Have you ever wondered how airport retail works?

A franchisee partner operates various restaurants at multiple airports.

We discussed why pricing is higher, how the economics work, and other items.

A THREAD: Who runs these?

A "master concessionaire" whom master leases to other restaurants & retailers for that particular airport.

“Bob” almost went broke in real estate during the Great Recession.

Then he bought a property, sold it, became the lender, and brokered it twice.

He was back on his feet.

Comeback story below:

#cre #retwit A single unit franchisee drive thru building hit the market for $350K.

Seller was willing to “carry back” a loan for $250K at 6% interest only, so Bob needed $100K for down payment.

Have you ever wondered why anyone cares about space?

The "space race" to the moon is actually a massive real estate play.

Below I will detail the politics, what's at stake, and why it's a winner take all situation:

#retwit #Creil The US & it's allies (ARTEMIS) are racing against a China / Russia partnership to be the first to develop real estate on the moon.

These parties agreed on “The Outer Space Treaty” which is basically a “first come, first serve approach” to lunar development and mining.

Just Closed!!

Price: $3,000,000
Cap Rate: 5%

#cre #retwit 1031 exchange buyer took this down, got debt from a life insurance company, and was a local buyer.

Below is an incredible story thread about a great deal gone wrong.

In what used to be one of the best locations in the world.

And what it took to save the deal from disaster.

Goes a little something like this:

#retwit #cre The year is 2017 and the subject project is a leasehold interest shopping center with a strong tenant line up that includes Starbuck’s, Chase, Burger King, Subway, and other nationals backed by franchisees.