by Akki Patel | Jul 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
In commercial real estate, yield is often the headline. But savvy net lease investors know that yield is only one side of the equation. The other side is durability, the confidence that income will keep coming, the tenant will keep renewing, and the property will keep...
by Akki Patel | Jul 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
For more than a decade, commercial real estate developers operated in a world defined by cheap capital. Debt was abundant, financing was predictable, and many projects penciled out with relatively little friction. Then everything changed. Beginning in 2022, the...
by Akki Patel | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
In retail real estate, exclusive use clauses serve a purpose. They prevent tenants from competing directly within the same center. For example, a burger restaurant prefers not to have another burger place open nearby. Similarly, a fried chicken brand would avoid...
by Akki Patel | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
At LRE & Co, mentoring the next generation has always been more than a good idea — it’s a genuine passion. We believe that the lessons learned early in a career can shape a person for life. I started my first job at 15½, working at McDonald’s, and the...
by Akki Patel | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s a version of commercial real estate that treats tenants like line items. Occupancy rates. Rent rolls. NOI per square foot. I understood that version well for most of my career. It’s not wrong; those metrics matter, and anyone who tells you...
