Commercial Real Estate Agency in Akron, Ohio
Know What a Building Earns Before You Buy or Sell It
Commercial deals hide their real value in the details. The leases already in place, what the roof and mechanicals have left, and what the place costs to run. We go through all of it with you before you sign.
You get a brokerage that reads a building from the operating side, not just the sale side. Catalyst Realty Group shares ownership with CRPM, which manages rental property across Northeast Ohio, so the expense numbers we put next to a rent roll come from bills someone actually paid. Buyers see the leases, the condition of the roof and mechanicals, and the zoning before an offer gets serious. Owners selling an office building, a retail strip or an apartment building get a price built from comparable sales and the income the property really produces. Instead of a pro forma and a handshake, you get the file a lender and a careful buyer will ask for anyway. We work from our office on Kumho Drive in Fairlawn, so we can walk a building with you the same week.
Commercial Property Sales
Commercial sales run longer than house sales, and the quiet weeks in the middle are when owners get nervous. We give you a timeline for your building at the start, flag the steps most likely to slip, and keep you current whether the week brought news or none.
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Commercial Property Acquisition
Buying a building ties up capital you can't easily pull back out. We go through the rent roll, the condition of the roof and the mechanicals, and the zoning before the number gets serious. If the income doesn't support the price, you hear that from us early, while walking away is still cheap.
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Multi-Family Property Sales
Buyers of apartment buildings read the rent roll before they read the listing. We help you get the leases, the deposits and the operating history in order first, and CRPM, our management arm, manages rentals in these same neighborhoods, so the rents we quote come from signed leases.
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Office Property Sales
An office building sells on who is in it and for how long. We lay out every lease, its end date and its renewal options, so a buyer can see the income they're paying for. Owner-users get the other side of the math, what it costs to own the suite compared with renting it.
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Retail Property Sales
A storefront is worth what its tenants can keep paying. We look at the leases, who pays for the roof and the parking lot, and what's around the site, then price the building from that evidence. Buyers see the same file, so there are fewer surprises once the deal is under contract.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Office buildings, retail centers and storefronts, apartment buildings, mixed-use property and other income property. We work both sides of the table, owners selling a building and buyers acquiring one, whether it's for an investment or for your own business. If a deal sits outside what we handle well, we say so and point you somewhere better.
Almost everything. There is no standard form contract, financing usually wants a bigger down payment than a home loan and a shorter payoff schedule, and due diligence covers zoning, environmental review and the leases already in place. Timelines run longer. We map out what has to happen and by when, so nothing catches you at a deadline.
We can prepare a broker price opinion using recent comparable sales, the income the building produces and its condition. That's what you'd use to set an asking price or size up an offer. It isn't an appraisal. When your lender needs one of those, we'll point you to a certified commercial appraiser who works on your property type.
Yes. We go through the rent roll, the actual expenses rather than the pro forma, the lease expiration dates and the condition of the building. Those four things usually explain the gap between the return a seller advertises and the one you would really see. CRPM manages property under the same ownership if you need that side covered.
We work across Northeast Ohio, including Summit, Medina, Cuyahoga, Portage, Stark, Wayne, Lorain and Geauga counties. Knowing which corridors are busy, and what buildings there have actually sold for, takes being in these markets regularly.