Archive for December 2008

How Deals are Getting Done Right Now

Lately I am being asked quite often about how we are getting deals done. I usually give a quick answer with my thoughts based upon any one or two examples I can paint from active deals. I spent a good part of this last week analyzing our pipeline and the inventories of our competition [...]

Shopping for Debt in a Tight Market

Just last week I was doing the dog and pony show for a few lenders hoping to get quote for a small ($650,000) loan for a retail center I am selling for $2.5M.  I had thought a local private bank would be the first and only lender I would need to approach since I have [...]

Welcome to RetailChatr

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