Services

PFG provides a full spectrum of commercial real estate services for meeting our client’s needs. Every client has unique needs, and each property has unique challenges. This is why PFG customizes the real estate solution for each project, be it for developers, investors, or business owners seeking to maximize the performance of their real estate investments. With over 50 years of combined experience, our commercial real estate professionals bring service to a whole new level.

For information about any of our services, please contact PFG at 847.619.4121 or teamchicago@pfgco.com.

INVESTMENT & OWNER/USER SALES

PFG specializes in the sale of office, industrial, retail, land and multi-family properties. Whether your property is ideal for a developer, institutional or private investor, or an owner-occupant, PFG has the wealth of contacts and relationships to maximize your property value.

For Sellers, our professionals ensure we provide you the following:

• Customized Marketing Materials – Perception and image is everything to obtain the highest price for a listing.
• National Exposure – We obtain the best price and terms by exposing your property on a national basis.
• On-Line Marketing – Our Team subscribes to the finest on-line services to ensure each listing reaches the most prospective Buyers possible.
• Local Broker Network – Our Team has formed alliances within the local area to ensure we are aware of each Property available.
• Investor Database – We maintain a proprietary list of investors in which to market a property to, in order to ensure maximum exposure.

For Buyers, our professionals ensure we provide you the following:

• Proven track record to sell buildings before they hit the market.
• Lease versus purchase analysis including an in-depth financial analysis.
• A customized search of all available properties on the market that suits your needs.
• Specific recommendations to submit unsolicited offers on properties that are not marketed to the general public.

Tenant Representation

Commercial real estate decisions are some of the most complex, yet integral decisions a company can make. PFG provides you with leasing professionals, backed by experience, negotiating skills, market knowledge and the most comprehensive resources available. Our goal is to provide you an alliance and partnership to suit your company's needs and long-term financial goals. PFG's team uses a step-by-step approach to solving Client solutions:

1. Analysis and Planning – Relocating your business can prove difficult. In order to help you make the best decision about a possible move, PFG will lead you through a needs analysis that addresses issues about your company's location, growth, space requirements, employee morale, vendor service, building suitability, and image maintenance as it relates to your possible move. This analysis helps narrow your field of possible relocation sites, so the time you spend preparing for a move is minimized.
2. Research – We have some of the most sophisticated market research tools available at our fingertips to provide Clients with timely data needed to make educated decisions.
3. Touring and Comparison – Your decision to choose the best facility for your company goes far beyond location, location, location. Our brokers have the tools and resources to find you the best possible options in the market and offer Tenants an in-depth analysis of each property.
4. Contract Negotiations – PFG will secure the best package possible for you in your desired area with the most favorable contract terms. We will work to get potential landlords, developers, owners, and tenants to compete for your business. Our negotiations are comprehensive and include discussions on space layout, repairs and enhancements, mechanical upgrades, and construction needs, in addition to price.
5. Space Planning – We can help you get the most out of your space. PFG can help you manage the space plan development with architects, suppliers, contractors, furniture vendors, and network, telecommunications, and data professionals to keep your plan efficient and effective. We also will help coordinate your move, including overseeing the relocation on moving day, should you need support. Like you, we want your business to transition seamlessly.
6. Cooperating Vendor Services – During the complex process of moving your company, our Brokers have the network and relationships to assist Tenants’ needs during lease review and after a lease is executed. From IT support, phone system technologies, furniture and office supply solutions, architectural services, legal support and more, we have the resources to align your Company with the best network support services available.

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Landlord Representation

PFG offers Landlords a customized approach to marketing their property and available spaces. Combining some of the most creative minds in the business with our in-depth resources of market knowledge and comparables, we ensure an aggressive pursuit of Tenants to obtain the best possible economic return to meet the Ownership’s expectations and objectives. Our leasing plans include the following:

• Advertising – We back all our listings with a significant marketing budget to ensure each property receives the optimum amount of exposure.
• Staging – Our brokers will recommend any improvements that should be completed to show the property and its available spaces in the best possible light.
• Target Marketing – We solicit Tenants that are best suited for the available space.
• Broker Cooperation – Our team has extensive experience in soliciting cooperating broker support to cast the widest possible net and when needed, to implement creative broker incentives to ensure your property is at the top of their interest list.
• Listing Services and Marketing Resources – With the ever growing use of the Internet, our brokers have subscriptions to the nation’s leading commercial listing services of on-line inventories to ensure our listings achieve maximum exposure.
• Comps and Market Analysis – We provide timely information on market statistics, including recently closed leases to provide you the best possible resources available to the marketplace.
• Offer Review & Analysis – Our brokers have the expertise and experience to assist in review of offers and offer analysis. Our experience provides us the firepower to ensure the best possible deal is achieved.

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Consulting

Our experienced and knowledgeable professionals provide personalized and confidential consulting services to assist in evaluating client needs or requirements in the lease, purchase, sale, expansion, or construction of commercial, office, retail and industrial properties.

The various consulting services that PFG makes available to its clients include:

• Property Valuation – Calculating the market value of a building based upon the capitalization of the projected income stream, comparable sales and the highest and best use of the property.
• Feasibility Analysis – Comprehensive analysis of a project’s economic viability.
• Strategic Planning – Formulating a long-range real estate strategy to meet business goals and objectives.
• Lease Versus Own Analysis – Summarizing the benefits of leasing versus owning various types of properties.
• Sale/Leaseback Transactions – Marketing and sale of a client’s facility, while negotiating a long-term lease with the buyer on behalf of the seller to free up equity.
• Cost Segregation Study – PFG is an affiliate of one of the country’s top cost segregation companies. A cost segregation study is an in-depth analysis of the costs incurred to build, acquire or renovate a real estate holding. The primary goal of a cost segregation study is to identify all construction-related costs that qualify for accelerated income tax depreciation. Small or large, your business can save money with a cost segregation study, typically many times the amount you invest.

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Property Management

PFG Property Management Group is a Chicago based quality and customer service oriented property management group with a high degree of integrity, expertise and professional pride.

PFG has been skillfully managing apartments, investment properties, and small to medium size commercial properties for over 15 years and is highly experienced and qualified to perform all the management functions and maintenance your real property may ever need.

Property Managers are provided with on going training, which include training on fair house laws, OSHA and safety issues, marketing of apartments and investment properties, rent collection, tenant relation and maintenance responsibilities. We only hire managers that have several years experience.

PFG responsibilities & areas of expertise include:

• Tenant screening
• Rent collection
• Vacancy filling
• Maintenance issues
• Cost control
• Rule enforcement
• Budgets
• Eviction processing
• Small claims
• Collections
• Efficient rent collections
• Supervising repairs and maintenance with 24hr. emergency availability

Over 15 years experience in residential and commercial management. Our company remains personal to give your investment attention that it deserves. If you are interested in our business and would like to find out more, please contact us.

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Cost Segregation

If you own commercial property(s) with a valuation of at least $1,000,000.00 and plan on holding the property for at least 1 more year, you may be able to take advantage of a real estate strategy that has primarily been used by Fortune 500 companies. This strategy can create significant and measurable tax benefits for you beginning immediately.

Developing a complete and supportable cost component analysis study is a complex process and Prescott Forbes Group has partnered with a leading cost segregation company to develop the expertise required to provide a high quality work product.

10 benefits of Building Component Analysis:

1. Reduction in Federal and State tax liabilities
2. Repair, remodeling and replacement will be less costly due to detailed breakdown of building components.
3. For buildings you propose to construct, the study can actually reduce the cost per square foot
4. Increase cash flow thru accelerated depreciation
5. May reduce real estate property taxes
6. Corrects misclassified assets and gives you the opportunity to claim "catch up" in the current year.
7. Benefits bank loan qualifications
8. Reduces insurance costs
9. Demolition and rehabilitation allows property owner to write off certain assets opposed to capitalizing those assets.
10. Bridges the gap between engineering, construction and accounting systems.

Please contact us for more information.

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