| Houston may be a big city, but anyone who | | | | Houston, while building on a ground lease |
| thinks that it is done developing is missing | | | | could prove profitable, buying up ground |
| out on some great opportunities for | | | | leases in the newly developing areas could |
| commercial building both in the center of the | | | | make you a small fortune (or a not-so-small |
| city and in the expanding outer edges of | | | | fortune) if you invest wisely. |
| Houston. Anyone looking for development in | | | | |
| the city for commercial purposes should be | | | | Where once there was only open land around |
| able to find and take advantage of some of | | | | the city, master planned communities are |
| the many opportunities, like finding a ground | | | | growing up seemingly right out of the ground, |
| lease for sale. Houston is a big city, and it | | | | and Houston is gaining in size and commercial |
| is still growing fast. | | | | activity alike. New retail centers are |
| | | | springing up around these communities, and |
| One of the best ways to find a great new | | | | the money that is there to be made is |
| commercial zone in which to build is to watch | | | | incredible if you know how to invest properly |
| for the appearance of master panned | | | | and take advantage of the opportunities as |
| communities springing up in the areas around | | | | they present themselves. |
| the city. With each master plan commercial, | | | | |
| Houston grows to meet the needs of the new | | | | So what can be done? Buy up any ground lease |
| community for shopping and entertainment to | | | | for sale. Houston is only getting bigger, and |
| amenities like Starbucks. This can provide a | | | | you can take advantage of that fact by |
| lot of excellent opportunities for | | | | purchasing as much of the land and leased |
| development and for wise investors to make | | | | land around the city as possible, especially |
| plenty of money on ground leases and retail | | | | in areas likely to develop soon. Watch for |
| pads. Houston has massive development | | | | master planned communities and the commercial |
| underway, and it is only picking up momentum. | | | | centers that are likely to grow up to service |
| | | | them, and keep an eye out for new retail |
| For those wise enough to see where the money | | | | pads. Houston, it won't take much for a smart |
| and efforts are flowing and jump on the | | | | investment to turn into plenty of cash to be |
| bandwagon quickly, there are opportunities | | | | reinvested if you work smart. |
| aplenty to take advantage of in retail pads. | | | | |