Learning to Invest

Understanding The Basics

What is Real Estate Investments

• Different types of real estate (residential, commercial, industrial)

  • Types of Residential Real Estate

    • Single-Family Homes: Detached houses designed for a single family.

    • Multi-Family Homes: Buildings that house multiple families, such as duplexes, triplexes, or apartment complexes.

    • Condominiums (Condos): Units within a larger building or community where owners have individual ownership of their unit and shared ownership of common areas.

    • Townhouses: Attached or semi-detached homes with multiple floors, often sharing walls with neighboring units

  • Types of Industrial Properties

    • Warehouses:

• Description: Large buildings designed for the storage of goods, inventory, and raw materials.

• Features: Loading docks, high ceilings, open floor plans for efficient storage.

  • Distribution Centers:

• Description: Facilities focused on the efficient distribution of goods to retailers, wholesalers, or directly to consumers.

• Features: Strategically located for transportation access, advanced logistics systems.

  • Manufacturing Plants:

• Description: Facilities where raw materials are transformed into finished products through manufacturing processes.

• Examples: Factories, plants for heavy machinery, electronics, or textiles.

  • Flex Spaces:

• Description: Versatile spaces that can serve both office and industrial functions.

• Features: Offices, showroom areas, and warehouse or manufacturing spaces in a single facility.

  • Research and Development (R&D) Facilities:

• Description: Spaces dedicated to research, experimentation, and development of new products or technologies.

• Features: Laboratories, testing facilities, collaboration spaces.

  • Cold Storage Facilities:

• Description: Specialized facilities designed for the storage of perishable goods, often at controlled temperatures.

• Examples: Refrigerated warehouses for food and pharmaceuticals.

  • Light Industrial Properties:

• Description: Properties with lighter manufacturing or assembly activities, typically smaller in scale.

• Examples: Workshops, small manufacturing units.

  • Heavy Industrial Properties:

• Description: Facilities involved in large-scale and heavy manufacturing processes.

• Examples: Steel mills, chemical processing plants.

  • Showrooms:

• Description: Spaces where manufacturers or wholesalers display their products to potential buyers.

• Features: Display areas, often combined with office or storage space.

  • Telecommunication Hubs:

• Description: Facilities housing telecommunication equipment and infrastructure, including data centers and network hubs.

• Features: High-tech infrastructure, security measures.

  • Rail Served Industrial Properties:

• Description: Properties with direct access to rail lines for transportation of goods.

• Features: Rail spurs, loading facilities compatible with rail transport.

  • Types of Commercial

    • Office Buildings:

• Description: Buildings designed for office use, ranging from small offices to large corporate towers.

• Features: Office buildings often have amenities like conference rooms, common areas, and parking facilities.

  • Retail Properties:

• Description: Spaces designed for retail businesses to sell goods or services directly to consumers.

• Examples: Shopping centers, strip malls, standalone retail stores.

  • Industrial Properties:

• Description: Properties used for manufacturing, production, storage, or distribution of goods.

• Examples: Warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers.

  • Multifamily Properties:

• Description: Residential buildings with multiple units, but categorized as commercial when used for investment purposes.

• Examples: Apartment complexes, condominiums.

  • Hotels and Hospitality:

• Description: Properties providing accommodations, amenities, and services to travelers and guests.

• Examples: Hotels, motels, resorts.

  • Special Purpose Properties:

• Description: Properties designed for specific uses beyond standard commercial categories.

• Examples: Hospitals, educational institutions, religious buildings.

  • Medical Office Buildings:

• Description: Facilities designed to house medical practices and healthcare-related businesses.

• Features: May include medical offices, clinics, and outpatient care centers.

  • Mixed-Use Developments:

• Description: Properties that combine multiple types of land uses within a single development.

• Examples: Mixed-use buildings with a combination of residential, commercial, and retail spaces.

  • Data Centers:

• Description: Facilities designed to house computer systems, servers, and related components for data storage and processing.

• Features: High-tech infrastructure, security measures.

  • Self-Storage Units:

• Description: Facilities providing storage space for individuals and businesses to store belongings or inventory.

• Features: Units of varying sizes, security measures.

  • Parking Lots/Garages:

• Description: Spaces designated for parking vehicles, often in urban or commercial areas.

• Features: Surface lots or structured garages.