NNN Property Sells for over $4MM

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NNN Property Sells for over $4MM in Washington DC

Although triple net leased acquisitions are hard to find in in the greater Washington DC market, Betty Friant, Vice President at Calkain Companies, recently brokered the sale of a NNN leased day care facility in Gainesville, VA for just over $4 million at a very attractive 8.64% cap.

The tenant signed a new absolute triple net lease on the 10,530+/- square foot state-of-the-art facility located near the entrance of the private LakeManassas Development with its signature Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Betty Friant exclusively represented the developer/landlord in the transaction. The property was introduced to the market with corporate and personal guarantees and a 15 year lease term with annual escalations beginning in year three.

“Day Care facilities provide a very attractive investment,” said Friant. “With McDonald’s and other credit tenants on the market in the 4% to 5% cap rate range, the 8.5+% cap on a day care gives investors another option. The fundamentals of the underlying real estate are important in the acquisition of a day care as they are with any real estate purchase, so a great location and market rents are crucial,” she added. Calkain currently has other day care facilities on the market for sale in the 7.5% to 8.5% cap rate range.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Podcast - US Asset Management

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iTunes - Podcast - Asset Management

Think asset management plays no part in triple net leases? Think again.

In this installment of "The Net Lease Podcast" we talk to Ware Smalley - Asset Manager at Calkain Companies. Topics include: the role asset management plays in net lease investments, typical NNN investors who need to pay attention asset management, worst case scenarios if NNN assets are left unmanaged.

Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes for free from Calkain Asset Management by The Net Lease Podcast on the iTunes Store.

http://www.calkain.com/podcast/ep002-20130412podcast.mp3

Asian Net Lease Investors Pick Safe Havens of U.S

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Calkain Companies, a  national real estate investment brokerage firm, recently facilitated the sale of a net leased hospice located in Winter Haven, FL. This transaction marks the first closing in Calkain's international partnership with Platinum Investment Corporation, headquartered in Shanghai, China. This partnership was formed in the fall of 2012 and is committed to opening the global net leased investments to the Asian investor looking to the United States for passive cash flow and property ownership. The property, an 8,000+/- SF medical site, is well located on a signalized corner and had a 10 year lease with annual increases. The buyer assumed attractive financing terms offered by the seller's bank. Calkain's Asset Management Division was retained to manage the property for the foreign investor.

Associate Teal Henderson represented both the seller and the buyer in this transaction. "This closing is the beginning of a historical relationship and new venture for Calkain. We are looking forward to a very successful and long term partnership with Platinum Investment Corporation. As we educate investors in this demographic and their appetite grows, they are quickly becoming purveyors of the net lease product. We have been able to swiftly work through language and culture barriers, in addition to, a large time zone difference to close the first deal and we have already begun working on new transactions." Henderson commented.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Investment Ground Lease in MD Sold

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Popeye’s Chicken on a Ground Lease in MD Sold

Calkain Companies, a national real estate investment brokerage firm, has procured the sale of the real estate currently occupied by Popeye’s Chicken on a ground lease in LaPlata, MD. Jeff Bogart of Calkain Companies represented the seller in this transaction. “We are currently experiencing a market short on NNN inventories and long on buyers. This combination has resulted in ‘all time low’ cap rates,” Bogart stated. “In this transaction, the seller needed to close the transaction by year end or incur an additional 5% tax liability” Bogart continued and “Calkain found a buyer that could close in less than 40 days with financing.” The buyer was a private investor represented by Ui Chung of Hana Realty.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Credit Union Net Lease Deal In VA

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Credit Union Confirms Tremendous Desire for Net Lease Investments In VA 

Calkain Companies a national, net lease commercial real estate brokerage firm has procured the sale of a Northwest Federal Credit Union investment property in Manassas, VA. Jeff Bogart of Calkain Realty Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. “We are currently experiencing a market short on NNN inventory and long on buyers. This combination has resulted in all time low cap rates,” Bogart stated. “Northwest Federal Credit Union, the current tenant, purchased the ground lease they had rented for the past four years,” Bogart continued. Northwest Federal was represented by Brian Ball and Jack Regler of KLNB Commercial Real Estate.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Net Lease Brokers Sells Bank of America Ground Lease

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Calkain Represents International Buyer in Acquisition of $4.175MM Bank of America Ground Lease

Calkain Companies, a national commercial real estate firm, successfully brokered a single-tenant net lease transaction in which a private international buyer acquired a Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) ground lease property in Fort Worth, TX. The 1.26 acre parcel is leased to Bank of America, which corporately guaranteed the terms of the lease. The triple net lease terms were for a period of 15 years, with structured rent increases and renewal options. The buyer completed the transaction as part of a 1031 exchange.

Calkain’s Andrew Fallon, Assistant Vice President, and Jerry Burg, Managing Director, represented the international buyer, and provided due diligence and transaction support services throughout the purchase process. The asset is well located along a major retail corridor within Fort Worth, TX. The asset was attractive given the location, landlord friendly lease terms - including structured rental increases, and the creditworthiness of Bank of America. The net lease terms associated with the investment requires that the tenant pay for real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses – which effectively provides the landlord with a passive, bond-like income stream through commercial real estate ownership.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Net Lease Investors Can't Get Enough High-Yielding REITs

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 High-Yielding REITs

Desperate for income, investors can't get enough high-yielding REITs and Wall Street is rushing to supply them. Companies are lining up to convert into REITs, a step that requires approval from the Internal Revenue Service.

Prisons, cell towers and golf courses were turned into REITs in the late 1990s, Mr. Westphal says with "pretty dreadful" results that in some cases produced losses of 90% or more.

So the market is changing and investors should temper their expectations accordingly.

While owning REITs is a good idea, panic buying isn't. Many investors are dumping money-market funds or bond funds and replacing them with higher-yielding REITs, says Morningstar analyst MichaelRawson. But REITs aren't bonds; the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, a benchmark of more than 120 of these stocks, lost 37.7% in 2008, when U.S. Treasury bonds had a positive 13.7% return.

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UPREITS: TAX-DRIVEN CONVERSIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS

One of the more under-discussed aspects of the REIT is how it can benefit a seller of real estate. By contributing a property to a REIT you can achieve many of the same benefits associated with a §1031 exchange including deferral of gain recognition not to mention several other potential advantages. For the owner looking to monetize their investment in a tax advantaged manner with the possibility of additional upside this option deserves some additional examination. 

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PA Dollar General Sells for 7.35% Cap

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Calkain Sells Jonestown, PA Dollar General Net Lease for 7.35% Cap

Calkain Companies recently sold a Dollar General (NYSE: DG) net lease investment property located in Jonestown, PA. The transaction closed within the past 60 days and illustrated the compressing cap rates within the net lease segment of the market. The buyer was a privately, Pennsylvania-based net lease fund. The seller was a national real estate company, with a preferred development relationship with the tenant. The same seller has engaged Calkain to sell other stores throughout the mid-Atlantic states. The net lease Dollar General properties have been developed as part of Dollar General’s build-to-suit program. The stores have brand new 15 year triple net leases, which provide passive income for the new owner.

Calkain’s Andrew Fallon, Assistant Vice President, facilitated the transaction by providing exclusive representation to the seller. Investor demand for net lease Dollar General stores has significantly increased since S&P raised the company’s credit rating to investment grade BBB- in April 2012. The Jonestown store was highly sought after given its proximity and access to the I-78 corridor, the surrounding demographics, and the favorable lease structure. Fallon commented, “Cap rates for Dollar General have fallen below 7.50% and will likely trend to 7.25% based on a high demand and competitive bidding environment.” The combination of tenant credit and triple net lease terms provides a passive, bond-like fixed income investment, “The leases with Dollar General’s guaranty provide a strong income stream for the buyer, who will have limited to no management responsibilities.” The buyer financed the purchase using a regional bank.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Ground Lease Rite Aid Sold

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Strong Buyer Demand Drives Sale of Rite Aid Ground Lease Sale in New Jersey

Calkain Companies’ Stan Wyrwicz and Mike O’Mara represented the seller in the sale of a Rite Aid Pharmacy ground lease in Vineland, NJ. The site houses a 14,600+/- SF building that are net leased to Rite Aid, which has been operating a pharmacy at that location since 2008. Wyrwicz commented, “We are seeing a strong demand from buyers looking for Rite Aid ground leases and pharmacies, which are a rare commodity. Cap rates on Rite Aid transactions have compressed quite a bit in the last year as a result of the continued progress in its financial turnaround.” The buyer was a private local investor. Jack A. Sattin of Market Development Group, LLC represented the buyer.

 

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Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Net Lease Dollar General in Va Sold

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Calkain Companies recently sold a Dollar General (NYSE: DG) net lease investment property located in Petersburg, VA. The transaction closed within the past 30 days and illustrated the compressing cap rates within the net lease segment of the market. The buyer was a privately held, fully integrated real estate investment company. The seller was a regional real estate developer. As a preferred developer for Dollar General, the same seller has engaged Calkain to sell another store in Halifax, VA. These Dollar General properties have been developed as part of Dollar General’s build-to-suit program. The stores have brand new 15-year triple net leases, which provide passive income for the new owner.

Calkain’s Andrew Fallon, Assistant Vice President, facilitated the transaction by providing exclusive representation to the seller. More sales of Dollar General Stores have been transacting since S&P raised the company’s credit rating to investment grade BBB- in April 2012. The Petersburg store was highly sought after given its proximity and access to the I-95 corridor, the surrounding demographics, and the favorable lease structure. Fallon commented, “As Dollar General continues to roll out new stores in new markets, the investor demand continues to increase for superior market locations.” The combination of tenant credit and triple net lease terms provide a passive, bond-like fixed income investment, “The leases with Dollar General’s guaranty provide a strong income stream for the buyer, who will have limited to no management responsibilities.” The buyer financed the purchase using a regional bank.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estatebrokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, nationally, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and a new office opening in the Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Net Lease CAP Rates Cooling-Off

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Cap rates on Walgreens and CVS properties remained flat with the quarter prior at 6.45 percent and 6.7 percent respectively, but cap rates on restaurants fell 25 basis points to 7.25 percent. Cap rates on McDonald’s restaurants in particular fell 20 basis points to 4.8 percent, and cap rates on Dollar General stores fell 15 basis points, to 8.1 percent. 

However, few of those properties are trading in the core markets. Finding a McDonald’s or a Walgreens for sale in a primary market has “gotten tougher because there is not a lot of new things coming out of the ground and partly that’s what pushed down cap rates, as well as [the fact that] interest rates have gotten so low,” says Jonathan W. Hipp, president and CEO ofCalkain Cos., a Reston, Va.-based brokerage and consulting firm specializing in the net lease sector.

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Sale of Multi-Tenant NNN Investment in Spring Hill, FL

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Calkain Companies, a national net lease commercial real estate firm, recently brokered the sale of a multi-tenant, NNN investment in Spring Hill, Florida. The two-tenant investment property is situated on 1.08+/- acres with high visibility to busy US HWY 19, just 30 minutes North of Tampa. It is occupied by Pet Supermarket, based out of Sunrise, Florida. BBB- rated, Humana Marketplace, headquartered in Kentucky is also a tenant.

The site is a 9000+/-sf building divided into 7000+/-sf for Pet Supermarket and 2000+/-sf for Humana. Pet Supermarket renewed their lease for 7 years with structured increases and options and Humana exercised their 2 year option. The seller, an experienced private owner and long-time client of Calkain, was looking to liquidate to secure other opportunities. The property sold for $1.61MM which is a 8% cap rate to a private Florida based buyer completing a 1031 exchange.

Calkain Associate, Teal Henderson, who was recently tapped to open the new Midwest office in St. Louis, MO from Tampa, exclusively represented the private seller and provided marketing and transaction support services throughout the sales process. The property was initially introduced to the market with quickly expiring leases. Henderson commented, "We quickly recognized the hurdle of the current lease terms being unfavorable along with the tertiary and lesser known Florida location of Spring Hill. We counseled the seller in reaching out to the tenants and restructuring with more attractive terms. Then after successful negotiations, we re-introduced the property on the market and generated a quick contract. A private buyer interested in a Florida property with an investment grade tenant with ties to the medical industry purchased the asset." As a NNN ground lease, this investment requires that the tenant pay for real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses, which effectively provides the landlord with a passive, bond-like income stream through commercial real estate ownership. The transaction occurred within the last 15 days and will be recorded in the public records.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, nationally, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast and a new office opening in the Midwest. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

NNN Net Lease CVS Pharmacy Sold

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NNN Net Lease CVS Pharmacy in Washington, DC Trades for $14.5 million

Calkain NNN Investment Advisors recently completed the sale of a NNN investment property in Washington, DC. The purchaser, a private 1031 investor, seeking a stable, credit rated, income-producing asset. The sale, closing at over $1,154 per square foot, broke the record previously set by Calkain for a NNN investment sale.

Rick Fernandez, Managing Director of Calkain Urban retail  Investment Advisors, represented the seller in the transaction and Calkain Managing Director, Jerry Burg, represented the buyer on the purchase of the CVS on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan. “The Adams Morgan CVS is well situated in a grocery anchored, dense, high traffic, urban location within a diverse residential and retail community,” explained Fernandez. “The investor understood that this CVS not only provided a stable income stream backed by a strong credit rated corporate tenant, but also a highly adaptable asset with rock solid generational value,” continued Burg.

The seller reviewed multiple offers from across the country before closing with a private investor who was working with Burg to identify $35MM in NNN investment properties for a 1031 exchange. The transactions closed in the past thirty days.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, nationally, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Northeast United States. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Record Low 4.6% Cap Rate for Ground Lease

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Calkain companies completes Sarasota FL net-lease transaction at record low cap rate rookie broker leads transaction process with a 4.6% return

Calkain Companies’ Associate, Stephen Counts, exclusively represented the seller in the disposition of a Ground Lease to the Tregate Condominium Association. The 2 acre parcel, located at 2220 Stickney Point Road in Sarasota, Florida was originally a citrus grove leased to the condominium association for 99 years. At the time of sale, there were 59 years remaining on the lease term. With a sale price of only $183,000, it was only a fraction of the property value. Therefore, the buyer was willing to accept an overly low return for their investment due to the very high intrinsic real estate value. Calkain’s client inherited the property, which had purchased the property over 40 years ago.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, nationally, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Northeast United States. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

Net Lease Economic Report

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RESTON, VA-Earlier this year, locally-based Calkain Cos., and New York-based Chandan Economics announced a new mission: they would partner to provide research in one of the few areas of commercial real estate.

Hipp: "Given where Treasuries are headed, people are looking for yield."

That day is here. The two firms are getting set to release their first report and have given GlobeSt.com an exclusive sneak preview.  The report covers trends in the macro economy with an eye on how these impact the net lease space.

It has found that the fit-and-start nature of the recovery has reinforced the appeal of net lease assets especially those with long term, high quality tenants. In addition, the sector is grappling by a lack of supply. The result of these multiple trends, not surprisingly, is that cap rates are low and getting lower. Namely, net lease cap rates declined by five basis points to just over 7.2% in the first quarter on average.

These rates, of course, fluctuate based on geography and tenant type. California and the Northeast, for example, claim the lowest cap rates.

The report also notes there is stronger investor demand for bank branches, pharmacies, and the best-performing fast food chains. Bank branches registered average cap rates of 6.1% in Q1, for example--100 basis points lower than the 7.1% average cap rate for pharmacies. Investors, however, can be counted on to show a high degree of sophistication in their acquisitions not only across classes of tenants but specific tenants, as well. Sam Chandan, president and chief economist of Chandan Economics, tells GlobeSt.com. “Some pharmacy and bank branches are trading at sharply lower cap rates than their peers, even after controlling for variation in property quality and time to lease maturity.” For these most coveted assets, he says, debt yields are lower, as well, meaning that lenders perceive many of the same differences as relates to credit risk.

The most aggressive cap rates Jonathan Hipp, CEO of Calkain, says he has seen has been in the mid 4s for “McDonald’s-type credit.”  Expect compression to continue, he tells GlobeSt.com. “Given where Treasuries are headed, people are looking for yield. Also, there is so much buyer interest in this product now we have gotten to the point where we almost don’t need new buyers. What we would like to have is more products.”

Not that the demand-supply imbalance will give investors pause, Hipp adds. “With everything going on, from the uncertain employment picture to the European debt crisis, at end of day people are still cautious on the economy. With the right combination of credit, location and length of lease it is a great time to be a seller in the net lease market.”

Or even a buyer, he says—but with a caveat. In this environment, current buyers should beware that an eventual exit strategy could happen in a period of higher interest rates and a diminishing flight to quality.

Source: GlobeSt.com

Triple Net leases Dollar General Stores Sold

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                    Dollar General Stores Totaling $2.54MM

  

 Calkain Companies, a national real estate investment brokerage firm, recently completed the sale of two (2) net lease investment properties occupied by Dollar General(NYSE: DG.) Both stores were located in Virginia towns: Madison and Ferrum. The purchaser was a regional real estate development and management company based in the Northeast. The two properties were recently developed as part of Dollar General’s built-to-suit program, and the stores have brand new 15-year triple net leases, which provide passive income for the new owner.

Calkain’s Andrew Fallon, Associate, facilitated the transaction, providing exclusive representation to the Seller, who developed the assets. The dollar store segment remains a bright spot of the retail industry. Fallon comments, “In order to continue capturing market share, the dollar store companies, including Dollar General, are relocating to free-standing stores in existing markets and opening new stores in new markets.” The Madison and Ferrum stores were both new stores in new markets for Dollar General, and Calkain’s marketing efforts were met with high demand. Fallon continues, “These new stores offer real estate investors an opportunity to own hard assets with bond-like characteristics based on the long-term net leases signed by stable corporate tenants.” Those characteristics attracted multiple offers for the assets, and allowed the buyer to utilize favorable financing for the acquisition.

DollarGeneral Corporation is the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer, with more than 9,300 stores and 2010 sales in excess of $13.04 Billion. Dollar General ranks among the largest retailers of top-quality brands made by America's most-trusted manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills and Nabisco.

Calkain is a full service real estate investment brokerage firm with a national scope focusing on single and multi tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net-leased transactions as well as asset management, tax planning, and advisory services.  Calkain has offices in Reston, VA (Washington, DC), Tampa, FL, Bethesda, MD, Wilmington, DE and Boston, MA.  Additional information about the firm and its listings may be found at www.calkain.com

Net leased CVS Pharmacy Closes For $4,120,000.00

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Net Leased CVS Pharmacy in Largo, FL.

                                                              

NAI Capital’s Mel Moss & Dan Spell Closes $4,120,000.00 Net leased to CVS Pharmacy in Largo, FL.

LARGO, FL – NAI Capital’s, Mel Moss, Senior Vice President and Dan Spell, Senior Vice President with NAI Capital’s West Los Angeles office represented Voyage-Largo, LLC in the purchase of a net leased CVS Pharmacy located in Largo, FL. The value of transaction was $4,120,000.00.

“Dan and I represented this investor in the purchase of two net leased drug store properties in the last three months which indicates to us that there is a demand for quality net leased properties.” said Mel Moss, Senior Vice President.

Both deals were unique opportunities for the client with the first transaction, Walgreens, offering stellar demographics with a cap rate over 8.2 and the second transaction, CVS Pharmacy, offering a great location and rental increases.