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Classes I Wish They Taught in Real Estate Development Programs
A Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) is supposed to prepare you for the real world of commercial real estate. But if you’ve ever actually bought, built, or managed a property, you know there are major gaps between what’s taught in the classroom and what’s needed to succeed.

Chris Hatch
Sep 22


A Simple Guide to Understanding Waterfall Distribution Structures
A waterfall distribution structure is a method used to allocate profits from an investment among multiple parties, typically investors and sponsors (or managers), in a specific, pre-agreed order. Just as water flows downward and fills containers step by step, the profits in a waterfall structure flow through different tiers, each level must be satisfied before the next receives any proceeds.

Porter Anderson
May 15


Budgets – Who Gives a Hoot?
Budgets predict income, outline expenses, and helps property owners plan for the financial health of their real estate assets.

McCall Caldwell
Nov 11, 2024


Importance of CAPEX Maintenance
Just because you may not have an active roof leak, a failed HVAC unit, or a major asphalt problem today, doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay

Jace Bankhead
Nov 1, 2024


How to Choose the Best Lender for Your Project
Debt is always a tricky thing in real estate and the recent market has made it even more important to get it right on each deal.

Porter Anderson
Mar 25, 2024


What is a NNN (Triple Net) Lease?
NNN leases can be a good option for both landlords and tenants who are looking for a predictable and stable lease arrangement.

Tanner Curtis
Nov 24, 2023


CAMs: The Devil is in the Details
In this blogpost we will breakdown the fundamentals of CAMs and why they are important to understand for investors and tenants alike.

Tanner Curtis
Nov 21, 2023


How We Underwrite a Deal
Our team has worked for years to adapt and modify our underwriting and pro forma processes to reduce the risk in our projects to a minimum.

Porter Anderson
Nov 10, 2023


How we hit a 135.68% IRR on an "Office Building"
It was 2017 and this property was listed with CBRE. I wasn't fully committed to working on multifamily/residential projects yet.

Chris Hatch
Aug 7, 2023


How we went from a tired old strip mall to a ground lease with Olive Garden
Throughout my career I have read many blogs, articles, and various periodicals wherein a commercial real estate person described a win or a

Chris Hatch
Jul 17, 2023


Wild Return on Investment with Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium adjacent In-N-Out
Was there a more wild moment during the last couple of years of cap rate madness than when this happened?

Chris Hatch
Jan 19, 2023
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