Feb 16, 2017 | D Magazine Blogs
A policy on accepting real estate gifts can go a long way in avoiding any misunderstandings down the road. It is the dream of every nonprofit organization to be given a valuable piece of real estate that it can use or sell for a lot of money. However, just because the...
Oct 12, 2016 | D Magazine Blogs
Eliza Solender Solender/Hall President Eliza Solender shares nine tips that can mitigate liabilities involved. When I wrote about the Dallas Central Appraisal District website back in March, I had no idea that big changes to the property map section were in the works....
Mar 31, 2016 | D Magazine Blogs
Researching properties is a tedious process. The commercial real estate databases and Google play major roles in any research. However, I always the Dallas County Appraisal District website (www.dcad.org) is where I find some of my most valuable information. I have...
Jan 27, 2016 | D Magazine Blogs
Back in the 1980s, there were a lot of articles and books about power lunching. The most popular book on the subject was, “Power Lunching: How You Can Profit from a More Effective Lunch Strategy” by Ligita Lienhart and Melvin Pisel. Written in 1985, it comes across...
Nov 30, 2015 | D Magazine Blogs
Even in this booming commercial real estate environment, you or your clients may be faced with the dilemma of holding real estate they no longer want and are having a difficult time selling it. Rather than holding on to it with all the expenses and liabilities of...
Sep 21, 2015 | D Magazine Blogs
So often it is not the size of the real estate deal or even the property that makes it very special. That is the case with the recent agreement I helped negotiate between the Deaf Action Center (DAC) and Cathedral of Hope. These two organizations knew...