970.241.2909 - Bray Commercial Real Estate
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970.241.2909 - Bray Commercial Real Estate
June 2007 Delta Clifton FUL LY LEA SED 25 Stafford Lane 3227 I-70 Business Loop Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Ed Slater • 250-0551 BROKERAGE • SALES • CONSULTING • MARKETING LEASING • DEVELOPMENT • MANAGEMENT 970.241.2909 244 North 7th Street • Grand Junction, CO [email protected] www.braycommercial.com Cover photo courtesy of Jim Bennett Bray Commercial Real Estate contents Commercial Properties Contents / Broker Associates................. 2-C Office Space for Sale or Lease.............. 3-C Retail Space for Sale or Lease............... 4-C Office, Warehouse & Industrial............ 5-C Business & Investment.......................... 6-C Land & Development Properties........... 7-C Property Sector Cycles. ................... 8-C Preparing Commercial Property. . 9-C Bray Commerical Real Estate has an extensive portfolio of retail shopping centers, office buildings, warehouse and industrial properties, vacant land, development sites and apartment complexes. Our team of professionals offer the highest standards of excellence and we’re ready to help your business dreams become reality. Residential Properties Featured Properties................................2-R Contents / Bray Locations......................3-R Broker Associates..........................4-R Homes $500,000 and over....................6-R Homes $300,000 to $499,999........... 10-R Homes $200,000 to $299,999........... 13-R Homes $199,999 and under.............. 17-R Lots, Building Sites & Acreage............ 18-R Grand Valley Area Map.................. 19-R (970) 241-2909 • 1-800-695-0539 244 North 7th Street • Grand Junction, CO 81501 www.braycommercial.com our team of knowledgeable & dedicated commercial professionals *Agents listed by Bray Commercial tenure. Schaefer Bray Chairman of the Board Squirrell CCIM Office: 241-2909 Office: 241-2909 [email protected] Cell: 260-0121 [email protected] Dick Les Sam Kelsey Cell: 260-2007 Cell: 261-8056 Cell: 201-9444 Office: 241-2909 Katie Ed Jere Brad Direct: 263-2944 Cell: 250-0551 Cell: 778-1567 Cell: 250-7988 Thompson [email protected] Worrall [email protected] -C Sid Greg W.R. Smith [email protected] Slater [email protected] Suplizio [email protected] Woldruff [email protected] Sharpe [email protected] McCloud [email protected] www.braycommercial.com office space for sale or lease City 2352 North 7th Street #B4 •1,400 SF Office Space •Amidst the Medical Community City 105 West Main Street •2,177 sf - 1st Street Location •Across from Two Rivers Center City 123 North 7th Street •1,049 sf Garden Level •Merrill Lynch Building / Downtown $1,200/mo Gross $10/sf/yr Gross + Utilities $10/sf/yr Gross Jere Woldruff 778-1567 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 City 321 Rood Avenue City 1165 Bookcliff Avenue City 359 Main Street City 2808 North Avenue •6,452 SF - 2nd Floor •Could Be Divided - Many Options •2,772 SF - Free Standing Office •Good Visibility and Off Street Parking •1,006 sf Office - Wells Fargo Bank •Downtown Main Street •7,652 sf Ground Level - Natural Light •Elevator Access - Off Street Parking $10/sf/yr Gross $10/sf/yr NNN $11/sf/yr Full Service $12/sf/yr Gross Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Jere Woldruff 778-1567 Jere Woldruff 778-1567 City 2232 North 7th Street #7 City 2470 Patterson #5 North 2779 Crossroads Boulevard City 1190 Bookcliff Avenue •Medical Community Area • 701 SF Office Space •1,963 SF Professional Office •Expanding Patterson Rd. 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Dist. •2,500 sf Shared Building •Northern Business District •3,739 SF Professional Medical Office •Previously built-out and ready to go $13/sf/yr NNN $15/sf/yr NNN $15/sf/yr Gross $15/sf/yr NNN Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 City 225 North 5th Street North 2560 F Road City 200 Grand Avenue City 700 Belford Avenue •371 SF Alpine Bank Office Suite •2,387 SF Restaurant Space •3,000 sf Newly Constructed •Busy F Road Corridor •1,691 SF 2nd Floor Bank Building Office •Excellent Exposure & Access •1,000 SF Premier office space available •Located in the NEW Fidelity Building $16-$18/sf $18/sf/yr NNN $18/sf Gross $15.50/sf/yr NNN Negotiable Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 Sid Squirrell 263-2947 Sid Squirrell 263-2947 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 -C Bray Commercial Real Estate Bray Commercial Real Estate retail space transactions for sale or lease • May • Leased Properties 3227 I-70 Bus. Loop, Peachtree S.C. .............................. 25,000 SF Retail 356 Main ........................1,832 SF D.T. Retail Sold Properties 2162 Highway 6&50 .................... 3.82 Acres Zoned I-1 New Commercial Listings For Lease: 565 25 Road, #103 ........2,082 SF Office/Warehouse 569 32 Road, #13A & 16B ..................1,100 & 1,272 SF Retail 321 Rood Avenue ...................6,452 SF Office/Retail 1165 Bookcliff Avenue ...............................2,772 SF Office 3210 I-70 Bus Loop, Mesa Pointe .....................................Retail Units New Commercial Listings For Sale: 3228 F Road ...................4.27 Acres Zoned C-2 TBD Blichmann Avenue .................... 1.72 Acres Zoned I-0 595 North Westgate ..........2,082 SF Office/Ware/Yard Air Tech Court ........................... 3 Lots, Zoned I-0 Sale Pending: 1101 Kimball Avenue ..........9,646 SF Office/Ware/Yard 6.55 Acres ........................................ Zoned I-2 3497 E Road ..........37,500 SF Multi-Use w/Res 119 West 3rd, Palisade ................................ 3,703 SF Retail 904 North 7th Street ........4,686 SF Stand Alone Retail 229 East Aspen, Fruita ........................2,525 SF Bus. Opp. 2765 D Road ......................... 5 Acres Zoned I-1 1002 Pitkin Avenue ......... 696 SF, .14 Acre Zoned C-1 650 West Gunnison Avenue ..........3,840 SF Office/Ware/Yard 492 30 Road ...................5.88 Acres Zoned B-1 569 S. Westgate #4 ........2,088 SF Office/Warehouse TBD South Westgate .......................... Commercial Lots 1104 Pitkin Avenue .............................. 11,219 SF Retail North 817 Falcon Way •5,721 sf Unique Building near Airport •Zoned Special Use (PUD) •1,428 SF Free Standing Building •Six Offices, Work Area & Kitchen $7,455/mo Base + TX $249,900 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 Jere Woldruff 778-1567 Clifton 3210 I-70 Business Loop Fruita 455 Kokopelli Boulevard #C •Office/Retail/Warehouse Units •1,200-5,200 SF Units Available •1,666 SF Retail or Office •New Building - Great Location Clifton 3225 I-70 Business Loop #8,9 & 10 •(1) 1,150 & (2) 1,443 SF Retail Units •Peach Tree Shopping Center $8 to $12/sf/yr NNN $1,200/mo NNN $9/SF NNN Sam Suplizio • 201-9444 Katie Worrall • 263-2944 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 Jere Woldruff 778-1567 Clifton 569 32 Road #13A & 16B North 2584 Patterson #C City 620 Main Street •1,100 & 1,272 SF Retail Space •Coronado Plaza with City Market Anchor •Excellent Office/Retail/Medical Space •3,000 SF Vanilla Shell Condition •1,700 SF Retail Space In Breezeway • Just off of Downtown Main Street $11-$13/sf/yr NNN $13/sf/yr NNN $12/sf/yr NNN Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 City 2465 Highway 6&50 Delta 25 Stafford Lane City 573 West Crete Circle •8,496 SF Retail/Office/Shop/Yard •High Traffic & Visibility -C City 436 Independent Avenue •1,500 – 1,800 SF NEW Retail Units •NEW Retail Center anchored by Walmart •20,360 SF New Construction •New Generation, Multiple Units $12/sf/yr Gross $14/sf/yr NNN $12/sf/yr NNN Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Brad McCloud 250-7988 Sid Squirrell • 260-0121 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 www.braycommercial.com North 683 Horizon Drive #102 •1,200 sf Retail - Safeway Anchor •Horizon Drive Business Corridor Clifton 3203 I-70 Business Loop •New Retail Units – High Visibility • 5,000 SF divisible to 1,250 SF Palisade 392 West 3rd Street •1,523 SF Retail Shop with Overhead Door •Two Lots - Plenty of Parking City 595 North Westgate Drive •5,292 SF - .57 Acres – Zoned C-2 •Two Bldgs. – Graveled & fenced yard $19.50/sf/yr NNN $20 - $22/SF NNN For Sale • $175,000 For Sale • $670,000 Katie Worrall 263-2944 Sam Suplizio • 201-9444 Katie Worrall • 263-2944 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Sid Squirrell • 263-2947 Sid Squirrell 260-0121 office, warehouse & industrial for sale or lease City 356 Main Street •1,832 SF Downtown Retail •Excellent Downtown Investment City 527 Bogart Lane •6,698 SF Condominium Across From Sam’s •Prime Retail Location - Hwy 6&50 Frontage City 2516 Broadway • 3,176 SF Restaurant Bldg - Lease or Sale • Formally Wendy’s - .65 Acres For Sale • $429,000 For Sale • $850,000 For Sale • $895,000 Sid Squirrell • 260-0121 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Kelsey Sharpe 241-2909 Sid Squirrell 260-0121 City 592 North Commercial Drive City 565 25 Road Orchard Mesa 2770 Highway 50 •2,400 SF with Fenced Yard •2 14’ Overhead Doors - Great Location •2,082 SF Office/Warehouse •Mall Area Access - 14’ OH Door •1,200 SF Units Under Construction •Adjacent to City Market North 702 & 708 23 1/10 Road •2,800-3,243 SF Personal Warehouses •Store BIG toys or business overflow $10/sf/yr NNN $11/sf Gross + Utilities $18.50/sf/yr NNN For Sale • $210,000 - $305,655 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 Katie Worrall 263-2944 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 City 549 South 10th Street North 687 Horizon Drive City 562 West Crete Circle West 1360 Highway 6&50 •6,500 SF Office/Warehouse •Small Yard - Block Construction •Pre-Leasing 1,200-3,600 SF Units •Adjacent to Safeway on Horizon Drive •4,830 SF Office/Warehouse •18’ Eave Height w/large OH Doors •2,400 SF Office/Shop - 7.25 AC. •Highway 6&50 Front - Easy I-70 Access For Sale • $599,000 $23/sf/yr NNN For Sale • $674,900 For Sale • $1,105,000 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 Katie Worrall 263-2944 Dick Thompson • 260-2007 Sam Suplizio • 201-9444 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 -C Bray Commercial Real Estate commercial warehouse glossary office, & industrial Build-out Refers to the interior construction of a tenant’s space whether new construction or the reconfiguration of existing space. Certificate of occupancy for sale or lease Presented by city building department to landlord or tenant completion of tenant improvements and satisfactory inspections by city building department inspectors Northwest 2154 Highway 6&50 Commission The fee paid to a real estate broker as procuring cause and/or for his or her services rendered in a real estate transaction. May be paid by either party in a transaction; it is usually governed by a prior written agreement. •18,600 sf Office/Shop/Yard •3.68 Acres Zoned I-1 Common Area Maintenance (CAM) This is the amount of additional rent charged to the tenant, in addition to the base rent, to maintain the common areas of the property shared by the tenants and from which all tenants benefit. Examples include: snow removal, outdoor lighting, parking lot sweeping, insurance, property taxes, etc. Most often, this does not include any capital improvements that are made to the property. Covenants Wording found in deeds that limits/restricts the use to which a property may be put demising wall: The wall which separates a tenant’s suite from another tenant’s suite, or building common areas. In most cases, a demising wall will be constructed from floor to either the building roof deck or floor deck. The wall may also be a fire rated wall (see “partition wall”). City 2830 I-70 Business Loop •18,611 SF Office, Coolers & Freezer Space •6+ Acres Zoned I-1, Fenced & Paved Yard For Sale • $1,900,000 For Sale • $2,400,000 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe • 241-2909 Les Smith 261-8056 Mack 1024 M 8/10 Road City 609 Main Street business & investment opportunities Exclusive Agency An agreement in which one broker has exclusive rights to represent the owner or tenant. If another broker is used, both the original and actual broker are entitled to leasing commissions. •Liquor Store – Country Jam Close •Bus. & R.E. – 9 Miles to Next Services Joint Tenancy Ownership of real property by two or more individuals, each of whom has an undivided interest with the right of survivorship. Lessee An individual (i.e., tenant) to whom property is rented under a lease. Lessor •Neighborhood Bar •Business & Equipment Package For Sale • $229,000 For Sale • $350,000 Mary Ann Severin • 250-9917 Dick Severin • 250-0697 Sid Squirrell • 260-0121 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Orchard Mesa 2769 B 1/2 Road Rifle 142 East 4th Street An individual (i.e. landlord) who rents property to a tenant via a lease. Letter of Intent An informal, usually non-binding, agreement among parties indicating their serious desire to move forward with negotiations. Listing An employment contract between principal and agent that authorizes the agent (such as a broker) to perform services for the principal and his property. Market Value The expected price that a property should bring if exposed for lease in the open market for a reasonable period of time Personal Property Any property which is not real property. Examples include furniture, clothing, and artwork. Real Property Land and any capital improvements (e.g., buildings) erected on the property Tenant Improvements Work done on the interior of a space, can be paid for by landlord, tenant, or some combination of both, depending on the terms of the lease. Collbran 103 Spring Street •Motel Business Opportunity •Grand Mesa Hunting & Fishing Area • 3,196 SF Lube Center Bus. Opp. • Pride Of Ownership Shows In All • Neighborhood Cleaners & Laundromat • 2,550 SF on .21 Acres For Sale • $600,000 For Sale • $840,000 For Sale • $899,000 Jere Woldruff 778-1567 Sid Squirrell • 260-0121 Brad McCloud • 250-7988 Les Smith 261-8056 City 2839 North Avenue Craig 615 Riford Road Collbran Vega Lake Lodge Trade fixtures Certain fixtures installed at the premises which are unique to tenant’s business, and which may generally be removed by tenant at the end of the term of the lease Variance Government authorization to use or develop a property in a manner which is not permitted by the applicable zoning regulations. Zone An area, delineated by a governmental authority, which is authorized for and limited to specific uses. •9,076 sf Restaurant (Leased) •Excellent Investor Opportunity -C •Excellent Investment Opportunity •48 Unit Apt. Complex - 97% Occupancy •Cabins, Restaurant, RV Park & Retail •34 +/- Acres on the Grand Mesa For Sale • $1,700,000 For Sale • $1,975,000 For Sale • $2,000,000 Greg Schaefer • 241-2909 Kelsey Sharpe •241-2909 Katie Worrall 263-2944 Jere Woldruff 778-1567 www.braycommercial.com land & development properties Northeast 2957 & 2959 North Avenue •1 Acre Development Parcel •North Avenue Location Clifton 3201 F Road - Pad Sites •Pad Buildable to 10,000 SF •1.04 Acres, Easy Access, Zoned B-1 City 2938 North Avenue •.27 Acre Pad Site •North Avenue Frontage City 735 White Avenue •Downtown Bldg. Site for 7,800 SF •4 lots - Zoned C-2 For Sale • $344,900 For Sale • $349,000 For Sale • $250,000 Les Smith 261-8056 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 Sid Squirrell 260-0121 Orchard Mesa 2770 Highway 50 Fruita 675 23 Road City TBD Blichmann Avenue •Three 1 Acre Pad Sites •City Market Close - Zoned C-1 •1.9 - 3.9 AC - Zoned C-2 •1.72 Acres Zoned I-O •3 Commercial Lots - Some Highway Frontage •Foresight Business Park For Sale • $586,560 For Sale • $650,000 $7/SF - $13/SF For Sale • $375,000 Katie Worrall 263-2944 Katie Worrall 263-2944 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 North 825, 826 & 829 Air Tech Court North 2751 Crossroads Boulevard City 510 28 1/2 Road City 3rd Street & Colorado Avenue •1.48, 1.89 & 2.42 Acres – Zoned I-O •Airport and I-70 proximity •Airport Close, Interstate Access •2.46 Acres, Zoned C-1 •3.61 Acres Land - Zoned C-1 •Development Potential Just Off North Avenue •Prime Investment or Development •11 City Lots - Downtown Grand Junction $405,653 / $514,550 / $658,844 For Sale • $850,000 For Sale • $1,200,000 For Sale • $1,718,750 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 Kelsey Sharpe 241-2909 Les Smith 261-8056 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 City 2825 D Road Clifton 3228 F Road City 612 24 1/2 Road Austin - Antelope Hills 170 DR Road •10.52 Acres - Parkway Frontage •Future Land Use Plan - Comm./Ind. •4.27 Acres Zoned C-2 •Corner of F Road & 32 Road •3.71 Acres - Zoned C-1 •Mesa Mall Close •Homes, Orchard & Development •200 AC Orchard - 2,175 Total Acres For Sale • $1,718,750 For Sale • $1,299,000 For Sale • $2,424,000 For Sale • $19,000,000 Jere Woldruff • 778-1567 Mary Ann Severin • 250-9917 Sid Squirrell 263-2947 Sam Suplizio 201-9444 Dick Thompson 260-2007 -C Bray Commercial Real Estate resource roster online Area Info Fruita Chamber of Commerce www.fruitachamber.org Grand Junction Business Incubator www.gjincubator.org Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce www.gjchamber.org Mesa County www.mesacounty.us Mesa County Assessor www.assessor.mesacounty.us Town of Palisade www.townofpalisade.org Garfield County www.garfield-county.com Montrose County www.co.montrose.co.us Broker Sites Ed Slater, Broker Associate www.edslater.com Sid Squirrell, CCIM www.gjcommercial.com Sam Suplizio, Broker Associate www.supliziocommercial.com Business Business News www.bizjournals.com Western Colorado Business www.westerncoloradobusiness.org LoopNet www.loopnet.com Grand Junction Information City of Grand Junction www.gjcity.org Downtown Grand Junction www.downtowngj.com Grand Junction Links www.gjlinks.com Visit Grand Junction www.visitgrandjunction.com Media Daily Sentinel www.gjsentinel.com Free Press www.gjfreepress.com Helpful Sites to Visit & Use Colorado Trip www.cotrip.org Discover Our Town www.discoverourtown.com Hometown Locator & Information www.hometownlocator.com Map Quest www.mapquest.com Microsoft Mapping http://local.live.com Sperling’s Best Places www.bestplaces.net Switchboard www.switchboard.com -C Property Sector Cycles The general outlook for the United States golf industry in 2007 is one of guarded optimism. The pace of new course development continues to slow, rounds played appear to be increasing (albeit at a nominal rate), investment capital is flowing to golf in response to potentially higher returns relative to other real estate sectors, and last but not least, the Boomers are coming! The Boomers are coming! Without a doubt, the golf industry is still dealing with the effects of the building boom of the late 1990’s. In total, from 1996 through 2000, 1,737 18-hole equivalents entered the market, with the majority of these developments targeting the high-end public course market. The rapid increase in golf supply, coupled with the 9/11 terrorist attack and subsequent economic downturn, had a significant impact on the golf industry. Competition among the existing and new courses became fierce, resulting in fee discounting to maintain market share with the resulting loss in top-end revenue translating directly to the bottom line, squeezing net operating income margins. Fortunately, new development has slowed, in part because of market awareness of the altered competitive landscape. Additional contributing factors are reduced capital availability and a decline in golf and residential development in light of high construction costs relative to the value of the course at completion. Bottom line, the National Golf Foundation (NGF) reported that course openings fell to 124.5 in 2005, with between 120 and 140 slated to open in 2006. Because new course development is a lengthy and challenging process, it is not likely that the development spigot will be turned on again in the near term. With the supply side of the equation seemingly coming back to neutral, markets are beginning to digest the additions to supply. NGF same store rounds data, for the year to date through August, are up 1 .4% over the same period in 2005. Granted, this is not robust growth. However, slow growth is better than no growth, and is certainly better than negative growth. Having said that, operators indicate the reality that while downward pressure on rounds may be abating, rounds remain below pre-2001 levels, and fee discounting is still prevalent in most markets. Golf, although not one of the four major real estate food groups, has become an attractive investment in and of itself. Investment capital dollars are flowing to golf, much as they have flowed to other property types. Wall St. firms such as Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs have interests in golf real estate portfolios. CNL Although most banks shy away from golf loans, the industry has a group of specialized lenders dedicated to the industry. Capmark (formerly GMAC), GE Real Estate and Textron Financial represent the primary debt providers in golf, and all have golf-savvy lending and underwriting teams in place. As with golf cap rates, loan rates in golf are generally higher than for other property types. Golf loan parameters have been generally stable, with interest spreads ranging from 200 to 400 basis points above LIBOR or treasuries, with debt coverage ratios at 1 .25 to 1 .35x EBITDA. Golf lenders are generally cash flow lenders, meaning that cash flowing properties without a story stand a better chance of being funded. Lastly, if you are looking for funding for the course you are proposing to build on the family farm - keep looking - such loans are reserved only for those that don’t need them. Who’s that knocking on the door? You guessed it - the Baby Boomers! The 78 million post-WWll Baby Boomers are coming to retirement age, turning 60 years of age at the rate of 7,900 per day. The golf industry is salivating over this emerging demographic that is anticipated to have both the time and the financial ability to play more golf. NGF estimates that Boomers will play 75 to 100 million incremental rounds annually by 2015. Should the NGF estimates hold true, the financial impacts on the golf industry will be substantial. But before the party gets started, a word of caution is warranted. According to a Del Webb survey, the Boomers, although considered an active generation, will be working later in life. Also, this group will be pursuing many varied interests upon retirement, and golf will represent only one of the activities available to them. Lastly, senior golfers are notoriously fee-sensitive, and the Boomer generation will undoubtedly tighten their purse strings in light of fixed income limitations upon retirement. With these cautionary words in mind, the question is not if the Boomers will affect golf demand, they most certainly will. The real question is the degree to which demand will be augmented. To that question, the answer is, only time will tell. In conclusion, the slowing of new construction has been good news for the golf industry. Markets are showing signs of returning to equilibrium, and rounds played appear to be increasing. However, increased fee discounting will continue to affect top end golf revenue. Future risks to golf’s continued improvement include (among others) a downturn in the economy, increasing fuel prices and terrorist events. An occurrence of one or all of these risk factors could potentially wipe out the positive steps the golf industry has taken over the past five years. By: Integra Realty Resources Chicago, Cary A. Lannin www.braycommercial.com Preparing commercial property to sell for the highest possible price. Commercial brokers are often expected by seller clients to get the highest possible price for their assets. Some properties are diamonds, some are dogs, but the objective is the same: “Sell it for all it’s worth (plus 20 percent)!” Getting top dollar for your property isn’t a given, particularly if an owner hasn’t prepared its property to sell at the highest possible price. Often over looked is the preparation of the asset for sale before it goes to market. In selling shopping centers, the context is multitenant retail buildings, but the concept certainly applies to any commercial income-producing property. Once your property is on the market the ideal is to sell it efficiently, without undue complications, within a reasonable period of time, for the highest possible price that the asset will justify. Achieving highest value is the result of preparation, presentation and implementation of a systematic and thorough marketing program •Recordkeeping. Get your books and records in order. Starting with poor records keeping slows the process and turns off serious investors. Accounting should include the previous two to three years’ profit, loss and operating statements. Preview your accounting and if you can’t define and explain accounting line items, reclassify them so it makes sense to a buyer. Have your books in a consistent format year to year. Be prepared to explain your books item by item. Your management files should be complete, including tenant rental history, delinquency report and annual reconciliation of operating expenses. Failure to support actual expenses will result in prospective buyers assuming the worst and making deductions from the offer price. Get your tenant and management files in order including complete lease files for each tenant and an accurate rent roll with accurate lease terms, rental increases and options. If you don’t have a tenant lease summary for each lease, create one. It will save hours during the due diligence process. Get copies of past surveys, environmental reports and title reports and make them available electronically on a moment’s notice. •Know your tenants. Know what their business is and their general financial condition. In your marketing material present their positive aspects, conversely, be prepared to acknowledge their weaknesses. Photo courtesy of Jim Bennett •Dealing with vacancies and weaknesses. A prospective buyer may be very critical of your noncredit tenants and use that against your value. Create a tenant summary profile and sell your tenants as stable and capable of paying the rent. Tell your tenants in advance the property is for sale so it won’t come as a surprise to them and allay their anxiety of new ownership. •Dealing with vacancies and weak tenants. Weak tenants and vacancies’ are not necessarily detriments if there is upside to sell! The marketing material should contain (and, validate) income potential for the vacancies and re-tenanting weak tenants. Show the buyer how they and improve the investment or at the very least make them confident they can maintain the current economics. •Prepare the property. Significant deferred maintenance items such as major structural, roof, mechanical and parking lot, will hit the purchase price square in the kisser. You should decide if you want to fix deferred maintenance items prior to sale. If you haven’t maintained the property thus far, be prepared to discount the purchase price; however you should have bids in hand for the proposed repairs so you are prepared to negotiate with buyers. •Disclosure. Believe it or not, few things legitimize a transaction more than a Seller who discloses shortcomings early! Serious buyers will discover your property’s shortcomings so get the dirt on the table early. Doing so ensures you won’t waste time with disillusioned buyers (also keeps you out of court) and will win trust with serious buyers. •Due diligence process. This process can be orderly or chaotic. The seller’s goal is to keep the due diligence process as short as possible and not waste time going too far down the road with a non-buyer. A well-prepared seller should be able to provide the bulk of the due diligence material in a few days. The days of copying material and mailing (or faxing) are long gone. Thus, assume the task of scanning all your books, records, leases, surveys, environmental reports and any other pertinent items to an electronic file. •Pricing. No seller wants to leave money on the table; however, there is a big. difference between a legitimate asking price and ridiculous. The old school strategy of asking for the moon then negotiating way down is foolish and works against sellers. If you drop your price by $1 million, a buyer will think “I can negotiate it down $2 million.” The harm in asking way more than a property is worth is that the professional buyers, the serious buyers who often have timing issues, don’t have time to play that game. They prefer to deal with a reasonable seller and often won’t even inquire about a property that is obviously way overpriced. On the other hand, how do you know you aren’t leaving money on the table? If your agent presents your property to the worldwide market, the market won’t let you leave ,money on the table! If the property is properly priced, you should get tens of inquiries and several offers in the first 30 days. Nothing is more powerful for a seller than to have more than one competing offer and leverage the competition and watch the value move up. •Perspective – Think Big! The market for commercial property is national if not global. For example, last year in the United States, more than 10,000 properties sold in the category above $5 million. Many purchased by first-time investors often were completed over state lines. This is an era of fluid capital and lenders don’t think twice about moving capital around the nation. If you don’t promote your property on a global scale, likely you will attract a limited number of suitors for your property and the value will likely be compromised. At the time of sale, owners of commercial real estate should be rewarded for their hard work and risk of ownership. So take a little time to prepare that asset so it shows in the best possible light and you will find its highest worth on the open market. This article authored by: Tom Dermody, CCIM, Senior Investment Advisor, Sperry Van Ness, Monument. Taken from the Colorado Real Estate Journal , May 2nd 2007 issue. -C