG) provides integrated commercial real estate advisory services to investors. Our core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services.
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
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What is the most expensive office market in the world?
1 Comment | Posted by Administrator in asset management, commercial real estate, iag, investment analytics group, real estate advisory firm, real estate investment
a) Tokyo
b) Hong Kong
c) London
e) New York
d) Moscow
Is that your final answer?
If you guessed Tokyo, Japan then you should give yourself a pat on the back because that is the only prizes we are handing out today.
Tokyo’s Inner Central District has supplanted London’s West End as the world’s most expensive office market, according to a recent survey.
London’s West End, is now the world’s second most expensive office market, followed by Moscow, Hong Kong’s Central Business District or CBD, and Tokyo’s Outer Central District in the report, which tracks office occupancy costs in more than 170 cities around the globe.
Financial centers have been most significantly affected by declining occupier demand and, as one would expect, registered the most material decreases in office rents. In many cases, major global office markets have seen occupancy costs fall by 20 percent or more over the last 12 months. Across the 170 cities as a whole, office occupancy costs fell 2.8 percent over the 12 month period ending March 31, 2009 (on an un-weighted average basis) compared with an increase of 8.0 percent in the 12 month period ending September 30, 2008 Singapore had the largest year over year decrease in occupancy costs with a drop of 34 percent.
Some markets did record increases in costs over the last 12 months but these markets—such as Charlotte (U.S.), Marseille (France) and Perth (Australia)—are very much the exception rather than the rule. Generally, these increases are either due to exceptional local market conditions, such as the completion of a top quality new building in a market where none was available previously, or simply that occupancy costs remain above the level of a year ago despite the fact that they are now falling. Such situations illustrate the uneven way in which the economic downturn is affecting different markets around the globe, according to the report.
Americas
The most expensive office location in the Americas is still New York’s Midtown with occupancy costs of $68 per sq. ft. However, that market’s occupancy costs declined 32 percent–the second steepest decline in the global survey. While occupancy costs in New York’s Midtown are high for North America, it ranked just 21st globally. Boston’s suburban market posted a decrease of nearly 30 percent, putting that market in fourth position in the top decreases chart in the report.
São Paulo (Brazil) posted the Latin American region’s highest occupancy costs at $57 per sq. ft. and is ranked 33rd globally. Latin America has held up better than the rest of the world with only three cities posting small negative growth rates, the worst being Mexico City with a 5.6 percent decrease. Nine markets in North America posted double digit declines.
Asia-Pacific
Tokyo (Inner Central) was the world’s most expensive market with an occupancy cost of $183 per sq. ft. Hong Kong (CBD) was the fourth most expensive global market with occupancy costs of $150 per sq. ft. Tokyo (Outer Central) and Mumbai were the other two Asia-Pacific markets in the top 10 most expensive cities roster.
Singapore, while experiencing the largest drop in occupancy costs, was not alone among Asia-Pacific financial centers in seeing a sharp decline. Hong Kong, Tokyo and Mumbai posted large drops in office occupancy costs. Conversely, Perth had the second fastest growing occupancy cost during the past 12 months with costs rising 22 percent, although it’s important to note that the increase took place in 2008.
Europe
London’s West End was the world’s second most expensive office market at $172 per sq. ft. and Moscow was a close third with occupancy costs at $170 per sq. ft. Dubai, Paris, the City of London and Dublin all were in the top ten most expensive markets.
Twelve cities in the region posted doubled digit declines in office cost. Moscow had the sharpest decline in the region followed closely by Oslo (Norway), while occupancy costs in London’s West End, previously the most expensive market in our report, fell 20 percent. In addition to Marseille, Durban (South Africa) was among the world’s top five markets with occupancy cost growing by 18 percent during the past 12 months.
So why is this information important to Investment Analytics Group and our future clients? At IAG, our team is not new to the commercial real estate business. With combined experience in managing and operating commercial real estate exceeding 65 years, the IAG team comprises decades of relevant experience including the management of tenant-in-common investments, land assets, and development product. The IAG team includes personnel with a 25-year history in banking and finance with specific, relevant focus on commercial assets and development lending. Additionally, we have lender workout experience both on behalf of lenders and borrowers.
As Asset Managers, IAG can effectively manage assets in any geographic location across the country, and does so for its clients today. Investment Analytics Group is committed to providing commercial real estate owners consistent communication, transparency in all of the services and functions we perform, and access to all asset level information, providing round the clock access to all members of our team including IAG’s Principals.
IAG will work side-by-side with legal counsel in this current state of turmoil to determine where property cash reserves have gone and ensure property tax, insurance, and relevant lease obligations are protected; provide workout strategies and options in addressing LLC entities; maintain your investment’s 1031 Exchange status; ensure any applicable loan maintains a “performing” status.
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Investment Analytics Group (IAG) – A full-service commmercial real estate advisory firm
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Investment Analytics Group is a full-service commercial real estate advisroy firm, that specializes in helping you negotiate all the potential pitfalls that face commercial transactions. We put together a team of top notch professionals to support clients in all areas such as legal, appraising, engineering, architecture and accounting to make sure your commercial real estate transaction is hassle-free. We offer our own proven methods to diagnose each property or client’s needs in order to maximize their opportunity.
Established in 2007, Investment Analytics Group’s (IAG) core services include asset level due diligence, asset management, financial modeling, feasibility studies and other related advisory services. Our business model and services are not reactionary to what many other firms consider “opportunity” in this current distressed environment.
IAG is not new to this business. With a combined experience in managing and operating commercial real estate exceeding 65 years, the Investment Analytics Group (IAG) team comprises decades of relevant experience including the management of Tenant-In-Common Investments.
The IAG team includes personnel with a 25 year history in banking and finance with specific, relevant lender workout experience both on behalf of lenders and borrowers.
As Asset Managers (not property managers), Investment Analytics Group (IAG) can effectively manage assets in any geographic location across the country, and does so for its clients today.
IAG is committed to providing TIC owners consistent communication, transparency in all of the services and functions we perform, and access to all asset level information, providing round the clock access to all members of our team including IAG’s Principals.
Investment Analytics Group (IAG) will accept standard “carve-out” indemnification/guarantees as may be required by lenders and carries professional liability insurance.
IAG will work side-by-side with legal counsel in this current state of turmoil to determine where property revenues have gone and ensure property tax, insurance and leasing escrows are protected; provide workout strategies and options in addressing the bankrupt entities; maintain your investment’s 1031 Exchange status; ensure your loan maintains a “performing” status.
Services include:
Investment Analytics Group (IAG) is available to provide interim transition services
prior to contractual engagement of asset management . These services will provide the TIC owners with immediate assistance to address urgent pending property issues including the complete assessment of the property with a possible site inspection and review of property documents to assess the tenants, condition of the market, assessment of the operations, determining existing reserve balances and immediate cash needs for operations, taxes and insurance and leasing reserves. IAG will provide a written report of its findings and recommendations within 15 days from receipt of the necessary documents. For some properties that are suffering from excessive vacancy or immediate capital improvements, a feasibility study to determine whether additional investment by the TIC owners is sensible, may be of significant importance and has far reaching impact on the best course of action.
IAG Asset Management services include:
• The strategic planning and oversight of your investment.
• The IAG strategic plan includes all market research and statistics which are customized for the specific property and the resulting 10-year financial pro-forma for your property. This research and financial results are provided to investors and paramount to the sound strategic planning for the property.
• Manage loan covenants to ensure compliance.
• Coordinating TIC Group communication and decision making including annual budget, leasing, loan modification and re-financing decisions, potential sale of assets.
• Disseminating organizational and mortgage documents to understand the rights, obligations and options of the TICs.
• Assistance with tax filings, preparing tax related income and expense reports for the owners, and assistance in maintenance of individual TIC ownership structures (e.g., SPEs).
• Providing convenient and consistent access to property status communications, monthly, quarterly, and annual operating reports and financials, annual budgets, reporting for taxes, the annual strategic plan and approved budget.
• Facilitation of approvals for new leases, loans, sales of assets (h) other services as mutually agreed.
• Hiring and supervising local leasing specialists.
• Hiring , supervising and auditing the local property manager who shall:
- Manage, operate, and maintain the property
- Initially propose budgets and operating plans
- Collection of rents, other income, expense reimbursements
- Repairs and maintenance
- Capital expenditures
- Service contracts, supplies, and equipment
- Taxes and mortgages
- Tenant relations
- Other miscellaneous duties
For more information visit us at www.iagroupllc.com or contact us at 208.846.8476 or info@iagroupllc.com.
