How to Market Your Hotel or Apartment Building for Sale
How hotels and apartment buildings are marketed to buyers: listed versus off-market sales, the offering memorandum, the data room and qualifying buyers.
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Articles on financing, buying, renovating and selling real estate, from distressed properties and hotels to multifamily buildings and tokenization.
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Financing Hotels and Apartment Buildings: A Guide
Why hotels and apartment buildings are financed differently, the main loan options for each in Canada and the U.S., and how to compare offers.
Joint Ventures in Hotel and Apartment Building Projects
What a real estate joint venture is, who the partners usually are, how it compares with syndication or a sale, and when it suits a hotel or apartment project.
How to Structure a Joint Venture for Your Hotel or Apartment Building
The joint venture terms that matter for a hotel or apartment deal: contributions, the waterfall and promote, control, deadlock, exit, risk and legal form.
Hotel and Apartment Building Financing: Traditional Lenders vs. Alternative Funding Sources
Banks, credit unions, life insurers, CMBS, agency and private lenders compared on cost, leverage, speed and flexibility, and how to choose the right one.
The Role of Government Incentives in Hotel and Apartment Building Financing
The public programs that lower the cost of building apartments and hotels in Canada and the U.S., from CMHC loans and tax rebates to LIHTC and partnerships.
Value-Add Renovations for Hotel and Apartment Building Owners
Which capital projects raise income and value at a hotel or apartment building, which only protect it, and how to test the return before you spend.
Hotel and Apartment Building Investments: Key Metrics Every Investor Should Know
NOI, cap rate, DSCR, occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and GRM explained, with worked examples of how appraisers and lenders value hotels and apartment buildings.
Green Financing for Hotel and Apartment Building Developments
How green loans, CMHC MLI Select energy points, PACE, retrofit programs and impact investors work, and what a hotel or apartment project needs to qualify.
Taxes When You Sell or Refinance a Hotel or Apartment Building
How selling a hotel or apartment building is taxed in Canada and the U.S.: capital gains, recapture, vendor financing, and why a refinance is different.
How to Negotiate the Best Deal When Selling or Financing Your Hotel or Apartment Building
The terms beyond price that decide a commercial property sale or loan: deposits, conditions, due diligence, closing, representations and loan covenants.
Sale-Leasebacks for Hotel and Apartment Building Owners: How They Work and When They Fit
How a sale-leaseback works, why it suits hotels and owner-occupied property more than apartment buildings, and the costs, accounting and tax points to check.