Just as there are a variety of commercial ventures with their unique style, branding, ambiance and demographic appeal, so too are the many business challenges commercial interests face in an increasingly competitive market. A good commercial broker will:

• Focuses on commercial brokerage
• Knows who is coming to town and who is leaving
• Understands local commercial real estate which has special characteristics and requirements
• Has a working and up to date knowledge of the national  market
  
• Knows the El Paso Texas commercial  real estate market
• Knows the El Paso  market in terms of competition, leasing activity, comparable leases and sales
• Identifies opportunities and secures properties or restaurants that are on the market
• Has experience with and continues to work with national market and understands what is required to move a deal through to a successful closing.
• Is experienced in lease negotiations and the unique clauses associated with  leases (use, percentage rent, gross sales definition, landlord's work, tenant improvement allowance, etc.)
• Is able to refer you to the best El Paso Texas industry vendors, lawyers, accountants, etc.
• Can assist with local approvals for zoning, health department and liquor licenses
• Knows how to do a local market study

A restaurant broker should understand and assist you with:

• Market penetration strategies
• Site location and analysis
• Lease or purchase negotiations
• Property acquisitions
• General real estate consulting
• Tenant procurement strategies
• Tenant representation
• Financial procurement or restructuring
• Asset management

El Paso is the largest international metroplex in the world and  offers the following   advantages:

¨A youthful,  highly‑trainable, bilingual workforce with a wide variety of skill levels and a  strong work ethics.  The largest bi-lingual and bi-cultural workforce in the USA.
 
¨Over  seventy Fortune 500   companies are located in the region.

¨A strategic location providing  access to an extensive transportation network composed of two  international
airports, two interstate highways, five international ports  of  entry (with several more planned by 2012) and three rail service providers.
 
¨A key geographic  position  among the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) nations and  along the  U.S.‑Mexico border.
 
¨A multitude of higher  education  and training facilities including the University of Texas at El Paso, Advanced Technology Center at El Paso Community College, Texas Tech 4 year Medical  School, Texas Manufacturing
Assistance Center, New Mexico State  University,   the University of Phoenix, Park University , and Webster   University.
 
¨The city is in a right-to-work state with low unionization (six percent in the El Paso  area).
 
¨ One of the lowest  franchise taxes in the United States, no personal income tax, Enterprise Zone tax incentives, the Freeport Exemption, (no inventory taxes on goods  for up to 175 days), tax abatement programs, two Foreign Trade Zones (15  sites), and waivers of the state sales and use tax on manufacturing  equipment.
 
¨An Integrated  Services Digital Network (ISDN) ‑ ready, fiber optic telecommunications infrastructure.
 
¨An exceptional  quality of  life characterized by year round outdoor recreation, low crime  rates and
unique  cultural mix.
 
  ¨ El Paso is the fifth largest city  in Texas and the 23rd largest city in the United  States.  The total metro
population is approximately 2.6 million.

-- The largest inland military complex in the  world.

 --Forty Industrial Parks.