Owner-User Industrial Buildings: Buy, Sell or Sale-Leaseback
For a company that owns its building, the real estate is both an operating asset and a store of capital. We help owner-users decide when to buy, when to sell, and when a sale-leaseback funds the business better than a bank.
Led by Justin Smith, SIOR, with Grant LaBounty and Chris Vassilian at Lee & Associates in Irvine.
Find and negotiate the purchase of a building that fits the operation, with the financing and timing worked out.
Market the building to the right users and investors, then move the operation without a gap.
Turn equity in the building into capital for the business while staying in place.
Convert space you do not need into leased suites that pay you.
Named clients, in their own words.
A supplement manufacturer whose R&D building had been on the market for six months without the right buyer.
“It was nice to know that such an important investment was being taken care of by someone who cared as much as we did. I would highly recommend Justin and his firm.”Dennis Zouras, HD NutritionRead the full story →
A commercial printer that needed capital for acquisitions without giving up its building.
“Justin Smith helped me understand how to successfully use my existing property to finance my business.”David Melin, President, Meridian GraphicsRead the full story →
A surf and skate brand selling its headquarters into a falling office market.
“What we learned in this process is that Justin is accountable, responsible and he works hard until the job is done.”Joel Cooper, CEO, Lost InternationalRead the full story →
A business owner turning surplus space in his own building into income.
“It was your strategy to price the building at a very competitive rate and your marketing ideas that got the job done.”Bob Siemon, President, Bob Siemon DesignsRead the full story →
On most industrial leases the brokerage fee is paid by the landlord under its listing agreement, so tenants usually do not pay us directly. On purchases and sales the fee is set out in a written agreement before work begins. We confirm how we are paid, in writing, at the start of every engagement.
Our client work ranges from small multi-tenant suites to large distribution buildings and multi-building portfolios, for local family businesses up to national and institutional clients.
Orange County is home: more than 500 of our assignments have been in 30 Orange County cities. We also work across Los Angeles County, especially the Mid-Counties (Santa Fe Springs, La Mirada, Norwalk, Cerritos), and nationally through the Lee & Associates network, most often following existing clients to new markets.
Call (949) 400-4786 or use the contact page. The first conversation is free and confidential. We will tell you plainly whether we are the right fit.
The first conversation is free and confidential. We will tell you plainly whether we are the right fit.
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