Episode 85: Investing in Industrial Real Estate, The Construction Process with Chad Griffiths

Chad Griffiths is an industrial real estate investor based in Canada. He started his real estate journey pretty much like everyone else in residential real estate, and eventually found his way to industrial real estate with the help of some partners.

Listen now to learn more about Chad, industrial real estate investing, and what it is like to be in this asset class!

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Key Talking Points of the Episode

00:00 Introduction

00:43 What is Chad’s background in real estate investing?

01:23 What is industrial real estate?

02:50 What are flex-industrial properties?

03:51 Why do these properties turn into under flex-industrial?

04:58 What do investors look at when evaluating industrial real estate?

06:17 How does the construction of an industrial building impact its value?

08:45 What does Chad look for when he’s evaluating industrial buildings?

11:07 How is the value calculated for industrial properties?

12:45 Why did Chad get into industrial real estate?

14:30 How has the pandemic affected office buildings?

17:54 What mistakes can investors avoid when getting into industrial real estate?

21:35 Why is patience important when investing in industrial properties?

23:11 What makes tenants in industrial buildings easier to manage?

26:26 What is it like to have corporations as tenants?

28:48 How can you connect and learn more about Chad?

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Links

Youtube: Chad Griffiths

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRc7fHYWp9ThYaReiz8jhyQ

LinkedIn: Chad Griffiths

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths

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