Congratulations to ARS Will Fix It on renewing their lease at 50 Rust Lane! Will Fix it offers expert service for your HVAC and plumbing.
50 Rust Lane is a 2,500 square foot industrial warehouse located in Boerne, Texas.
Contact us today if you’re looking for the perfect space for your business!
171 Enterprise Pkwy in Boerne, TX is now fully leased!
171 Enterprise Pkwy is a 15,795± SF industrial building built in 2017 featuring warehouse and office space. This property is also for sale. Learn more here.
Congratulations to The Bridge Fellowship on their new office space!
Here’s Where to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Boerne, Texas! Support your favorite local restaurants!
Richter Tavern will be offering a special Valentine’s Day menu with an optional welcome cocktail and wine-tasting add-on.
See their Valentine’s Day menu here.
Make your reservation by calling (830) 331-2675
For Valentine’s Day, The Bevy will be offering a 5-course dinner for $60 per person.
See the Valentine’s Day menu and make your reservation here.
Peggy’s on the Green will be offering a 3-course pre-fixed dinner menu for $99.95 per person.
See the Valentine’s Day menu here.
Make your reservation by calling (830) 572-5000
The Creek’s chef has curated a 5-course dinner menu just for Valentine’s Day!
See the Valentine’s Day Menu here.
Make your reservation by calling (830) 816-2044
Valeria will be offering a 5-course dinner with wine pairings this Valentine’s Day.
See the menu here.
Make your Reservation by calling (830) 331-1393
141 Industrial Drive located in Boerne, TX has been leased off-market by Glen Boehm.
Congratulations to Flourish Floral and Design studio on their new home!
Learn more about Flourish Floral and Design Studio here.
Are you on the hunt for a new home for your business, or have commercial space you’d like to lease out or sell? Give us a call today to find out how we can help!
Congratulations to Endeavors on their new Dallas office!
Endeavors New Dallas Office will be home to their Veteran Supportive Services (VSS). Endeavors’ Veteran Supportive Services rapidly re-houses and prevents homelessness among eligible Veterans and their families. Endeavors programs offer emergency financial assistance and one-on-one case management services including short-term emergency housing, mental health resources, job placement assistance, and more.
Learn more about Endeavors and their Veteran Supportive Services here: https://endeavors.org/veteran-supportive-services/
Here are our top 3 commercial properties for lease in the Texas Hill Country! Whether you’re looking for that perfect retail space or something more industrial, we’ve got it!
1361 S Main Street is a retail property available for lease located in the heart of Boerne’s Main Street. The space is 1,447 SF and has a large open retail area, a private restroom, an office, and storage room. Learn More
52 Worth Drive, an industrial property coming soon to Boerne. The building totals 6,000 SF with a 1,000 SF office and 1,000 SF storage space above the office. Learn More
6333 De Zavala Rd is a property unlike any other in the country! The Endeavors Veteran Wellness Center provides accessible integrated health and wellness services to veterans, their families as well as military dependents. NOW OPEN and searching for an acupuncturist and massage therapist. Learn More
In certain situations, owners of commercial properties may need to have Environmental Site Assessments done. An ESA evaluates a property for the presence of chemicals or substances that can be toxic to the environment. When commercial property owners or buyers need an assessment of a site where a manufacturing business or property development is located or is proposed, an ESA might be conducted.
The property owner or buyer does the assessment seeking CERCLA liability protection. CERCLA is an acronym for Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which is the 1980s law for establishing when a property owner or other persons are liable for a toxic site. An ESA is conducted by property owners or potential buyers to establish clearly what site mitigations steps are needed, whether for past contamination or to prevent it in the future, and to absolve themselves of liability.
An ESA can be triggered when a commercial property owner presents permit application on plans for a construction project on the property or plans for a business that will impact the environment. County, state or federal regulations may call for an ESA if the construction or business will produce wastewater, discharge gases or chemicals into the air and other effects.
A study may also be ordered by a regulatory agency if it believes an existing site may have toxic contamination, or to establish steps needed for a proposed facility to operate. Finally, a lender may order a study on a property for which it is considering making a loan.
The site assessment is conducted by a certified Environmental Professional, as recognized by the American Society for Testing and Materials. An Environmental Professional has degrees in engineering or related sciences, is a licensed Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist with five years of experience in those fields, and has 10 years of experience in environmental assessment assisting or interning with an EP.
The standards are rigorous, and your ESA must be conducted by a bona fide EP to be accepted as legitimate.
Whether for an existing or a proposed site, the study will determine whether environmental exposures will be minimal or significant, and the steps needed to mitigate exposure. A multidisciplinary approach is taken, employing expertise in chemistry, geology, botany and atmospheric physics.
The study looks at the types of contamination found or for which there is potential, the impact on the site itself and neighboring properties, the history of the property, previous permits filed with government agencies, topography maps to determine runoff flow and more.
The assessment also helps establish liability for environmental contamination; who the responsible parties are who should pay for mitigation. This is where CERCLA liability comes into play.
The types of sites for which an ESA is needed include:
Natural gas production plants
Electricity generation plants and substations
Manufacturing plants
Metal processing and manufacturing
Rock quarries
Mining
Dams
Any of these sites near environmentally sensitive areas such as wildlife reserves and wetlands
Wastewater processing
Landfills
Food processing plants
Highways, dredging for lakes and waterways
Phases of ESA
ESAs are conducted as Phase 1 and Phase 2 if needed.
A huge congratulations to Endeavors on their new Baton Rouge location! This location will be home to their Disaster Case Management Office. These services provide relief to those in emergency or disaster events and is meant to reach every individual in need. Endeavors seeks to help victims in any way they can whether it’s by connecting victims to funding they may not be aware of or assisting with home repairs, new furniture and even providing clothing.
Learn more about Endeavors and their Disaster Case Management Offices here.
Among the various tax deferment provisions tucked into the federal tax code is a potent wealth-building tool for real estate investors: the 1031 exchange. If certain requirements are met, it allows real estate investors to defer taxes on the sale of a property by investing the proceeds into another investment property. The requirements take careful study, which we will cover in this overview.
The 1031 exchange is so named from the section of the U.S. tax law from which it is used. Also known as a like-kind exchange, it allows a real estate investor to sell an investment property and defer, not avoid, capital gains taxes on the sale. This can only be done if the like-kind property is identified and purchased with the proceeds within a certain time. Both properties must be owned for business or investment use.
Gains can be rolled from property to property over a period of years. The gains only become taxable once they are realized by a cash-out sale, without being reinvested.
Used effectively, the 1031 exchange is an excellent means of growing wealth over the years by deferring taxes so that the maximum amount of available capital continues to work and grow.
What is a like-kind property? The tax code gives the investor some leeway as to the type of property for which the sold property is swapped. Swaps can be done with residential rental properties, shopping centers, warehouses, working farms or ranches and more. Using a commercial real estate professional like a CCIM can help you meet the like-kind requirement.
Vacation homes used as rentals can be swapped under certain, limited conditions. Under certain requirements, the 1031 provision can also be used for a home that was formerly a private residence.
Ideally, you already have an available like-kind property in mind when you sell. This doesn’t always work out, so a simple clean swap may not be available. In that case a delayed swap can be done under certain conditions.
In a delayed exchange, a qualified intermediary acts as a middleman. This middleman works with your real estate professional to help you secure the replacement property. This is a licensed professional who takes your cash in a type of escrow account and will use it to purchase the next property for you. You cannot take possession of the cash proceeds of the sale, since this could negate 1031 eligibility.
45 days is the amount of time you have from the sale of the first property to identify the next property and notify your intermediary in writing of your intent to purchase.
You must close on the new property within 180 days of the close of the first property. This clock runs concurrently with the 45-day rule. For example, if you notify the intermediary of the new property right at the deadline of that 45-day rule, you have 135 days remaining to close on the new property.
Another way to make a 1031 exchange is called a reverse exchange. In this case the investor purchases the new property before selling the currently owned property. Often the investor knows which property he or she intends to sell. Title to the new property is held by a person known as an exchange accommodation Titleholder. Now the deadlines apply to the property to be sold: 45 days to identify the property to sell, 135 days thereafter to close.
There are a few other tax implications to understand.
If you retain part of the cash from a 1031 exchange it is taxable, usually as a capital gain.
If you have a mortgage on the property sold and exchange for a property with a lower liability mortgage, the difference is treated as taxable income.
Finally, if you exchange depreciable property for non-depreciable property, such as land with buildings for undeveloped land, you will be subject to the recapture of the depreciation from the developed property, incurring an ordinary income tax liability on the recaptured depreciation.
A vacation home can be swapped with another house if you stop using it yourself and rent it out for six months to a year before the exchange.
The 1031 exchange is a powerful tool for helping a real estate investor build wealth through tax deferral. It is important to have a professional agent like a CCIM guide you through the process. A CCIM can ensure that you meet the tax code requirements for an acceptable transaction.
