Chris is proud to be a 6th generation Utahn and a 3rd generation commercial real estate developer. His career has focused on helping people build their cash flow in commercial real estate and having fun while doing it. Chris has been involved in over 1,000 drive-thru deals throughout the mountain and desert states throughout his career. Chris joined the brokerage community in 2002. He spent tireless hours helping multiple national retailers such as Dollar Tree, Starbucks Coffee, Verizon, Wendy’s, and Wells Fargo expand throughout the Intermountain area. In 2008 he chose to pivot his career into the investment sales side of the shopping center business. From 2008 to present he has been involved in over $2.0 Billion of retail investment sales with a primary focus of representing family offices looking to acquire additional assets for their portfolios.

On this episode, Chris and Chris discuss:

- Why Salt Lake City is a fantastic place to work and live
- Adopting a child from Tonga
- How Chris develops sites for national retailers
- What makes a great development site
- The science of the Drive-thru

Links

Chris Hatch on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NNNIncome

NNN Income Blog - https://www.nnnincome.com/blog

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Topics
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:11 - The hidden gem of Salt Lake City
00:04:51 - “We need to have another baby”
00:14:09 - Chris’ role at Triple Net
00:15:50 - What makes a great site selection person?
00:18:00 - What are the characteristics of a tenant you want to work with?
00:28:18 - The importance of the Drive-thru
00:31:42 - Exclusive use provisions
00:38:14 - Best practices for structuring leases
00:35:13 - Providing a developer’s perspective
00:37:41 - Why would someone buy a building like yours instead of buying treasuries?
00:42:27 - The decision to enter MF development
00:45:49 - Family breakups
00:53:07 - The Red Lobster to Olive Garden story
01:04:00 - Modular buildings
01:03:40 - Chris on taking 30-day vacations

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