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NNN 1031 Case Studies

May 15, 2018

Contributing Author: Sean O’Shea

Most investors have experienced a run up in real estate values; and with a prospective sale of a real estate asset pending, in consultation with their accounting professionals, they begin to explore how to defer substantial capital gains in the most efficient manner. Utilizing and executing a successful IRC 1031 Exchange Provisions is the principal vehicle that was retained in the recent Tax Act.

The IRC 1031 Compliance timelines require an “Identification” of your trade replacement property within 45 days of their completed sale of the relinquished property; and, then, an additional 135 days to complete the purchase of the new property that tax deferral transaction. Easy…Right!

Well, not so fast.

The challenge, in part, is to define your client-specific investment objectives: Continue reading NNN 1031 Case Studies

The 1031 Net Lease Broker Conundrum

April 17, 2018

Contributing Author: Sean O’Shea

As a Net Lease Investment Advisor and Buyer’s Broker, we face a number of practical challenges in the recent and current Net Lease Market.

Challenge #1: Accessing net lease ‘product’ or properties that match a Buyer’s stated criteria. Reproducing the cash flow of their existing asset is a point of departure, only. Then, we need to establish “What is a risk-adjusted return?” OK, you say, you want a limited risk new investment. No problem; but since the Great Recession with most compressed cap rates in memory (Higher prices), we have to sort through the “Net Lease Wheat from the Net Lease Chaff”. Continue reading The 1031 Net Lease Broker Conundrum

A Net Lease Asset History Lesson

April 04, 2018

Contributing Author: Sean O’Shea

We believe it is, in fact, helpful to have some historical sense of the evolution of the Net Lease Niche of the Real Estate Industry to have a better sense as to how these asset fit into the investment objectives of investors small and large in today’s maturing marketplace.

If you think about it, real estate, as an investment asset class, is a relatively recent development. It was always an entrepreneurial endeavor and was fueled as a worthy investment vehicle going back to the ‘mid-70’s and ERISA provisions, in those days total assets of private pension funds amounted to something like $164 billion dollars; today, of course, its in the “Trillions.” Continue reading A Net Lease Asset History Lesson

The Net Lease Niche

March 05, 2018

Contributing Author: Sean O’Shea

Over the last decade at various Net Lease Conferences on both East Coast (NYC) and West Coast (LA) I have been a Moderator and Panel Speaker. The most recent one was held in Los Angeles last week.

In attendance, were some of the giants of the Single Tenant Net Lease sector, like Realty Income, Angelo, Gordon & Co. and W.P. Carey. All multi-billion dollar asset owners who have enviable track records of consistent performance. They were an impressive cross-section of high net worth investors, Family offices and investment brokers from all of the major firms, SRS Partners, M & M, HFF, JLL (a lot of initials) and smaller service boutiques as well. Continue reading The Net Lease Niche

Spotlight Interview: Joey Odom: Atlanta Director, Stan Johnson Company

September 30, 2015

Joey Odom is one of the top brokers and Atlanta Director at Stan Johnson Company based in their Atlanta Office. Joey has been with Stan Johnson Company for over ten years. Odom oversees the Atlanta office and southeast region, focusing on serving net lease buyers and sellers within the geography. Odom specializes in the sale of net lease retail properties, which is arguably one of the leading investment sectors within commercial real estate.

LD: What career path did you want to take when you were in college?

JO: My original plan in college was to go into youth ministry, and the college I attended had a strong program in this field. After a few semesters with this in mind, though, I shifted to a business focus in sales and marketing. Continue reading Spotlight Interview: Joey Odom: Atlanta Director, Stan Johnson Company

Spotlight Interview: Jeff Rowlett, Vice President Investments/ Dir. National Retail Group/ Dir. Net Leased Property Group at Marcus & Millichap

September 23, 2015

Jeff Rowlett, along with the support of his team is among the top investment brokers at Marcus & Millichap. Over the years Jeff has honed his skills and developed a niche, concentrating on Net-Lease assets and multi-tenant retail assets throughout the Midwest and Nationally. Jeff has worked at two of the top commercial real estate brokerage firms and been pursed by many other top CRE Firms. Jeff’s exposure to these top commercial real estate brokerage companies has given him a unique peek behind the curtains at some of the major firms and allowed him to see which corporate structure and culture worked best for his style of brokerage and most importantly, for his clients.