Jeff Rohde
Jeff specializes in content creation, editing and proofreading in the real estate, finance and investment, and general business sectors for clients around the globe. My +25 years of extensive experience include actively working in and writing about all aspects of the real estate industry: Residential, multi family, commercial, leasing, renting, selling, group investing, business brokerage and property management.
He has also written and published several very popular real estate books under the pen name Jeffrey Roark - The Basic Property Management Guide, Investment Real Estate Analysis: A Case Study, How To Find & Keep Great Tenants, and How To Make Money In Property Management. These can be found through all of the major book distributors.
Jeff is a Certified Commercial Investment Member. The CCIM designation is held by only 15,000 commercial and investment real estate professionals worldwide and is the highest professional certification one can earn in commercial investment real estate.
Office Building of the Week: First National Building – Detroit
The First National Building once held the title of Detroit’s tallest skyscraper, and with 69 teller windows, had one of the five largest bank lobbies in the country.
Everything You Need to Know About Commercial Property Taxes
Once the market value of the commercial property has been determined, the assessor will calculate the assessed value of the property by multiplying the market value by an assessment rate. The assessment rate is a uniform percentage that varies from county to county.
Why Allowing Work to Invade Your Personal Life Is a Really Bad Idea
Work smarter and more efficiently, in order to satisfy your professional goals without sacrificing your work-life balance, the key to your well-being and the fuel for your success.
How Do You Get A Real Estate License? Follow These 5 Steps
Unless your state recognizes prior real estate experience from another state, as a new real estate agent licensee you’ll need to “hang your license” with an experienced real estate broker for a couple of years.
Top 7 Common Commercial Real Estate Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
Three examples of creating high-quality content for your CRE marketing campaigns are focusing your message on what you can do for them (instead of talking about yourself), using drone videos to showcase the panoramic vistas your listing offers, and virtual reality to make floor plans and space layouts easier to visualize.
Office Building of the Week: Colorado State Bank Building – Denver
This week we look at Denver’s Colorado State Bank Building, a Class A office highrise completed in 1980, which nabbed $111M in a transaction closed earlier this year.
Office Building of the Week: Pioneer Building – Brooklyn, New York
Original cast iron columns, barrel vaulted ceilings, and decorative brickwork have been masterfully preserved during the adaptive reuse renovation of this 100+-year-old Brooklyn gem. Check out the full story on our building of the week.
The 5 Worst Lead Generation Mistakes in Commercial Real Estate
Lead generation in commercial real estate takes both time and money. Once you have the leads coming in, don’t squander them by making these mistakes.
How to Make Your Commercial Real Estate Listing Stand Out for All the Right Reasons
Millions of square feet of commercial real estate space for sale or lease are marketed every day. Check out these 10 quick tips on how your listing can stand out.
How to Best Use Video in Commercial Real Estate Marketing
Success in a highly competitive industry demands edgy marketing. If you haven’t already, here are a few pointers on how you can easily incorporate video in your commercial real estate marketing campaigns.
