From Deal to Disaster: Why Commercial Property Investors Need Engineers to Inspect Buildings
In commercial real estate, the numbers can look perfect on paper—strong rent roll, solid cap rate, and a “light value-add” story that pencils out. But here’s the hard truth: the building is the deal. If the physical asset has hidden defects, deferred maintenance, or compliance issues, your projected returns can evaporate fast—sometimes in the first[…]