Net Lease investments have long been a haven for those looking to invest in real estate without the headaches associated with management. Owners can rely on a predictable cash flow stream and a risk profile that’s essentially a function of their tenant’s credit.
Still though, there is an inherent lack of liquidity in real estate investments, triple-net or otherwise. Also, the notion of management and diversification takes on new meaning depending upon whether you own one property or twenty. Once you eclipse ten or twenty properties in a portfolio, even triple-net ones, management can become an issue. A tenant will always be rolling, and issues will present themselves regularly that need to be dealt with whether we want to or not.
At the other end of the spectrum, perhaps you own just one large property. An industrial warehouse, or a big box store, perhaps it was inherited. Now, all your eggs are in one basket from a diversification standpoint.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Jonathan Hipp
Jonathan Hipp began his career in real estate over 25 years ago. In his early years as a broker, he ventured into the net lease industry and quickly began leading the US net lease market, closing over $3 billion in transactions. In 2005, Jon founded Calkain Companies, a company focused solely on net lease investment services. As President and CEO, he has been instrumental in building the firm into one of the leading Net Lease real estate companies, transacting over $12 billion of net lease deal volume over the past 13 years. He has expanded Calkain’s services to include brokerage, advisory, asset management, capital markets, and industry research. He has become a well-known resource, panelist, and speaker at various Net Lease and Industry conferences and is a regular contributor to GlobeSt.com on real estate trends. In June 2015, Jon’s passion for the real estate business was again recognized as he was nominated for the Top Real Estate Player in the DC area by SmartCEO magazine.
