Off Market Asset Sales and Acquisitions

The commercial real estate market is full of very good agencies and sales staff. Most will be willing and able to show you what, and how many properties they and their companies have sold and leased over the preceding 12 months or so. They will be able to tell you how hard they have work for their vendors and how efficient they are for their purchaser clients. I know that the vast majority of them are hard working, but the truth is that because the industry is commission only based, the one person that they are really working hard for, is themselves. That's not unreasonable, I have been there for over 27 years and know that an agent can say and believe as much as they like that they are working diligently for their clients, however the personal reward response kicks in when they can see a deal taking too long to come together or starting to head south. The mind set of, cast around and move onto the next opportunity that can produce an income, is overpowering

While I still hold a practicing Real Estate Agents license, I am not actively trading as an agent, however, I can offer you the experience, knowledge and market expertise that I have gained over the years, to quietly (off market) sell your property or negotiate to purchase one that may not have been listed for sale. Unlike agents in the main stream, my approach is focused purely on the task in front of me until the transaction has been completed, or the client decides not to go any further with it.

Off market sales and acquisitions are something that you rarely hear about until well after they have transacted. When they do become public knowledge it is not uncommon for it to be said, "I didn't even know that property was for sale. How did they get to buy that"?

Such is the power and benefit of off market transactions, that the astute investor is often able to acquire quality property, on negotiated terms, without having to be in the competitive environment of an openly marketed property through the conventional channels of a real estate company.

If you find a property that has an appeal to you, or if you have a need to purchase a neighbouring property and you are not sure how to go about the process, contact me to discuss the options. I have on many occasions acted as 'purchasers agent' on the purchase of property, for some quite large development projects and land amalgamations.

Alternatively if you would like to divest from property that you currently own but don't want the world to know about it, I can help by simply and quietly putting it into the market place and directly targeting any suitable prospects.

The over riding key to the success of any off market transaction is to create a plan and strategy early in the process and stick to it. Experience has taught me that if the process is started, either acquisition or disposal, without a plan and strategy in place, the chances of the transaction succeeding, are substantially diminished.

Contact me at an early stage if you would like me to help you with this process.