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Buying and Insuring Commercial Real Estate: Your Checklist of Key Considerations to Keep in Mind

Written by Erik Bohn on

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It’s a challenging time to buy and insure commercial property with confidence.

Whether you own and operate a portfolio of commercial buildings, you’re an asset manager with a fund that invests in commercial real estate, or you’re a developer putting together commercial property deals and facilitating construction, you’ve witnessed the rapid changes and volatile conditions that are transforming the commercial real estate market.

If you’ve ever wished for a single source that provides a rundown of everything you need to consider before buying and insuring commercial property, this guide can help. It reviews why the commercial real estate market is so challenging today, then provides a checklist of considerations to keep in mind as you identify and evaluate your next property purchase and plan how to best insure it.

Considerations include:

  • Basic property information & documentation
  • Property condition
  • Environmental risks
  • Insurance considerations
  • And more

 

 

Download our Checklist for Buying and Insuring Commercial Real Estate
About The Author

As a Vice President & Commercial Producer at B. F. Saul Insurance, Erik Bohn specializes in business insurance for the commercial real estate, non-profit, and professional services industries. He specializes in commercial real estate insurance lines, including large and complex property schedules, general and excess liability, and builder’s risk and wrap insurance programs (OCIP & CCIP).

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