How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate
Learn how to invest in commercial real estate with First National Realty Partners’ step-by-step guide. Understand property types, classes, and investment strategies to align with your financial goals.
What is Net Asset Value (NAV) in Commercial Real Estate Investing?
When an individual chooses to invest in a private equity real estate transaction, it typically means they are purchasing securities in a company that owns and operates a piece of real estate. In some cases, the company may own a single property (as is the case in many of our transactions) or, in other cases, […]
Understanding the Secondary Market for Commercial Real Estate Loans
There are an endless number of commercial real estate (CRE) lenders and they all seem to have slightly different criteria that must be met for a loan to be approved. For example, a lender in New York may have a minimum liquidity requirement that must be met to receive the most favorable multifamily loan pricing […]
What is a Cap Rate in Commercial Real Estate?
Understand the cap rate in commercial real estate investing. Learn how to calculate it, what it indicates about property value and risk, and how to use it effectively in investment analysis.
Understanding the Internal Rate of Return
Fundamentally, the idea of making a commercial real estate investment is a simple one. An individual contributes a certain amount of capital towards the initial cost of an investment property. In doing so, they expect that they will receive their initial investment back, plus a return over time. Prior to making an investment decision or […]
What is the Debt Service Coverage Ratio?
Nearly all commercial real estate transactions are financed with some combination of debt and equity. The equity comes from the potential property owner and/or their investors while the debt comes from a bank or non-bank lender. The exact amount of each can vary by transaction, but equity typically consists of 15% – 25% of the […]
Understanding Passive CREInvestment Opportunities
Discover how to achieve passive income through commercial real estate by leveraging REITs and private equity firms, minimizing hands-on management while maximizing investment benefits.
Understanding the Equity Multiple
Learn how to calculate and interpret the equity multiple in commercial real estate investing. Understand its role in assessing returns and why combining it with IRR offers a clearer investment picture.
What Kind of Commercial Real Estate Investor (CRE) Are You?
Commercial real estate investment properties come in all shapes, sizes, types, classes, conditions, prices, and in different locations. In addition, the method or vehicle through which to invest can vary from one transaction to another. For individual investors who are interested in commercial real estate investing and the portfolio diversification that it brings, the choices […]
