It’s a scary time for commercial real estate.
Although “scary” might not be the right word.
Uncertain? Unprecedented? Unpredictable?
Whatever you want to call it, the CRE industry is definitely in uncharted territory these days.
The good news? Sometimes those uncharted territories are full of huge opportunities. Opportunities you'll miss if you scare too easily.
Take the Bates Motel for instance...
I rewatched Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho recently. After 60 years, it still holds up as a horror classic. But I never realized how much of the movie's plot hinges on commercial property issues.
The Bates Motel is a perfectly charming roadside stop. But after the city redirected the main highway, all of the motel's drive-by traffic and customer flow dried up. Without customers, Norman Bates just got bored and crazy until that one day when he... snapped.
What would have happened if an ambitious and creative CRE agent showed up INSTEAD of Marion Crane? What if someone could have looked past the creepy stares and the stuffed owls to see real potential in the Bates Motel?
An experienced CRE professional could have explained to Norman how he could get customers back, expand the motel or develop the rest of the property. Maybe they could have even convinced him to retire early and sell out to a large hospitality chain.
The right CRE agent at the right time could have saved so many innocent lives!
Of course, that twist would have made Psycho a much less terrifying movie. It likely wouldn't have become a classic and it definitely wouldn't rank as one of the scariest movies of all time.
On the bright side though, millions of people would have enjoyed a lifetime of more peaceful showers.
My point? Things may LOOK scary, but there are hidden opportunities if you're willing to face your fear and go after them.
45 years
I started as Executive Secretary to Robert Stanton, shortly after he became President of Goodman Segar Hogan, Inc. I wanted to pursue a career in sales and Bob promised an opportunity when I finished my degree. I moved into Office Leasing in 1979.
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