Locating the ideal property for an Investor can be a challenging task that demands effective collaboration between the Investor and your Gerchick Real Estate Advisor. It also requires the ability to satisfy all of the Investor’s Real Estate Portfolio requirements.
Our first priority is to work closely with the Investor to gain a comprehensive understanding of their short and long-term Investment Goals. Additionally, we explore the Investor’s preferred quality and size of Investment, discuss their risk tolerance, and determine the amount of money they are willing to invest.
Our strength lies in our capacity to incorporate other Agents into the process, bringing their listings and uncovering off-market prospects. Our extensive network of relationships with Listing Agents, wholesale and Off-Market Companies enables us to keep up with current Market Trends and identify suitable opportunities for our Investors.
Once a suitable property is identified, we work diligently to ensure that the Property is an appropriate match for both the Investor and their investment goals. This involves leveraging our resources, referral partners, and of course, the Investor’s input. We conduct comprehensive due diligence to ensure that the property is the right fit for our Investor’s needs.
Ensuring that the property meets the lender’s qualifications and the investor meets the lender’s criteria is a crucial step that we take before leveraging the property. Once the deal has been negotiated and the investor has accepted the contract, we focus on ensuring that the books and records are smoothly flowing to the investor, lender, and other relevant parties.
We also help the investor choose the best entity to make the purchase, and we work closely with top CPAs and lawyers to help them make informed decisions.
After this, we conduct physical inspections of the property, coordinating with the required inspectors to minimize tenant disturbance. We schedule everything at the same time to involve as few people as possible on the property site.
During the inspections, we encourage the investor to attend, but we understand that it may not always be possible. We attend inspections on behalf of our investors and take photos to keep them in the loop. Our ultimate goal is to help our investors make well-informed and calculated investment decisions.
Arizona’s One-Stop-Shop for Real Estate Investments
Gerchick Real Estate is recognized as the Industry Leader in educating and guiding it’s Clients through the Process of Real Estate Investments. Both Domestic and Foreign Investors are in involved in Legal and Financial implications that must be properly understood and addressed. When done correctly, Real Estate investing is one of the most Financially rewarding and exciting ways to expand and enhance your Real Estate Portfolio.
Our Experience provides a comprehensive program that literally walks Investors through the Process from “A to Z”. One our first Goals is to find the right Property that suits the Investor’s strategy and to inform the Investor of the approximate Aquisition and ongoing costs, etc.
The Buck Starts Here
“Knowledge is power, and enthusiasm pulls the switch.” — Steve Droke
Qualified Investors meet with Linda Gerchick, CCIM, who is the Designated Broker for Gerchick Real Estate. (Please note that meetings can be in person, conference call, or video conference.) She and one of her highly experienced Sales Advisors will thoroughly explain the Process and answer any questions. After both parties agree that it is appropriate to move forward, the Client will work with the Advisor to create a strategy that involves determining a comfortable initial Investment amount and type of Property desired. Those two basic elements, combined with current Market Conditions, will enable Gerchick Real Estate to begin looking for Properties that meet the investor’s needs.
If the Property is already listed by Gerchick Real Estate, a thorough Financial Analysis has been performed and is available. If another Property is identified, the Advisor will conduct a thorough DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) Analysis. This study will detail the Income Potential of the Property, incorporating Industry recognized financial calculations, not “hunches” or “best guesses”.
The study even includes developing an “Exit Strategy,” either directed at a determined ROI that the Investor wants to achieve, potentially using Leverage or other means. This is the way that will enable the Investor to develope a balanced Portfolio.
Referral Partners - the Rest of the Team
“Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.” — David Ogilvy
While Gerchick Real Estate specializes in identifying Income-generating Properties and developing Investment Strategies, we rely heavily on our Team of Industry Leaders to assist with setting up the Legal and Financial Entities and Accounts. Our support Team includes: Real Estate Attornies who will provide counsel and prepare Investment entities (such as an LLLP, LLP or LLC), CPA (Certified Public Accountant) to assist with Tax implications and banking specialists who can establish bank accounts to simplify the process of transferring funds. Investors will also meet with Property Management, as well as Escrow and Title along with Inspectors. These are but a few of the Referral Partners that Gerchick Real Estate has developed proven relationships over a long period of time.
What are some of the Fees involved with Investing?
“In this world, you get what you pay for.” — Kurt Vonnegut, “Cat’s Cradle”
There are appropriate fees associated with the Attorney and the CPA. Other services are either commissions (Gerchick Real Estate) or standard industry fees assessed as part of the transaction. Property Inspectors, Surveyors, Appraisers to name a few, charge fees according to the scope of work. We will assist you in obtaining the Fees before they are incurred; this way the Investor can budget accordingly.
Gerchick Real Estate considers working with “the fairest” as a part of its assessment of working with “the best.” While it is not possible to quote any actual costs, as each is related to the individual Transaction, we assure our Investors that any fees are normal and consistent with the Transaction. It is important to note that once a Property is identified, the Sales Advisor can provide some “working numbers’.
Full Turnkey Solution
“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” — Hunter S. Thompson
We are so involved and passionate that our “Real Talent” comes from sensing Industry changes and immediately acting. Our Clients can trust us when we call with an Opportunity to buy a Property and when we call suggesting they sell a Property.
When Investors work with Gerchick Real Estate, it inevitably becomes more than “just business”. We truly feel honored and privileged to work with Individuals who are many times investing Life Savings. We take this responsibility seriously. We enjoy the Personal Relationships that develop and has made it our Mission to Teach our Investors so that they may enjoy the Success of Real Estate Investing!
Gerchick Real Estate has worked both hard and smart for the past 20 years to build it’s reputation. Most importantly, we are Trusted and Respected not only by our Associates and Referral Partners, but by other Industry Professionals, as well. Colleagues are eager to show Gerchick Real Estate Properties, as they know and trust the Data; they also know that the Transaction will be handled Professionally. Colleagues also actively market their Properties to Gerchick Real Estate, knowing that we have strong relationships with Knowledgable and Qualified Investors.
In Summary
“A good reputation is more valuable than money.” — Publilius Syrus
This sentiment is as meaningful today as it was in the 1st Century B.C. Gerchick Real Estate is certainly in this business to make money for their Investors and themselves, but never at the risk or detriment of our Reputation or our clients. We are tough but fair and we manage to represent our Client’s needs while “playing fair” with our Colleagues.
While we cannot claim to control the Market, we are in complete control of our Market, which means watching, guiding, directing and caring for all those who work with us. Working with Gerchick Real Estate promises to be exciting and rewarding. Welcome Aboard!
