Purchasing a piece of commercial real estate can be an exciting venture. You may be starting a business or moving your current business to a new location. If it is a piece of commercial land, you may have plans to develop or subdivide the land. Prior to the purchase,...
Here’s how to seek a zoning variance
In an ideal world, you’d secure real estate that suited your every need for as long as you occupied it. In reality, though, needs change, and your ability to adapt the use of your real estate may be blocked by existing zoning ordinances. In these circumstances, it can...
Understanding how a specific plan district works
One of the principal challenges of land use planning, especially in large cities such as Nashville, is harmonizing uses on adjacent plots. Very often, the uses on individual lots develops in different and frequently conflicting ways. Also, newer types of developments...
Research prior to purchasing commercial property is important
There are many different businesses that operate in Tennessee. These businesses produce many different products and provide many different services for the people that live here. These businesses do have something in common though and that is that they will need a...
What to consider before purchasing property with utility easement
Buying real estate can be stressful and exciting. The purchase can be more stressful when learning that a utility easement existed on the property. Utility easements grant utility companies the right to access a portion of a property owners to set up lines and do...
Quiet title actions: all you need to know
Acquiring new property is usually a cause for celebration, but it can become stressful if other parties also make claims to the property. After all, it may have taken years of scrupulous financial maneuvering to make that property acquisition possible. How do you...
Issues affecting the commercial real estate market
Commercial real estate executives are most likely looking at the last six months and the losses they have incurred and also looking at the next six months to figure out how much more they are set to lose. When asked to point to the current and emerging issues...
Understanding residential zoning
Zoning affects everything regarding how individuals can use certain pieces of land. It is important to note that the categories and symbols used can vary widely depending on your jurisdiction. Generally speaking, the government indicates different zoning types with...
When is the right time to develop your property?
If you watch the news lately, you will have seen the dozens of stories of real estate developers thwarted by the economic downturn. Many property owners know to pay attention to the economic conditions that will affect property development. Fewer think about the legal...
How are commercial and residential real estate different?
If this is your first time purchasing commercial real estate, it is important to understand how and why it is different from a residential real estate purchase. While some elements of the process are similar, there are a few major differences that you should be aware...
