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Business is fun, relationships are better. CRE pro focused on retail real estate, Self Storage, brokerage and development nationwide. How can I help???

Joined February 2024
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Our crew is attending Retail Live! Nashville this Thursday, August 15th. Gary Block, Eric Penney, and Dave Rogers will be representing Broad Reach. Please reach out to them if you're interested in connecting. #commercialrealestate #cre #crenetworking
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When I talk to college students I always ask the question. “How many of you want to be developers?” Almost every hand shoots up with gusto. “How many of you are prepared to work for nothing or even pay to keep working for years and personally sign for debt that has a statistically high probability of landing you in bankruptcy a couple times in your career?” Blank stares. “Ok cool we are going to talk about all the other career options in commercial real estate now because there are a lot of them”
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There is ONE time in a lease deal where YOU (the leasing agent) has leverage. BEFORE you state the rent rate! Collect & gather ALL the info you can BEFORE you state the Rate! They will tell you almost anything you ask, if you ask it. Before you give them the rate!
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Eric Penney retweeted
PSA: When a real estate project sells for $100M, the developer doesn't make $100M...
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Cold called a small grocer today that was about two weeks from opening. Got to meet a GM, a board member and an informed operations contact who told me how every store in the state performed. Diamond level intel! You can’t beat being in the markets talking to people’s faces in our biz!
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Yes, this intel will be used responsibly to add value to the grocer and help unlock new sites and opportunities!
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Are you signing any contracts on April Fools Day or waiting until tomorrow (just in case)?????
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67%No
3 votes • Final results
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@Bethazor1 where do you fall on the superstitious scale?
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500K sf of office building total demo with asbestos. Who are you using for the biggest demo projects?
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After your first job, your GPA is irrelevant. No one cares.
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This is better than some other SBUX projects we have seen sitting on the market. Holding costs are killing so many developers! Negative yields to leverage are just way too common right now.
So you want to be a developer? A Starbucks developer I spoke w/ just spent 18 months on a project: -Land Purchase -Site Build -Listing/Selling After 18 months of work what did he net after he sold? $19K The brokerage commission? $100K It’s not as easy as some make it look!
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Is anyone still getting the overpriced car wash offers on good dirt? Seems to have slowed down in my markets.
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Which grocery store chain (nationally) would you most prefer as your anchor for a new development project? And most importantly, why? #cre #retwit #grocery #development #groceryanchored
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I am guessing most would say Whole Foods. But curious to see the opinions and ranges of grocery store types.
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Eric Penney retweeted
Every year at ICSC I book back-to-back meetings every 30 minutes for the whole day. Every year I tell myself I won't do that next year. #commercialrealestate #brokers #NNN #ICSC #retwit #retailproperties
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The greatest among us!
Happy International Women's Day! Thank you to all the hard-working and dedicated women in the world and an extra special thank you to those who are valued members of our team. #CRE #InternationalWomensDay2024
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With 2024 @RetailLive in the books, I have a couple of macro level takeaways. 1. Retail inventory is low and demand is high. Everyone is chasing the same dirt/centers/spaces. 2. There are so many emerging concepts and brands growing aggressively fueled by PE capital. #retailRE
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Replying to @RetailLive
@RetailLive pre-activities start in about 12 hours. Who will be there? What are you most looking forward to?
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I’m excited for the show but the @PhillipsEdison golf outing and happy hour also makes the event my favorite of the year!
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