--- title: Commercial Real Estate Insights | Matt Marsh (3) description: Matt Marsh is a U.S. Army Infantry Veteran and real estate investor, strategy advisor/consultant, developer, and broker. (3) --- ![Matt Marsh](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/matt%20marsh.jpeg?width=200&name=matt%20marsh.jpeg) # Matt Marsh Matt Marsh is a U.S. Army Infantry Veteran and real estate investor, strategy advisor/consultant, developer, and broker. [Follow me on my website ](https://www.marsh-partners.com) [Follow me on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattamarsh/) [![Get ahead of real estate development challenges by managing your land entitlement risk early in a project.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Manage%20Your%20copy.png?width=365&name=Manage%20Your%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-to-manage-land-entitlement-risk-during-real-estate-development) ## [How to Manage Land Entitlement Risk During Real Estate Development](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-to-manage-land-entitlement-risk-during-real-estate-development) Overzealous city council members... Overbearing NIMBY (not in my backyard) neighbors... We've all heard the horror stories. And if you have any... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-to-manage-land-entitlement-risk-during-real-estate-development) [![Before undertaking a project, it's important to conduct a real estate development feasibility study to determine profitability and the likelihood of success.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2012558903%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_2012558903%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-real-estate-development-feasibility-study) ## [The Guide to a Real Estate Development Feasibility Study](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-real-estate-development-feasibility-study) Successful real estate development is about leaving a lasting impact on future generations – creating unique spaces where people enjoy living,... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-real-estate-development-feasibility-study) [![Leverage the expertise of a real estate development consultant to help you achieve more profitable development projects.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Save%20Time%20%26%20Money.png?width=365&name=Save%20Time%20%26%20Money.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-a-real-estate-development-consultant-can-save-you-money-reduce-project-risk) ## [How a Real Estate Development Consultant Can Save You Money & Reduce Risk](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-a-real-estate-development-consultant-can-save-you-money-reduce-project-risk) Real estate development projects are laden with risk at all stages of the process - from site selection, through land entitlement and ultimately... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-a-real-estate-development-consultant-can-save-you-money-reduce-project-risk) [![It's important to understand the lifecycle stages of a recession to best optimize your real estate investing strategy.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Real%20Estate%20copy.png?width=365&name=Real%20Estate%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/real-estate-investing-during-a-recession-or-depression) ## [Real Estate Investing During a Recession (or Depression)](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/real-estate-investing-during-a-recession-or-depression) We've experienced an unnaturally long boom period since the end of the Great Recession -- it's been largely due to artificially low interest rates,... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/real-estate-investing-during-a-recession-or-depression) [![Business owners concerned with timing flexibility and on-site expansion should be consider ground-up real estate development instead of acquisition.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Should%20Businesses%20copy.png?width=365&name=Should%20Businesses%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-businesses-should-consider-ground-up-real-estate-development-instead-of-acquisition) ## [Why Businesses Should Consider Ground-up Development vs. Acquisition](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-businesses-should-consider-ground-up-real-estate-development-instead-of-acquisition) Any owner that has managed a growing business understands the dilemma -- if you're expanding or need to relocate, should you build a new property or... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-businesses-should-consider-ground-up-real-estate-development-instead-of-acquisition) [![With interest rates going up, lenders are more strictly underwriting real estate investment and development projects.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading%20copy-1.png?width=365&name=Add%20a%20heading%20copy-1.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/disrupting-the-real-estate-hegemony-2-josh-crowell-on-the-current-state-of-real-estate-finance) ## [Disrupting the Real Estate Hegemony #2 - Josh Crowell on the Current State of Real Estate Finance](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/disrupting-the-real-estate-hegemony-2-josh-crowell-on-the-current-state-of-real-estate-finance) I recently sat down with Josh Crowell, vice president at Grandbridge Real estate Capital. [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/disrupting-the-real-estate-hegemony-2-josh-crowell-on-the-current-state-of-real-estate-finance) [![To limit your liability before real estate development or acquiring a property, consider ordering a phase 1 environmental site assessment (ESA).](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1239310486%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1239310486%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) ## [Why are Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) Important?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) When I think about the property acquisition or real estate development process, I generally break down all the component steps into one of two... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) [![The purchasing power of fiat currencies is eroding everyday, but cryptocurrency and real estate offer an alternative to protect yourself agains the coming recession.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cover%20Photo%20Ebook%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=Cover%20Photo%20Ebook%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/exiting-the-world-of-fiat-currencies-into-real-estate-crypto) ## [Exiting the World of Fiat Currency Into Real Estate & Crypto](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/exiting-the-world-of-fiat-currencies-into-real-estate-crypto) The latest issue of the Marsh & Partners monthly newsletter, which anyone interested in real estate, finance, or economics should read - subscribe to... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/exiting-the-world-of-fiat-currencies-into-real-estate-crypto) [![In order to combat inflation, the federal reserve is raising interest rates and it has both short and long-term implications for real estate.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/What%20Do%20Rising%20copy.png?width=365&name=What%20Do%20Rising%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) ## [What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean For Real Estate?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) Since the Great Recession, we've lived in an economy with artificially low interest rates. But to combat inflation, the Federal Reserve has begun... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) [![Before you buy a property, you need to properly sequence your real estate due diligence tasks to minimize costs and time overruns.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CRE%20Development%20copy.png?width=365&name=CRE%20Development%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) ## [Sequencing Real Estate Due Diligence & Land Entitlement Tasks](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) Once you put a property under contract what's the next step? The short answer... it depends. It depends on the type of site and the type of proposed... 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