# Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin I’m Gary Mittin, LA commercial real estate broker helping business owners own their buildings with 10% down using SBA 504 loans. Weekly insights, real deals & no-nonsense advice. Book: https://a.co/d/cY1xqBg Listings: https://GaryMittin.com Page: Feed: --- ## [Don’t Tread on California](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/dont-tread-on-california) _2026-08-19 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ New tire rules. Unknown costs. Real businesses. ## [California Regulates Tires. Blocks a $111 Billion Merger. Can’t Fix a Water Main Break.](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/california-regulates-tires-blocks) _2026-08-18 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ Business gets treated like the problem. Meanwhile, the smart money is already moving. ## [California's Billionaire Tax Could Ripple Into Your Rent Roll. Here's How.](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/californias-billionaire-tax-could) _2026-08-17 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ What Proposition 40 could mean for LA commercial property owners, their tenants, and the businesses that depend on them. ## [Guerrilla Marketing, Strip Centers, and 48 Hours of Working the Phones](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/guerrilla-marketing-strip-centers) _2026-08-16 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ What 48 hours of old-school prospecting actually looks like when you're trying to move a commercial real estate listing. ## [Paramount Threatens to Leave California. Commercial Property Owners Should Pay Attention.](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/paramount-threatens-to-leave-california) _2026-08-15 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ What a merger fight in Sacramento could mean for your rent roll. ## [When Did the Building Start Owning You?](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/when-did-the-building-start-owning) _2026-08-14 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ What a Lakers coach’s comment about his watch collection can teach commercial property owners about knowing when to let go. ## [This Building’s Interest Rate Belongs to 2018. You Can Still Have It.](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/this-buildings-interest-rate-belongs) _2026-08-13 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ How an assumable commercial loan could give a buyer two years to create value before refinancing ## [How to Buy a Retail Strip Center With Creative Financing](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/how-to-buy-a-retail-strip-center) _2026-08-12 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ You may not need 20% or 30% of the purchase price in cash. Here’s how buyers can use seller financing, assumable debt, and capital stacking to acquire commercial real estate. ## [Cap Rates Just Hit a 10-Year High. Here’s What That Actually Means for You.](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/cap-rates-just-hit-a-10-year-high) _2026-08-11 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ Apartment cap rates climbed to 5.79% in Q2 — the highest level since 2015. Here’s why that number matters more than it sounds like it should. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ry9sahPZJ91m) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Are Car Wash Subscriptions Worth It, or a Scam?](https://ownyourbuilding.substack.com/p/are-car-wash-subscriptions-worth) _2026-08-10 · Own Your Bldg | G.L. Mittin_ The wash gets you in the door. The store, the vending, and the massage chairs are where the real money gets made.