As a Landlord, you are faced with many challenges when it comes to helping your investors and tenants understand the impact of Functional Obsolescence on your commercial and residential properties. In this reference book, I will show you how to help your investors and tenants see the relationship between inadequate design and the depreciation of real estate so they can make better decisions about their future investments. I further explain what these detrimental conditions are as architectural and building code issues and why it's important for Landlords to understand them. It must be said that some clients may not want to acknowledge a problem to rectify. Therefore, I propose that the Landlord given critical reference material should provide solutions through a consulting Architect. Ultimately, I will discuss ways to identify functional obsolescence before closing on a property so that you can mitigate potential problems or even reject a negative real estate transaction altogether!

Welcome to Landlords Architecture 101! This is an educational reference book I developed to be used by realtors, landlords & tenants as reference material. The objectives and general content are based on a Realtors classroom presentation called Realtors Architecture 101. I also created condensed online YouTube videos that easily incorporate the classroom presentation to review topics. The issues raised in this reference book illustrate the many examples of Functional Obsolescence that will impact the value of real estate, business property and ultimately affect the marketability! As an Architect, Realtor, and Code consultant, I noted inconsistencies in the understanding of Architecture, the role of Architects, and misunderstanding of critical building codes, so…Let’s discuss some vital topics by reviewing architectural standards and the applicable building codes.