S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

John P. Brennan, S.E.C. 2016 S.E.C. Education Foundation President The Society of Exchange Counselors has scheduled the following education programs over the next several months: November 13, 2016 – Advanced Commercial Real Estate Negotiations – November S.E.C. meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (CE credit may not be approved). January 22, 2017 – The Developer Course […]

John P. Brennan, S.E.C. 2016 S.E.C. Education Foundation President As we head into the summer months of 2016, we continue to expand our education classes around the country. The Ultimate Syndication Workshop, presented by Gene Trowbridge on Sunday prior to the Denver S.E.C. meeting, drew over 50 attendees and was very well received. Gary Vandenberg […]

The new year has started off well for the Society. Bill Exeter did a nice job teaching his class on investing in real estate with a Self-Directed IRA, on Sunday before the Costa Mesa, California, S.E.C. meeting in January. The Broker Estate Building Class taught by Gary Vandenberg and John Brennan drew approximately 50 people […]

Have you ever taken time to reflect upon your life and career in order to determine why you are where you are now in your life? Clearly, one’s circumstances in life are in most part due to the decisions and actions that are made throughout our lifetimes. The quality of those decisions and actions can make or break you.

How does one begin the process of investing in commercial real estate? Without a doubt, this is the question that I often hear from first-time prospective investors as well as new and seasoned brokers.

Imagine for a moment that you are attending a marketing session in which there are no properties. Rather, each attendee brings with them a basket of benefits to a potential transaction. They attend the meeting for the sole purpose of marketing the benefits specific to their baskets.

Standing here tonight with all of you, I feel honored, humbled, grateful, and very blessed. In this room I see some of the most admired and respected people in our industry. I see writers of books, educators, and successful real estate brokers and investors. As I look around the room tonight, I am struck by the fact that we all share so many memories. We have LAUGHED together, CRIED together, made FORTUNES together, and LOST MONEY together. We have GRIEVED and we have CELEBRATED and REJOICED together.

Over the years I have had the privilege of negotiating and executing hundreds of retail leases. In earlier days I primarily represented building owners or tenants searching for lease space. In recent years, my perspective in negotiating leases is largely as a landlord of neighborhood retail centers. This article will highlight a few leasing issues […]