What do you do at the first sign of failure?  Are you the type of person who will quit if your best effort did not yield success?  Or, are you the type of person who gets…

The world as we know it continues to change – the biggest being a shift from ownership to a sharing economy.  Now it seems that the sharing economy has begun to bleed into the multi-family housing…

Here at the Commercial Academy, many of our alumni started out investing in residential real estate.  One of the biggest differences, and greatest benefits, many of them have found when transitioning from residential to commercial investing…

Regardless of the location, property type, or age of your first asset, investing in commercial real estate will require three things to ensure success:  capital, experience, and calm. If you lack any or all of these…

Since the industrial revolution, human history has been defined by the advancement of machinery and its ability to surpass our own capabilities. For the next generation, the defining fuel for commercial real estate investment will be…

The world of commercial real estate is ever changing.  Why?  Because the world we live in is ever changing.  Advancement in population, tastes, labor markets, and technology require that commercial assets continue to adapt. Unfortunately, the…

Whether your investment portfolio is comprised of a 20 unit apartment complex in the suburbs or 10 retail strips located across five states, it is important to know that your building, whatever it may be, has…

  Last week another great retail chain closed its doors for good.  HHGregg was a brand which had built its fortune in the days when customer care and high profit margins walked together hand in hand. …