Recent content by Zedlum

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    Sentential Property Group

    Thanks Peter, I take it that is a good thing? :D
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    Sentential Property Group

    Has anyone got any thoughts, opinions, experience with these guys? or with this type of unlisted property trust?
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    Need help to get our property sold

    I'm no expert but I gather it has a lot to do with the prospect of capital gains. The bigger the prospective gains the lower the yield. Given that, the country properties I have seen have been mostly in the 7 to 10% range, 10% seems to be the bench mark for country motels. I guess you may have...
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    Need help to get our property sold

    IMO your problem is demographics. I know quite a number of successful boomers trying to exit good businesses. Some have just closed the doors, most are looking at much lower multiples than they initially sort. The fact seems to be that the following generations are not cashed up enough, not...
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    Buy vacant or leased?

    Yes :D All I have to do is work out how to learn without killing myself. ;) I think that I have reasonable judgment but then don't we all! It could be a painful way to discover that you suck at picking CRE :D
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    Childcare Centres

    Yeah... no, in that case I would be looking to knock down & redevelop a multi townhouse type of thing. Remembering it is only a fall back position should it really become redundant for whatever reason. I have seen a few motels around the place being redeveloped, I guess due to multiple failed...
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    Childcare Centres

    I know a very successful retirement home developer that has now switched to child care centers. If his track record counts for anything it is not a bad move to follow his lead. 2c
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    Specialised Securities

    Yeah... I wondered about the BP properties that have been on the market, long lease, good net, how wrong can it go? I guess that the banks know the net is good so they will want as much of it as they can get. but then.... if you need little or no finance and the lessor is responsible for...
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    Specialised Securities

    Must make it tough to be professional! As a lay person I would expect you to be able to say to me... if you tick these boxes I can get you finance at around x for y type of property. Where as it sounds so very much more uncertain in many cases.
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    Specialised Securities

    OK. I'm trying to get a handle on where there maybe some advantage to me not needing finance, at least in the initial phases of getting a commercial portfolio established. Take child care for example, if I take the time to get to grips with the real risks it looks quite probable that I can...
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    Specialised Securities

    This is sounding like a crapshoot. Just keep rolling the dice until you get what you want.
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    Specialised Securities

    So are they hard to finance generally? or is it just a matter of the specifics i.e. the business case for each site? Are banks actually qualified to access this or do they rely on a third party to access the viability of a site? or is it one size fits all? Lots of questions I know, just...
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    Specialised Securities

    What is the issue with them? Are $$$$ tight for a freehold? I have seen some @ big yields and of course the leases are as long as you could want. I would assume it is simply that they are a single purpose building.
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    Specialised Securities

    Yeah, I have noticed quite a few taxi operations (multiple cabs) for sale over the last year or two.
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    Buy vacant or leased?

    Yes... 1. I will be moving out of here in the not too distant. 2. I really don't mind going a little country to get the yield if I consider the industry a good long term bet. e.g. I am not nearly so bearish on the commodities sector as many have been over the last two years where as retail...
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