Buying and selling commercial property, finding the right space to lease for your business, and sourcing land and development sites across North and Central Florida. Retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use, handled on the numbers and the use, not a sales pitch.
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Buying or selling a building, on the numbers and the use.
The right space for your business. I represent you, the tenant, not the landlord.
Sourcing commercial land and development sites across the corridor.
Buy or lease: owning builds equity and control; leasing preserves capital and flexibility. Which one fits depends on your business, not a rule of thumb.
The lease is triple-net (NNN): you pay base rent plus your share of taxes, insurance, and common-area maintenance. The escalations and who pays for what are where the real money is, and where I read the fine print with you.
Tenant representation usually costs you nothing: in most deals the landlord pays the commission, so having your own advisor puts someone on your side of the table at no direct cost.
Zoning vs. entitlement: zoning says what a property can be used for; entitlement is the approval to actually build or change that use, and it can take months. I help you read both before you commit.
1031 for owner-operators: selling a building you have owned and used, a 1031 exchange can defer the tax when you reinvest. The rules are specific, so I flag it early and bring in your CPA and attorney.
Define the use and the numbers, find or market the property, underwrite it (NOI, cap rate, rent roll), negotiate, and close.
Define your space and budget, survey the market including off-market, tour and shortlist, negotiate the terms, and get to signing.
The corridor sits at the I-75 and Turnpike crossroads, roughly halfway between Tampa and Jacksonville and within a day's drive of much of the Southeast, and that location is pulling commercial capital in. Ocala has become a logistics hub, with over 23 million square feet of industrial space and asking rents well below Tampa and Orlando. Amazon bought a 1 million square foot distribution center here in 2025. The World Equestrian Center keeps adding commercial, with the Shoppes Off 80th, an 80,000 square foot retail venue, opening in 2026.
I have worked a range of commercial transactions alongside residential and investment property, county after county across North Central Florida. You get someone who reads a deal on its fundamentals and tells you the truth about them before it costs you.
I represent buyers, sellers, and tenants across the corridor. On a lease, I work for you, the business looking for space, not the landlord.
In most deals, nothing. The landlord typically pays the commission, so having your own advisor on your side of the table usually costs you nothing directly.
It depends on your business, your capital, and your timeline. Owning builds equity and control; leasing preserves cash and flexibility. I lay out the tradeoffs on your numbers, and your CPA weighs in on the tax side.
In a triple-net lease, you pay base rent plus your share of the property taxes, insurance, and common-area maintenance. The escalations and expense pass-throughs are where the real cost lives, so they are worth reading closely before you sign.
Zoning is what a property is legally allowed to be used for. Entitlement is the set of approvals needed to actually build or change that use, and it can take months. Both matter before you commit to a site.
Often yes. A commercial property held for business or investment use generally qualifies as like-kind for a 1031 exchange, which can defer the tax when you reinvest. The rules and timelines are strict, so I flag it early and bring in your CPA and attorney.
The tools, figures, and market reads on this page are general information and illustration only. They are not investment, financial, tax, or legal advice, and they are not a promise or projection of any return. Every property, loan, and situation is different, and real numbers change with rates, insurance, taxes, and condition. Before you act, confirm the figures for your specific deal and consult your own CPA, lender, and attorney. Kane Brooks is a licensed real estate advisor with Keller Williams Gainesville Realty Partners, not a financial or investment adviser.