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The Game for Real Estate Investors and Developers


Feb 27, 2021

In this episode, I’m going to give you a behind the scenes of some of the private training that I do with clients, specifically as it relates to investing in industrial real estate, with the growing trend of online shopping and e-commerce. If you’re considering investing in warehouses or industrial real estate, this will be a great episode.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 10:20] Part 1: How to Pick the Right Industrial Property

  • I give a brief intro about the valuable information I will talk about in this episode
  • Talking about what isn’t working or what doesn’t work for you is just as valuable
  • 3 Property deals I closed despite the good returns
    • Risk/Challenges I faced on the deals
      • Terms of lease
      • The age of the buildings
  • Things to consider when you’re looking at industrial properties
    • What are you looking for
    • The property itself
    • The tenant
    • The location
    • The returns
  • Understanding the market, players, tenants
  • If you’re considering investing in Industrial properties, check out my book
    • See links below

[10:21 - 22:39] 5 Key Factors for Industrial Tenants from a Macro perspective

  • Access
    • The means for people to access the property
    • Proximity to workforce
  • Building Factors
    • Size of the bay
    • Ceiling height
    • Loading
    • Parking
  • Demand fundamentals for Industrial properties
    • GDP - Values of the goods being produced locally
    • Inventory holding
    • Corporate distribution systems
  • Globalization
  • Logistics and Supply chain
    • e-commerce

[22:40 - 25:28] Closing Segment

  •     If you are interested in my coaching and consulting program, please reach out to me through email at  shane@shanemelanson.com or see below for my website link.
  •     Final words from me

 

Tweetable Quotes: 

“I think that sometimes, showing you not always what works, but sometimes what isn’t working is just as valuable.” - Shane Melanson

“When you consider what it is when you’re investing in commercial real estate, you’re really buying a stream of income.” - Shane Melanson

“When you understand your market, you understand who your players are, who your tenants are, and you’ve got a real sensitivity in terms of what’s going on, you can make those investment decisions.” - Shane Melanson

“In commercial real estate, it is very much a relationship business.” - Shane Melanson

 

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