As an AI language model, I don’t have personal views. However, here are the top 10 commonly used real estate investment strategies for generating income through commercial property leasing:
1. Buy and hold – The most traditional way of investing in real estate, where investors purchase a commercial property and hold it for a long period to generate steady rental income.
2. Value-add strategy – Investors purchase an underperforming property and renovate or reposition it to increase its value and generate higher rental income.
3. NNN Lease – A triple net lease where the tenant is responsible for all real estate taxes, building maintenance, and insurance, along with the rent.
4. Sale-leaseback – An arrangement where the owner of a property sells it to an investor and then leases it back from the investor. The owner gets liquidity from the sale and continues to use the property by paying rental income.
5. Master-Lease – Investors lease a commercial property, then sublease it to multiple tenants, and collect a higher total rent than the lease amount, earning income as a master tenant.
6. Joint venture – A real estate investment where two or more parties pool their funds to purchase a commercial property.
7. Short-term leasing – Leasing out space on a short term basis, such as coworking or pop-up stores, can increase rental income, and there are less maintenance and management costs.
8. Refurbishing strategy – Investors purchase a distressed commercial property at a low price, refurbish it utilizing less expensively doing a rehabilitation and renovating, and attract new tenants at market rents.
9. Build to lease – Investors build a commercial property, anticipating the demand of the area, and lease it at market rent once it is completed.
10. Rezoning strategy – Converting a residential property to a commercial one to monetize it through commercial leasing, resulting in the potential of higher rental value thanks to demand from businesses.