Buying Commercial Property in Upper Franconia – Investing with Substance

Why Commercial Property in Upper Franconia?

Upper Franconia is economically sound, strongly shaped by medium-sized businesses and at the same time a region in transition. Demand for flexible work, storage and retail space is growing. Cities such as Bayreuth, Hof, Kulmbach and Marktredwitz are investing heavily in infrastructure, education and location development.

Some advantages at a glance:

• Purchase prices below the Bavarian average (often 30–40% cheaper)
• High gross yields on existing properties (5–8% realistic)
• Good transport links via the A9, A70, A93
• Funding programmes for energy-efficient renovation & new business settlement
• Rising demand for healthcare, care and logistics properties

Our Process – Clearly Structured & Individually Tailored

1. Defining goals & clarifying requirements: We talk openly with you about your goals: cash flow, capital growth, owner occupation or sale and lease back?

2. Property selection: We offer you suitable properties in a targeted way – many of them off-market, with a confidentiality agreement.

3. Review & analysis: We prepare location analyses, tenant lists, profitability calculations & risk assessments.

4. Viewing & negotiation: With a clear focus on facts, we mediate between buyer and seller. Our strength: honesty, transparency and a focus on closing.

5. Contract & after-sale: We accompany you to the notary appointment, advise on tax questions and organise the handover of the property – with everything that goes with it.

Which Properties Are Particularly Suitable?

• Office buildings with flexible usage units
• Warehouses, often with expansion space
• Medical centres with long-term leases
• Care facilities & senior living
• Retail space in busy town-centre locations
• Hotels and restaurant properties with revitalisation potential

Vision & Responsibility – Our Attitude to Brokerage

We do not see commercial properties as "assets" on paper – but as real places with an impact: on people, on regions, on economic cycles. Anyone who invests in commercial property takes on responsibility – for employees, tenants, customers and the neighbourhood.

Our aim is not just to facilitate transactions – but investments that make sense and are future-proof.

That is why we question every property: is it right for its location? Can it be used in the long term or adapted flexibly? Is there a plan B?

We believe in sustainable, flexible usage concepts and are always ready to think along new lines with our clients.

Experience That Builds Trust – Your Advantage with FrankenImmo

For more than a decade, we have been supporting investors, entrepreneurs and project developers in buying commercial property throughout Upper Franconia. Our team consists of professionals with legal, technical and business expertise – rooted in the region and practical.

Whether you are looking for a medical centre with long-term leases, a warehouse with expansion potential or a former hotel for conversion – we listen, analyse realistically and act decisively.

"We don't just support you until the signature – we remain available when it comes to finding tenants, applying for funding or coordinating a conversion afterwards."

Our clients value the mix of reliability, market transparency and genuine enthusiasm for property. We have been supporting many of them for years – some over several generations.

Our Guiding Principles – Your Foundation for the Future

We believe in honest communication, long-term cooperation and properties that create real benefit. Our goal is not a quick deal, but the development of real value – both economically and humanly.

We see ourselves as fellow thinkers, enablers and bridge-builders – in an industry that is often marked by mistrust and a lack of transparency. Our vision is to broker commercial properties in such a way that everyone involved benefits – today and in ten years' time.

Contact us for personal advice – discreet, well-founded and solution-oriented.

Due Diligence When Buying Commercial Property

Worked Example: Mixed Residential and Commercial Building in Kronach

Shop on the ground floor, three apartments above, purchase price €420,000, annual net rent €33,600 (shop €14,400, apartments €19,200). Gross yield 8.0%, purchase price multiplier 12.5. The risk lies mainly with the shop: if the tenant defaults, the yield falls to 4.6%. A long-term lease with a sound tenant and a realistic market rent are therefore more important than the initial yield. More on valuation in the guide Valuing a commercial property.