When my wife had our first child, it was a difficult pregnancy and my wife swore that we would never have another child. With the joy that our first child brought us, my wife had a change of heart and we decided to have another baby.

Feldman Equities owns and operates large-scale high-rise office buildings located on the West coast of Florida. For Feldman, a renovation which results in a B+ isn’t good enough.

Many people are told that investing in commercial real estate is a great way to get ahead in life. And while that can be true, investing without direction can have the opposite effect.

Commercial real estate is generally considered one of the best ways for individuals to grow their net worth. That doesn’t mean commercial real estate investing is foolproof. One of the ways that some investors get tripped up is that they fail to do their due diligence before investing their hard-earned dollars.

Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment provides savvy investors a wealth of advantages. Tax benefits, cash flow, and leverage among them.

The 2008 recession seemed like Armageddon for many real estate investors. Those who were new to the game (and made rash decisions as a result) may have been surprised to learn that the recession of the late 1980s and early 1990s was worse.

A boom market makes real estate investing look easy. Investors chasing fast yields flood the market, bidding properties up to the point where the yield isn’t there.

Investors looking to diversify their portfolio often consider investing in commercial real estate. Some will start by buying small multifamily properties, two or four units at a time. When the time comes to buy more substantial commercial real estate properties, such as an office building, most investors aren’t sure where to begin.

Commercial real estate is on a substantial uptick right now. With interest rates at all-time lows, employment at all-time highs, the economy booming, and occupancies high, it’s hard not to remain confident that for the foreseeable future, commercial real estate is going to remain on an upward trajectory.

Walk through any major city whose skyline is dotted with skyscrapers.

Look up.

At first glance, it might seem that these office towers are out of the reach of average investors. These properties are generally reserved for only the highest caliber investors, or those known as “institutional” investors.