What is a Single Tenant Retail Building?

Single tenant buildings are typically retail buildings occupied by national tenants such as Walgreens, McDonald's, etc. but sometimes they are industrial, or office buildings leased entirely by one entity. These types of buildings are their own product type due to their unique risk and reward profile.

What is a QSR?

A fast food restaurant, also known as a quick service restaurant within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast food cuisine and has minimal table service.

What is an escalation in CRE?

An escalation is when the rent increases by a percentage every single year to meet or beat inflation. Escalations are very common in commercial real estate. In fact, they are expected.

Is this course FREE?

Yes, the Basic Introductory STB course is free of charge. This is considered Step #1 in Cherif’s course list. Working and learning with Cherif is like going up steps. The first step is getting the general knowledge you need on the asset and the strategy—and deciding if this is a strategy that you would like to learn more about. The 1-hour course and all resources are FREE to you. You will get immediate access to review the videos and complete the course.

How much time will it take to complete the FREE Introductory STB course?

This basic course includes 1-hour of videos, a quiz and a few materials. If you watch from start to finish it will take you 60-minutes. If you start & stop, and get distracted, then it will take longer. 

Who should spend the time taking this course?

Anyone who has interest in commercial investing. It doesn’t matter your level of experience. You could be a first time investor OR manage a seasoned portfolio. This strategy can be easily replicated for any CRE asset type. Cherif focuses on vacant standalone buildings. If you are lazy and have zero interest in looking for the properties that fit his model OR you are too, lazy to find a tenant who will be interested in the location, move on to another strategy to make money. Commercial deals take time, effort and creativity up front and then earn income for years. But if you don’t want to put in the work—this isn’t for you,

Who is Cherif Medawar and CMREI?

Cherif is a RE Fund Manager who has been teaching the strategies that he is actively investing with in his funds. He has been investing and teach for over 30 years. Our company is an investment and training company. Cherif Medawar Real Estate Investing “CMREI” is the training & education side of his business. You can join to learn how he is investing to apply for your own portfolio, invest directly with him OR partner in some of our proven business models for JVing.