Simple & digestible lessons passive investors can use to better understand and evaluate real estate deals in the Retail & Office sectors of CRE.
Ben Kogut is a Partner and head of Investor Relations at HJH Investments. As a former entrepreneur, Ben joined HJH as an investor, and through his demonstrated knowledge of real estate investing fundamentals & ability to clearly communicate, he earned a position in investor relations. We discuss some of the acquisition criteria Ben & HJH seek in their real estate acquisitions, specifically the pricing, tenancy, and fundamentals they seek for retail & office properties. We address some of the myths and misconceptions about the retail & office sectors and look at how successful retailers have responded to the boom in online e-commerce, and the ways many office tenants have responded to the challenges of the COVID pandemic.
Ben also shares his deceptively simple rules to guide aspiring real estate investors, as well as some more specific insights about the way that his firm is able to close on attractive opportunities in a market where acquisitions are very competitive. With inspiring enthusiasm, Ben shares his belief that the commercial real estate industry can be open to anyone willing to put the time & effort into engineering their own success and offers some tools to help people along the way. Finally, we address how investors can optimize their portfolio to successfully support their lifestyle & lifelong goals.
Key Insights:
· Unveiling some simple lessons to live by as a CRE investor
· A High-level overview of some of the key criteria to look out for to find opportunities in retail & office commercial real estate
· Understanding how retail (and other classes) have evolved in response to the boom in online stores & e-commerce
· Insight into the strategies used to win deals in the extremely competitive post-COVID environment
· The insights & mindset people need to assess retail properties and tenants
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Guest Bio:
Ben Kogut is a partner at HJH Investments, specializing in investor relations. Ben is also an Austin, Texas-based commercial real estate broker with more than 15 years of experience. His passion is to help investors make wise decisions. Ben studied government and business at University of Texas and later earned an MBA from the Acton School of Business; he is also CCIM certified. Ben specializes in Capital Raising, Acquisitions, Dispositions, Operations, Tenant Relations, Lease Negotiations, Financial Analysis, Re-Finance Banking Process, Construction Management, Credit Analysis, & Systems Implementation.
Resources:
Ben on LinkedIn
Ben’s E-book
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Alpha Investing
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