janellez2026-05-07T11:50:56-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: Community News, Company News, Monongalia County, Morgantown, News, Regional Resources, West Virginia News|Tags: Black Diamond Realty, commercial real estate, For Sale, Land, monongalia county, Morgantown Industrial Park, West Virginia|
Enrout Properties is taking the next major step in expanding the Morgantown Industrial Park with plans to prepare a new 27-acre “Floyd Farm Pad” designed to attract large-scale manufacturing and distribution users. Positioned prominently near the Uffington Bridge and future access points to both I-79 and I-68, the site [...]
janellez2026-05-07T10:06:20-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: Community News, Monongalia County, Morgantown, News, Regional Resources, West Virginia News|Tags: Black Diamond Realty, commercial real estate, DOH, Economic Growth, West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Highways|
The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) announced that the long-planned improvements to the Interstate 79 Exit 155 interchange near Morgantown are moving closer to construction. Officials say the project is currently finishing the environmental review and engineering phases, with a goal of having a construction contract in place [...]
janellez2026-05-07T10:01:40-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: Community News, Harrison County, News, Regional Resources, West Virginia News|Tags: aerospace, Black Diamond Realty, Bridgeport, commercial real estate, Economic Growth, West Virginia|
The expansion of Pierpont Community & Technical College’s aviation maintenance technology (AMT) program in Bridgeport is now back underway, doubling the program’s annual student capacity from 130 to 260. Experts say this growth will provide local aerospace companies with a larger pool of qualified workers, potentially encouraging industry expansion [...]
janellez2026-01-22T08:48:51-05:00May 25th, 2016|Categories: Regional Resources|
When we speak with clients and investors who are looking to get into real estate investing for the first time, there are typically two obstacles that stand in their way: One, they lack the funding to do their first deal. Two, they lack the knowledge to execute the deal. These [...]
janellez2026-01-22T09:41:54-05:00May 19th, 2016|Categories: Regional Resources|Tags: Black Diamond Realty|
When looking to invest in real estate, it is a good idea to establish a “hurdle rate” or minimum rate of return expected from a real estate investment. Thus, opportunities that do not meet this hurdle are immediately discarded as not worth the time or investment. When it comes to [...]
janellez2015-10-30T14:49:27-04:00October 30th, 2015|Categories: Regional Resources|
My previous blog post detailed the basics of the most common types of lease agreements. However, there can be much more to a commercial lease, including important clauses that can be very impactful to the bottom line and one’s success. Those clauses will be outlined in this entry. One important [...]
janellez2015-10-01T13:20:00-04:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Regional Resources|
Nearly everyone has experience with residential leasing at some point in their life. Residential leases are typically straightforward, outlining the responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant, the stated rent due date and the inclusion or exclusion of utility costs within the stated rental amount. However, when it comes to [...]
janellez2026-01-22T08:48:16-05:00September 14th, 2015|Categories: Regional Resources|
The Time Value of Money (TVM) is an important factor when analyzing commercial real estate opportunities for investment. The TVM is the idea that money in hand is worth more than money given or earned in the future. For example, if someone were given the option between $5.00 today or [...]
janellez2026-01-22T09:48:14-05:00September 2nd, 2015|Categories: Regional Resources|
Capitalization rates in real estate are used to determine the purchase price of real estate investment property. They are a common tool used by real estate investors to get an initial grasp on the performance of the property and to understand what it will cost to buy in to an [...]
janellez2026-01-22T09:48:16-05:00August 10th, 2015|Categories: Regional Resources|
Many successful real estate investors take advantage of Section 1031 Exchanges. A 1031 Exchange can best be described as a real estate sale without immediate tax implications. This benefits the seller by providing a window of opportunity to replace the sold real estate with a like-kind property and reduce the [...]
