Would Anyone Buy This Property From Me in Five Years?

Episode 91 – Would Anyone Buy This Property From Me in Five Years? You might have found a great commercial property. The numbers stack up, the tenant looks good and the yield is attractive.

But there's another question you need to ask before you buy:

Who is going to buy it from you when you want to get out?

In this episode of The Commercial Property Podcast, Suzi Carter explains why some of the most important decisions about selling a commercial property should actually be made before you buy it.

Because your exit isn't just about what happens to the property market.

A 15-year lease today becomes a 10-year lease in five years. Wait longer and the remaining term gets shorter again. That can change how investors view the risk, how lenders view the property, the yield a future purchaser might require and, ultimately, the price they are prepared to pay.

Suzi explains why understanding your future buyer is so important, how to think about the optimum time to sell and why good asset management can potentially make a property considerably more attractive when the time comes to exit.

You'll also discover why the best exit strategy isn't necessarily simply to sell. It could be to regear a lease, remove a break, improve the rent, refinance, reposition the property or create several different exit options.

In this episode, you'll discover: Why Suzi considers the exit before buying a commercial property

The question every investor should ask: "Who is going to buy this from me?"

Why the size of your future buyer pool matters

How a shortening lease can affect yield, value and saleability