Colorado is widely recognized as one of the best states to do business in. For many years running now, the Centennial State has ranked in the top 10 of Forbes’ annual analysis of business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, growth prospects, quality of life, and population. One essential point of clarification for Colorado as an ideal state to do business in is that the state ranks in the top three for labor supply and economic climate, while 80 percent of other states beat out Colorado in the analysis of the cost of doing business. What does this mean for small business owners in Colorado? The cost of doing business is particularly high in the Denver Metro area which leads many a business owner to consider moving outside of the city limits so they can thrive with lower overhead costs.
An often overlooked asset for business owners is the property they own. It’s not the fact that they own something valuable that is neglected, but rather that their property can be leveraged very strategically to sell their business at a higher price point, recapitalize without investors, or any number of other possibilities that can catapult a company into another realm of growth and success. How can owning your property do all this? These various benefits can be experienced through a transaction called a sale leaseback. Let’s walk through the process of a sale leaseback transaction to give you the background you need to use this transaction to your advantage.
If you’re a business owner in Denver, you know better than most how high the stakes are for any organization trying to succeed in the 2019 business world. The number of businesses filing with the Secretary of State in Colorado continues to grow year-over-year, with a record total of nearly 121,000 new filings in the 12-month period that ended Q1 of 2018. Since that point, the growth has slowed a bit, but the Denver market continues to surpass other major cities across the country. This means that the success of a small business requires every element of the operation to be at the top of its fame. Even the smallest weakness gives of the 750,000 businesses in Colorado the opportunity to encroach on your territory.
Navigating the tax code is a lengthy and tedious process - especially if you are unfamiliar with the code itself and how to identify potential benefits. One key benefit that those with investment properties can leverage is that of the 1031 exchange transaction. A 1031 exchange is a transaction that allows you to sell a rental or investment property and defer all capital gains taxes that would come on a sale by essentially reinvesting your would-be profits into another investment property. A 1031 exchange is not the ideal solution for every real estate transaction, but when it is, this particular type of transaction can save investors hundreds of thousands (or even millions) of dollars in taxes.
Whether you’re a business owner renting office space in a downtown high-rise or an investor with a handful of strategic properties making up your portfolio, having the right commercial real estate broker on your team is essential to the long-term success of your efforts. Finding the right commercial broker to represent your interests is easier said than done, though; especially if you aren’t entirely sure what specific traits and behaviors will be beneficial to you. There are certain things you want to look for when hiring a commercial real estate broker, so let’s walk through them.
The responsibilities of a commercial real estate landlord are extensive and when you own multiple large properties, fulfilling the marketing and leasing responsibilities that make your investments highly profitable becomes even more challenging. More often than not, the daily efforts of an experienced landlord representative can significantly improve your long-term financial outcomes. That’s the decision this Texas-based client made and it paid off in spades.
The client owned multiple Class A and Class B multi-tenant office properties in 6 major cities, including Dallas, Texas. They engaged Lowrey Burnett to handle the commercial real estate portfolio marketing and leasing duties. They wanted to ensure an experienced professional was actively working to keep the multiple properties leased to high-quality, credit-worthy tenants.
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