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- A Process of Discovery - (Commercial Mortgage Brokerage Defined)

Written by Gregg Winter


At its highest level, commercial mortgage brokerage is a collaborative process of discovery. Onrepparttar borrower side,repparttar 111690 morerepparttar 111691 broker is able to learn aboutrepparttar 111692 property andrepparttar 111693 borrower’s needs,repparttar 111694 more effectively he can focus his thinking and utilize his experience to assistrepparttar 111695 borrower in structuringrepparttar 111696 deal. Onrepparttar 111697 lender side, a good broker carefully cultivates an effective and aggressive group of lenders. These arerepparttar 111698 kind of worthwhile relationships that can only develop over time. With each and every dealrepparttar 111699 relationship is tested and seasoned with mutual respect. The bar is raised. The boundaries are stretched. The stakes are always high because ofrepparttar 111700 faith that has been placed inrepparttar 111701 broker byrepparttar 111702 client. Therefore, if disappointed by a lender’s execution, or by changes that (hopefully won’t) occur fromrepparttar 111703 time a lender quotes a deal torepparttar 111704 timerepparttar 111705 lender issues a commitment letter, that lender may never have another chance to win over that broker.

Part ofrepparttar 111706 value, therefore, of a seasoned mortgage broker, is accumulating and honing these performance-based lender relationships to a fine edge so they can be brought to bear on an individual borrower’s transaction.

At a sophisticated level, commercial real estate financing requires finesse, experience andrepparttar 111707 aforementioned carefully cultivated, time-tested array of “arrows” inrepparttar 111708 broker’s “quiver”. Or, to state it more generically: to be effective, one needsrepparttar 111709 right tool atrepparttar 111710 right time to accomplish a particular job.

What arerepparttar 111711 implications of all this forrepparttar 111712 borrower? In return for a mortgage brokerage fee, all these time-tested lender relationships andrepparttar 111713 broker’s insight, judgment and advisory skills are leveraged byrepparttar 111714 borrower for a finite period of time withoutrepparttar 111715 need to employ such expertise on a permanent basis. All in all, I’d say it’s an amazingly efficient arrangement.

So, who should you turn to when it’s time to reach out to a broker? Which company should you choose? As in any endeavor, there’s a pyramid of quality and expertise: plenty of mediocrity atrepparttar 111716 bottom, some decent performers inrepparttar 111717 middle and a small number of virtuosos atrepparttar 111718 top. As in choosing a doctor, a lawyer, a contractor or a vacation, nothing beats a word-of-mouth recommendation from someone you know and trust. Next there’s old-fashioned due-diligence which would include doing a web search and reviewing newspaper articles (for example its easy to searchrepparttar 111719 archives ofrepparttar 111720 NY Times), calling accountants and lawyers active in real estate for recommendations, and asking for references fromrepparttar 111721 broker’s past clients. Ultimately, it will come down to a face-to-face meeting,repparttar 111722 answers to your questions, and your gut feeling aboutrepparttar 111723 broker, his ethics and his company. The depth ofrepparttar 111724 organization is quite important because a great broker must have top-notch administrative, analytical and processing support to be your optimal choice.

When you consider thatrepparttar 111725 owner of an apartment building, office property, shopping center or owner-occupied property will live withrepparttar 111726 economic consequences, restrictions and conditions of a new mortgage transaction for years,repparttar 111727 best option for an owner is unlikely to be achieved by picking uprepparttar 111728 phone and calling one or two familiar banks. The smart owners know this and are happy to “outsource”repparttar 111729 mortgage brokerage function, knowing that they will getrepparttar 111730 benefit ofrepparttar 111731 broker’s knowledge ofrepparttar 111732 current marketplace.

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