Q1Do we need a consultant, a broker, or both?
With GCA the question dissolves: the same team carries the project criteria from market analysis into the facility search and the lease or acquisition — one engagement, one set of assumptions.
Q2Should we enter Mexico under an IMMEX shelter or our own entity — and what does that mean for the real estate?
The corporate structure decides who signs the lease, how incentives are captured, and how fast you can be operating in a building: a shelter can have you operating in months but constrains how the facility is held; your own entity takes longer to set up but keeps the asset and its future value. We model the real estate consequences of both paths before the corporate decision is locked in, so the structure and the facility timeline are decided together.
Q3Every market we like quotes 24–36 months for new electrical capacity. How do we make a site decision the schedule can survive?
Power availability now eliminates more North American sites than land price does. We verify interconnection queues, capacity at the property line, and the utility’s actual — not published — lead times before a market advances, and we negotiate power commitments into the transaction documents rather than accepting assurances.
Q4Our OEM expects production in 18 months. Do we lease existing Class A, commission a build-to-suit, or buy?
That is a schedule question before it is a financial one. Existing Class A is fastest but rarely fits process loads without modification; a build-to-suit fits exactly but puts the developer’s timeline inside your launch; a purchase gives control and takes longest to source. We run all three paths against the launch date and the ten-year cost model side by side, so the trade-off is chosen — not discovered.
