Parkway Medial Plaza - Why own your own office 
     Lower cost than renting 
     Own an appreciating property (Your equity may appreciate sharply)
     Equity build-up (because your mortgage payments)
     Tax advantages, interests and depreciation deduction 
     No sales taxes on mortgages like in leases
What can happens in 10 years if you spend
the same amount of money you are renting 
to buy
Let's assume you buy an office of  2,500 FT
Purchased Price per FT $230
Total purchased price  $575,000
Down Payment  20% $115,000
Mortgage Interest Rate  7.50%
Loan Amount  $460,000
Fully amortized in  20 years
Rent amount per FT / Year - NNN $17.00
CAM (Common area maintenance)  $5.00 $5.00
Total Rent - Gross amount  $22.00
How much you spend every year to buy  to rent
     Rent fee $0 $42,500
     Mortgage  $44,469 $0
     CAM/operating Expenses $12,500 $12,500
     Sales taxes over leases  $0 $2,550
     Total value of your check  $56,969 $57,550
If you use the same amount of cash used to rent  
    towards your purchase
        - Property purchased value  $575,000 $575,000 $575,000
        - Appreciation and income  $936,614 $1,491,402 $2,326,196
                      @ what % per year  5% 10% 15%
                      during 'n' years 10 10 10
        - Equity Build-up (Loan Pay Off amount) ($312,800) ($312,800) ($312,800)
        - Down payment  ($115,000) ($115,000) ($115,000)
You can have in 10 years: $508,814 $1,063,602 $1,898,396
But if you have rented:  ZERO ZERO ZERO
Notes: 5 % a.a is the last Florida is consistently Think 15% is too high?
25 years USA  getting returns over  Empty land in 
average as per 10% during the last  Pembroke Pines 
www.ofheo.gov 5 years (Pines Blvd)
According OFHEO  returned 35% a.a
it was 15% a.a in the last 10 years