SPECIALIZED CRE ADVISORY

Specialized Commercial Real Estate Advisory

Focused project advice or ongoing Fractional CRE CFO oversight.

For owners, investors, lenders, attorneys, and other CRE stakeholders, HAUTE brings independent, senior-level judgment to a defined issue or an ongoing advisory relationship. Gregory J. Laskody connects valuation, underwriting, debt and equity, asset performance, and strategy to the decision at hand.

No commissions. No transaction-contingent compensation. No product to sell.

Book a Discovery Call

Book a no-cost 30- to 45-minute call to discuss what you need. Completely confidential. No obligation.

TWO WAYS TO ENGAGE

Focused Project-Based Advisory

Some CRE problems call for one focused assignment rather than a standing advisory relationship. HAUTE defines the question, reviews the evidence, performs the analysis, and delivers conclusions and recommended next steps for the agreed scope.

Valuation, underwriting, capital, workout, feasibility, and portfolio questions can each be addressed as a discrete project when that is what the situation requires.

Ongoing Fractional CRE CFO Oversight

For owners and portfolio decision-makers who need continuing senior-level CRE financial guidance, HAUTE offers a retained advisory relationship tailored to the assets and decisions involved. The scope may include portfolio performance reporting, cash-flow and capital-structure analysis, deal screening, valuation reviews, debt-maturity planning, and direct consultation with Gregory J. Laskody.

Reporting cadence, deliverables, and access are agreed at the outset. HAUTE provides independent financial judgment and reviews or coordinates specialist work as needed; the engagement complements the client’s CPA, attorney, and property manager.

One independent standard. The scope follows the need.

Our Nine Areas of Practice

These capabilities support both focused assignments and ongoing oversight. HAUTE applies the expertise relevant to the question, not a standard bundle of services.

01. Valuation and
Market Analysis

Independent desktop valuation reviews; income and sales evidence; cost-based and development analysis; market rents, cap and yield rates; highest and best use; and submarket vacancy and absorption trends.

02. Underwriting and
Financial Analysis

Acquisition, disposition, and recapitalization underwriting; review of broker assumptions and due-diligence findings; reconstruction of revenue, expenses, and NOI; and sensitivity, waterfall, yield-on-cost, and equity-return analysis.

03. Advanced Financial
Modeling in Microsoft Excel

Custom, dynamic, and auditable financial models built in Microsoft Excel and tailored to the asset, capital structure, holding period, and investment objectives. HAUTE can also review and stress-test models supplied by other parties.

04. Capital Structure
Advisory

Analysis of debt and equity alternatives, senior debt terms, mezzanine debt versus preferred equity, covenant exposure, refinancing, recapitalization, and loan-modification economics.

05. Due Diligence
and Asset Review

Review and coordination of inspection, environmental, and title reports prepared by appropriate specialists; lease and tenant-credit analysis; management agreements; CAM reconciliations; and identification of decision-relevant gaps and exceptions.

06. Asset and Portfolio
Surveillance

Portfolio performance dashboards, cash flow variance reports, debt maturity and lease expiration schedules, capital improvement tracking, covenant compliance monitoring, IRR and equity multiple tracking, and disposition timing.

07. Workouts and
Restructuring

Workout and forbearance options; note-purchase and deed-in-lieu economics; short-sale and receivership implications; special-servicer strategy; and analysis of rescue-capital alternatives in coordination with relevant professionals.

08. Market Research
and Feasibility

Demand analysis, competitive supply, trade areas, demographics, economic drivers, market cycles, development feasibility, and land-use or entitlement implications.

09. Special Situations and
Tax-Sensitive Transactions

Sale-leasebacks, ground leases, condemnation-related valuation reviews, and portfolio liquidation. HAUTE analyzes the CRE implications of 1031 exchanges, Opportunity Zones, and cost segregation in coordination with the client’s tax and legal advisors.

Who Engages Us?

Owners and portfolio teams facing a defined CRE question or seeking ongoing financial oversight.

Banks and private credit providers needing independent loan, collateral, or portfolio analysis.

Servicers and asset managers addressing asset performance, surveillance, or workout decisions.

Attorneys advising clients on non-litigation commercial real estate matters.

CPAs and wealth advisors supporting clients with significant real estate holdings.

Developers, investors, and syndicators evaluating markets, feasibility, or highest and best use.

Institutional investors seeking agreed-scope underwriting reviews or portfolio analysis.

The Engagement

Project assignments are scoped to a defined question and deliverable and may be priced at a flat or hourly fee. Ongoing Fractional CRE CFO relationships use a retainer with an agreed reporting and consultation cadence.

We define the scope, timing, deliverables, and fee before work begins. Tell us what you are facing, and we will determine together what kind of engagement fits best.