Whether you're a seasoned investor or a budding entrepreneur, honing your skills and expanding your knowledge through targeted education is essential. That's why I've compiled a list of the best online commercial real estate courses available, designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to excel in this competitive field.
Growing up in Nashville, I’ve witnessed this city change quite a bit over the years. We’ve come a long way from the small town where everyone knew each other but have been able to maintain that small-town feel. I’ve always loved this city and how people you haven’t met yet are quick to treat you like family. There truly is no place like home. My passion for Nashville lead me to a career in real estate, where I am able to positively impact our city’s growth every day.
Nationally, we’re experiencing strong consumption, despite sluggish income growth. After all, it’s much easier to consume products nowadays thanks to Amazon and online retail.
The Great Recession had a massive impact on how we think about office space.Businesses cut back on unnecessary expenses from lavish dinners to locations. By lowering the square footage per employee, businesses also realized unexpected benefits. But is the open floor plan really as amazing as it’s made out to be?
Since rebounding from the recession, the Nashville apartment market has been on a hockey stick trajectory. The office market has stabilized at 8.5% vacancy, the overall retail market is at 3.3% vacancy. Both lower than national averages. And housing is fighting to keep up with the demand from new residents.
Leasing commercial real estate isn’t easy. And businesses who don’t follow the process correctly will likely fail.
Unfortunately, we see it too often.
You could have the best products and services. You could even have an A+ location.
But if you missed one seemingly minor detail throughout the process, it could cost you.
Here are the 8 steps to leasing commercial real estate.
Each year, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce leads a local coalition that tracks the key issues impacting the greater Nashville region and provides feedback / solutions with which we might address them. The Chamber’s “Vital Signs” report, which highlights the regional data collected and forecasts future regional challenges, is released to the public each October.
So, how will these issues impact Nashville’s real estate and business environment?
Curb Appeal
Before your business can wow customers with your products or services, you have to impress them with an appealing exterior - your curb appeal.
Simple enough, right?
But a surprising amount of businesses tend to neglect their business' exterior.
Utilize your location as a marketing tool!
Grab customers' attention effectively with how your business is presented at its physical location.
Especially if you're in the retail or restaurant business.
It might seem old-fashioned.
Sure, viral marketing and multimedia campaigns are important weapons in a business’s marketing arsenal.
But you need to grab that attention as customers drive-by, too.
We've all done it - something about a business' exterior catches your attention and sparks your curiosity.
Next thing you know, you're stopping by to check them out.
There are good examples of businesses utilizing curb appeal around Nashville - and their customers reward them for it.
Here are some Nashville restaurants that are killing the curb appeal game:
No Baked Cookie Dough Nashville
Proper Bagel Curb Appeal
Rosepepper Cantina Nashville
Curb Appeal Infographic
Infographic courtesy of Graphic House, Inc
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No, I don’t mean the design, décor, or even the technology.What’s making its way out of the dental industry? The traditional locations for dental offices, which are often tucked away in an office park or hidden away inside a large office building. In recent years, especially since the downturn, dentists have decided to bury the office; not let the office bury them. But where are they moving?
