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Debra Forrest, Forrest Consulting & Associates, Inc.

December 3, 2021 by John Ray

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Forrest Consulting

Debra Forrest, Forrest Consulting & Associates, Inc. (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 416)

With a deep background in commercial real estate valuations, Debra Forrest, President and Principal Broker at Forrest Consulting and Associates, brings value-added experience to her brokerage practice. Debra and host John Ray discussed various aspects of the current commercial real estate market, common mistakes tenants make, the value of appraisals, tax assessments, and much more. North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Forrest Consulting & Associates, Inc.

Forrest Consulting & Associates, Inc. (FCA) is an emerging commercial and investment real estate practice offering clients comprehensive solutions when buying and selling commercial properties.  Our specialty is maximizing value in commercial assets. Our goal is to help clients get it right from the start because the value is created when you buy. and avoid overpaying. FCA solution strategies are designed to help:

1. Business owners open new locations that maximize production
2. Investors increase equity through the process of acquiring, managing, and disposing of assets
3. Commercial property owners reduce tax liabilities

Forrest Consulting & Associates, Inc. is a registered brokerage firm with the Georgia Real Estate Commission.

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Debra Forrest, President & Principal Broker, Forrest Consulting & Associates

Debra Forrest, President & Principal Broker, Forrest Consulting & Associates

Debra Forrest brings 24-years of experience in commercial real estate valuations into her brokerage and asset management practice. Her analysis has helped clients make investment and financial decisions involving retail, office, multi-family, commercial land, distressed properties and more.

Debra is a retired Georgia Hearing Officer, presiding more than eight years over property tax appeals at the Fulton County Board of Equalization. She has rendered fair market value decisions in disputes between county tax appraisers and owners of complex commercial properties throughout Atlanta, Midtown, Buckhead, Sandy Springs, and many in Alpharetta, including the Avalon development.

She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) with a B.B.A. in Real Estate and has been in real estate ever since.

Debra is a licensed Georgia Real Estate Broker and Certified General Real Property Appraiser. She is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors and Candidate Member of the CCIM Institute (Certified Commercial Investment Member).

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Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

  • What is the difference between real estate vs real property?
  • What are the different types and lease structures and how do you help prospective tenants understand the terms?
  • What tenants should know when leasing office space for their family business.
  • What tenants should know when leasing retail space for their family business.
  • What is the biggest concern business owners have when buying or selling commercial real estate?
  • Do you perform Broker Price Opinions (BPO)?

 

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray, and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

RenasantBank

 

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

 

Special thanks to A&S Culinary Concepts for their support of this edition of North Fulton Business Radio. A&S Culinary Concepts, based in Johns Creek, is an award-winning culinary studio, celebrated for corporate catering, corporate team building, Big Green Egg Boot Camps, and private group events. They also provide oven-ready, cooked from scratch meals to go they call “Let Us Cook for You.” To see their menus and events, go to their website or call 678-336-9196.

Filed Under: North Fulton Business Radio, North Fulton Studio Tagged with: commercial lease, commercial real estate, commercial tenants, Debra Forrest, Forrest Consulting and Associates, John Ray, North Fulton Business Radio

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In addition to operating the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, John Ray is the owner of Ray Business Advisors, LLC.
 
 Because pricing is the fastest way to change the profitability of a business, John advises business owners on how to change their pricing and make more money. His clients include attorneys, CPAs, consultants, technology companies, and retail store owners.
 
His blog, “The Price and Value Journey,” regularly features examples and stories which help business owners in their own pricing journey. John is also a speaker on pricing at numerous chambers, business events and seminars. John also helps small to mid-sized companies achieve their profit and growth goals as an outside CFO.
 
John is extremely active in the North Fulton community. He is on the board of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC), and serves in a variety of capacities there, including Chairman’s Circle, member of the Executive Committee, member of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Small Business/Entrepreneurship Economic Recovery Task Force, and Chair of the Small Business Awards Committee. John was named the 2018 Harry Rucker Jr. Volunteer of the Year by GNFCC.
 
In 2011, John founded Backpacks of Love, a grassroots, all-volunteer organization which serves children and their families in the north metro Atlanta area who are homeless or otherwise in severe need. Backpacks of Love delivers backpacks of food, purchased and packed by volunteer sponsors, to 18 different elementary, middle, and high schools in north Fulton County and Forsyth County.
 
In 2015, John was named Small Business Partner in Education of the Year by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for his work with Backpacks of Love. 
 
John is a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and is currently assigned to Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

 

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