Lacuna Lofts
Arranged the 2019 sale of the 220,000-square-foot creative office property in Chicago for $25 million.
PRACTICAL HOW-TO GUIDANCE / WITH JOHN-HAMILTON SCURAS
Show me how
to make my
next move.
I’ll show you how to evaluate, buy, sell, lease, develop, and operate real estate and businesses. Commercial real estate leads, with practical lessons drawn from my work in brokerage, ownership, negotiation, and business strategy.
Hosted by John-Hamilton ScurasCommercial real estate · Business brokerage · Strategic advisory
SHOW ME HOW + PODCASTWITH JOHN-HAMILTON
JOHN-HAMILTON SCURAS / PROPERTY + BUSINESS
Learn the steps.
Understand the decisions.
John-Hamilton Scuras turns his brokerage, ownership, and business experience into practical lessons you can apply to your next opportunity.
Meet John-HamiltonINVESTMENTBUSINESS ACQUISITIONSDEVELOPMENTLEASINGOPERATIONS
SHOW ME HOW TO…
Learn how.
Put it into practice.
For commercial investors, buyers, and business owners who want to understand the steps, the numbers, and the decisions before they act.
01 / INVESTORS & BUYERSEvaluate a
Buy or sell
Develop a property
Evaluate a
commercial investment.
Learn how to assess income, compare value, organize diligence, and test the assumptions behind an acquisition.
Investment expertise02 / BUSINESS OWNERSBuy or sell
a business.
Learn how to evaluate the operating business, understand its property or lease, prepare for a sale, and negotiate a transaction.
Business brokerage03 / DEVELOPERS & OPERATORSDevelop a property
or choose a space.
Learn how to assess a site, investigate zoning, plan diligence, and connect space and buildout requirements to the operating concept.
Development strategyTHE EXPERTISE BEHIND THE HOW
Property expertise.
Business perspective.
John-Hamilton teaches from experience across commercial investment, business brokerage, development, leasing, ownership, and operations. The subject changes; the purpose stays the same: show you how to approach the task.
Explore all expertisePODCASTING EXPERIENCE
Experience at the table.
Experience at the microphone.
John-Hamilton’s podcasting background includes developing and cohosting conversations about real estate, financing, property operations, renovations, and risk. Working in a cohost format helped him explore different perspectives, ask follow-up questions, and connect practical experience with the decisions listeners face.
He brings that experience into Show Me How + Podcast’s practical teaching format: helping commercial investors, buyers, and business owners understand how to approach their next task.
Explore the show’s directionEXPERIENCE THAT INFORMS THE QUESTIONS
A broker’s discipline.
An owner’s perspective.
The show draws on John-Hamilton’s transaction, advisory, and property experience. Selected examples connect the property to a broader commercial strategy.
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YOUR HOST / JOHN-HAMILTON SCURAS
Ask better questions.
Make better decisions.
Managing Director of Paladin Real Estate Investment, commercial real estate and business broker, and strategic consultant. John-Hamilton brings experience in complex negotiations, property ownership, and business decision-making to the microphone.
Explore John-Hamilton’s backgroundFROM CONVERSATION TO ACTION
Let’s talk about
your next move.
A property. A business. A development concept. Start with the decision you need to make.
Discuss your opportunity