Ep. 349: Why Residential Investors Are Moving Into Commercial Property, with Joshua Barnes

Welcome to Geared for Growth.

I'm your host, Mike Mortlock from MCG Quantity Surveyors.

Today, I'm joined by Josh Barnes, a commercial property specialist to explore why commercial real estate is attracting a whole new wave of investors following the changes to residential property tax settings.

We unpack the key differences between residential and commercial investing, including yields, lending, vacancy risk and the importance of understanding the tenant and local economy.

Josh also explains how investors can manufacture growth in commercial property by identifying under market rents, improving leases and making targeted improvements to an asset.

We get into what makes a good commercial property, why industrial is attracting plenty of attention, and how investors can do the research needed to understand whether they're actually getting value.

And importantly, we talk about due diligence, negotiation, and the mistakes that can turn an apparently attractive commercial investment

into a

very expensive lesson.

If you are considering making the move into commercial property, this is a great place to start.

Let's get into it.