- Direct Off-Market Capital Allocations
Discreet Capital Deployment for Commercial Dispositions
Avoid public offering disruptions, tenant lease walkouts, and broker fee leaks. We buy multifamily, retail plazas, light industrial, and portfolio packages as a direct principal using optimized cash buyouts or structured installment notes.
Target Parameters
- Asset Classes - Multifamily, Light Industrial, Retail Centers, Office Properties
- Preferred Transaction Profile - Unencumbered, value-add, heavy deferred CapEx, high-vacancy packages
- Strategic Structures - Direct Cash Settlement, Subject-To Loan Takeover, structured Section 453 notes
- Acquisition Capacity - Owner-direct deals, realtor co-brokes protected, wholesalers welcomed
Direct US Assets Only
Cash, Wraps & Installments
0% Commission Leakage
100% As-Is Acquisitions
Asset Disposition Strategy
The Drag of Traditional Commercial Listings & the Direct Alternative
When a commercial or multifamily property owner decides to exit a mature asset, the industry defaults to a single, highly inefficient path: hiring a commercial brokerage firm to list the asset publicly. While this is logical for stabilized, trophy assets in booming cycles, it introduces substantial friction for regional properties, portfolio packages, or buildings with deferred CapEx.
The Tenant Disruption Bottleneck: Public commercial marketing campaigns require the dissemination of detailed offering memorandums (OMs), property tours with unverified buyers, and open inspection periods. For a multifamily building or retail strip center, this public posturing immediately compromises your operational cash flow. Key tenants may elect not to renew their leases due to ownership uncertainty, property managers lose motivation, and residential renters often fall into delinquency or seek alternative housing options.
The CapEx & Underwriting Trap: Traditional commercial buyers rely heavily on high-friction institutional financing. If your asset has deferred maintenance—such as an aging roof, parking lot compromises, or outdated mechanical systems—it will fail the bank’s strict debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and physical assessment tests. The buyer will inevitably demand massive “re-trading” price concessions deep into escrow, or the transaction will collapse entirely after 60 to 90 days of sluggish underwriting.
The EPS Direct Advantage: At EPS Houses, we act directly as principal buyers. We do not require public listing footprints, removing the risk of lease defaults or manager departures. We utilize independent capital structures, permitting us to absorb deferred structural maintenance without re-trading. We can buy your commercial property for cash or structure high-yield **commercial seller financing** deals that optimize your exit yield, avoid broker commission leaks, and allow you to transition your capital seamlessly.
Portfolio Capabilities
Commercial Sectors We Actively AcquireWe purchase properties across a broad range of mid-market commercial asset classes directly from owners, partners, and brokers.
Multifamily & Apartments Duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, small apartment complexes, and complete portfolios. We buy as-is, with tenants, lease defaults, or vacancy issues in place.
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Light Industrial & Flex Small warehouses, light industrial properties, storage facilities, and business parks. We target properties with deferred maintenance or near-term lease turnovers.
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Retail Plazas & Mixed-Use Neighborhood strip centers, single-tenant commercial buildings, and retail-residential mixed-use assets. We specialize in restructuring empty or low-yield properties.
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Corporate & Medical Office Single-tenant or multi-tenant professional and medical offices. We analyze and structure fast cash or terms deals for low-occupancy office properties.
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Financial Efficiency Review
The Commercial Capital Preservation LedgerReview how a direct transaction protects your investment equity compared to traditional retail listing models.
Traditional Broker Listing
Typical Liquidator Offer
EPS Direct Program
RecommendedDeconstruct Depreciation Recapture & Protect Your Net Proceeds
For long-term commercial property owners, the greatest threat to a successful exit isn’t finding a buyer—it is the tax shock at the closing table. Decades of structural depreciation write-offs trigger **Depreciation Recapture Taxes** (calculated at a 25% federal rate) alongside standard Federal and State Capital Gains taxes, easily devouring up to 35% of your cash proceeds upon a traditional sale.
Our **Commercial Seller Financing** and structured installment offerings utilize **IRS Section 453** to eliminate this tax shock. Instead of taking a single taxable cash lump sum, we structure a secure, interest-bearing promissory note. You only declare gains on the principal portion of the contract you physically receive in any given calendar year.
This approach keeps your entire asset value intact, compounding and earning a competitive interest rate. At the same time, we fully assume the property’s operational burden—converting your active, physical management liabilities into pure, passive NNN-style mailbox yield.
Senior Lien Legal Security:
When carrying a structured note with EPS Houses, your investment capital is protected by standard institutional parameters. Your note is officially tied to a recorded First-Position Mortgage or Deed of Trust in county public records. If we default on any monthly obligation, you retain the absolute legal authority to execute a foreclosure action, reclaiming the asset while keeping all previous principal payments and initial down payments.
The Acquisition Pipeline
Our Direct Commercial Closing PipelineWe have systematically stripped out the banking bureaucracy. Here is how we complete your commercial sale from introduction to title funding.
Provide basic details, existing rent rolls, utility ledgers, and property tax records through our secure platform. We immediately analyze asset values and local comps.
We formulate your written Letter of Intent (LOI), presenting a firm cash offer alongside a structured, high-yield full-price terms offer designed for your tax goals.
Upon LOI acceptance, we draft standard commercial purchase agreements. We escrow the transaction with a trusted commercial title agency to run municipal checks.
Title authorizes settlement. Funds are wired directly to your corporate checking accounts. Rents, deposits, and structural liabilities transfer seamlessly to EPS.
Discrete Asset Assessment
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Take the first step toward a hassle-free commercial transition. Submit your property and financial parameters below, and our specialized acquisitions team will build custom cash and terms options within 24 hours.
Transparent Disclosures
Frequently Asked Questions
Traditional institutional buyers are limited by bank underwriters who mandate detailed, third-party phase I environmental studies, structural engineering reports, and commercial appraisals that drag out over months. Because we use private, liquid capital reserves, we perform our underwriting in-house. We analyze your existing rent rolls and property photos directly, permitting us to purchase the property as-is on our own timeline.
Yes, absolutely. We work closely with real estate agents, wholesalers, and finders. We protect broker commissions when deals are submitted with clear representation. If you are a wholesaler looking to co-wholesale a deal, we can execute joint-venture structures to fund and close the deal seamlessly.
Reclaim Your Time & Maximize Capital Yield
Bypass commercial listing drag, out-of-pocket holding costs, and repair concessions. Submit your commercial property metrics to receive standard cash and term options today.