Fundamentals of Real Estate

Recent college graduate passionate about Commercial real estate in the great state of Florida.

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

@jacksonplanks There is always a chance but experience and connections are integral in large scale commercial real estate, especially for high rises in Downtown.

Newcomers, like myself, can start by investing in smaller scale RE and/or learning from those with the experience and connections.

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

Another key principle of real estate is that it’s a REGIONALLY BASED industry.

Since It’s a relationship based industry and its value is in the form of immovable physical assets (land), the local knowledge and the people in your physical vicinity (city or region) are huge…

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

But it’s still so young and it’s not slowing down. South Florida is in the first inning. (Manhattan 1922 and Miami 2022)

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

It’s grown so much and so quickly in the past few decades. Here’s Brickell 35 years ago versus today. (Credit: @OmarMora1es )

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

Lenders & Banks

fund acquisitions and developments at certain interest rates based on their due diligence, your track record, and market conditions.

Capital Market Intermediaries

connect borrowers with lenders and are typically a branch of brokerage firms.

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

Real estate estate and the built environment industry has many moving parts that no single person or company can do or handle alone.

That’s part of the reason it’s such a relationship based industry with so many key players. So who are they and what do they do?

A thread:

[Fundamentals of Real Estate @SoFloCREguy]

All of these players are integral in the industry and the process of making the environments we live in. Let me know if I missed any out!