We are right now on the edge of seeing the war in Europe escalate to a much greater degree.
The reason I am reporting on this to you is because despite the fact that I do not like war, and I’d like to see peace reign throughout the entire world, this threat of war could create opportunity for you as a commercial real estate broker here in the U.S., and both the first and the second software apps that I will mention to you within this article below, could be helpful to you in this pursuit.
With this in mind, people who are very well-connected politically are telling me that we are now very close to a major escalation in the war in Europe, that could now expand the number of countries that will be involved within the war dramatically. In addition, there are countries in Europe that are telling their citizens to be prepared for the military draft to be reinstated, and that the draft age could include people who are up to 60 years old!
Institutions and major investors have been bringing their gold from Europe over here to the United States, because if this war begins escalating and it gets out of control in even more European countries, these investors do not want their gold to be at risk in the chaos that will be happening within the countries that their gold has been residing in.
In addition, there are also people who now want to bring their money over here into the U.S. and invest it here, as the U.S. will be a much safer place for them to now have their money.
So whether or not the war expands in a major way throughout Europe, the mere perception and fear of this happening, is causing people to now want to move their money over here.
So in keeping this in mind, how do you find these people who will want to bring their money over here and invest it in commercial real estate? Well, my first question to you would be, “Does the brokerage company you work for have offices in Europe, or does your brokerage company belong to a network that has offices in Europe?” Because if so, beginning to contact the European brokers who you are already affiliated with, could be a very good idea.
In addition, organizations like SIOR and CCIM could have brokers you would want to connect with in European countries, too.
But in the absence of already having this kind of connection, you could learn which brokerage companies are operating within specific countries in Europe, when these are countries that you believe may be impacted by the expansion of the war, and then connect with these brokers.
With this in mind, you might consider starting with the United Kingdom, since their native language is English, but then again it is not uncommon for people in other countries in Europe to already know how to speak and understand English, too.
In addition, if you wanted to send emails to some of the managers and brokers in countries whose primary language isn’t English, you could utilize Google Translate to translate your email into their country’s own native language, before sending it.
Then, if you get to the point where it would be ideal to have live conversations with people who need to speak with you in a foreign language, the Wordly app can be a great way to make this happen, as it will translate live conversations right in the moment, into the foreign language of your choice.
You might just begin by contacting brokers in specific countries in Europe to see if they know of investors who would like to move their money into commercial real estate here in the U.S., as I am told that if this war does escalate considerably, that different countries are then likely to severely limit the amount of capital that investors will be allowed to transfer out of the country, because massive outflows of capital could greatly accelerate financial and economic collapse.
Then, you can partner-up with the brokers who have access to these investors, and work out an appropriate agreement for then sharing the commission together.
In addition, consider participating in social media groups that focus on European or international investors.
So with this in mind, if you’re currently having difficulty finding buyers for commercial real estate within your own market, what I am mentioning could represent an opportunity to find buyers who are much more motivated.
It’s one thing to be an investor living here in the U.S. who is considering buying, but you don’t have much to lose if you don’t buy anything right now. But it’s quite another situation if you don’t get your capital out of a country that could soon be embroiled in total chaos, and you risk losing a huge percentage of the value of your capital.
This latter situation creates great motivation to get your capital out of the country that you believe could be dangerous, combined with a strong desire to move that capital into a country that you believe will be safe.
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