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Owner's Report
A Fall 2026 record of East Pasco sales, rents, land prices, and what is under construction. The PDF is free to download.
The East Pasco Owner's Report, Fall 2026
Pasco retail vacancy was 5.1% in the third quarter of 2026, and $258 million of Pasco retail sold over 12 months. Construction in the report includes the 326,157 square foot Monin plant at Zephyr-Rail Industrial Park, Dade City's first Chick-fil-A on US 301, and Double Branch retail under construction at I-75 and SR 52. Vacant commercial land in the report sold from $115,385 to $1,107,955 an acre, and Pasco retail asking rent averaged $24.93 per square foot.
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For Business Owners
Leasing, buying, financing, and the terms that decide what space really costs.
Buy or Lease Commercial Property? Separate the Two Decisions
How to decide whether to buy or lease commercial space: the operating need, the numbers, and when each path…
NNN, Modified Gross, and Full Service Leases: Who Pays What
How NNN, modified gross, and full service leases split expenses, and how to compare offers on total…
Commercial Lease Terms That Carry the Money and the Risk
Lease terms that change the cost and the risk: rent, escalations, TI, free rent, guaranty, and…
SBA 504 and 7(a) Loans for Owner-Occupied Commercial Property
How SBA 504 and 7(a) loans work for buying a building: limits, down payment, occupancy rules, and…
Florida Ended Sales Tax on Commercial Rent: What Changed on October 1, 2025
Florida repealed the sales tax on most commercial rent for occupancy beginning October 1, 2025. What remains…
What to Check Before You Buy or Lease: Warehouse, Flex, Office, and Retail
What to check first on a warehouse, flex, office, or retail building before it can fit the…
Site Selection for a Pasco County Business: A Checklist With FDOT Traffic Data
Seven checks for a business location in Pasco County, with FDOT traffic estimates for SR 52 and SR 54 in East Pasco from 2021 to…
Impact Fees and Mobility Fees on Commercial Property in Pasco and Hernando
Pasco mobility fees and Hernando impact fees on a commercial building: when they are due, and where to get a written figure before you price a…
Well and Septic vs. City Water and Sewer on Commercial Property
Well and septic vs. city water and sewer on commercial sites in East Pasco or Hernando: availability, capacity letters, and connection…
Commercial Driveway and Access Permits: FDOT and County Rules in Pasco and Hernando
How to tell whether a commercial driveway in East Pasco or Hernando needs an FDOT connection permit or a county permit, and when turn lanes…
For Property Owners and Sellers
Selling, holding, leasing, or repositioning, and what a Florida closing costs.
Sell, Hold, Lease, or Reposition? Deciding What a Commercial Property Should Do Next
A framework for deciding whether to sell, hold, re-lease, refinance, or reposition a commercial…
How to Prepare a Commercial Property for Sale
The documents, physical preparation, and pricing work that help a commercial property sell faster and hold its price through due…
Florida Commercial Closing Costs: Doc Stamps, Intangible Tax, Title, and Prorations
Florida documentary stamps, the intangible tax, title insurance, and other commercial closing costs, with an…
Broker Opinion of Value (BOV): What It Is and When You Need an Appraisal
What a commercial BOV includes, how it differs from an appraisal under Florida law, how to read the value range, and when a lender requires an…
Leasing Your Commercial Space in Florida: A Landlord's Guide
Five steps to lease commercial space, from asking rent to a written Florida…
Property Taxes After a Commercial Sale in Florida
How a commercial property in Pasco or Hernando is reassessed after a sale, what the TRIM notice is, and how to estimate the buyer's tax…
For Investors
NOI, cap rates, loan sizing, returns, 1031 exchanges, and due diligence.
Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence Checklist
A Florida commercial purchase checklist: title, survey, zoning, condition, leases, financials, flood, and…
Buying Vacant Land in Pasco County: A Due Diligence Checklist
Zoning, flood, access, utilities, wetlands, survey, title, and taxes for vacant land in Pasco…
Cap Rate: What It Tells You and What It Doesn't
How a cap rate works, how a soft NOI changes the result, and how to test a quoted cap rate. Worked examples…
Net Operating Income (NOI): What Counts, What Doesn't, and Why Trailing Numbers Win
What belongs in commercial NOI, what stays out, how vacancy, management, and reserves change the number, and why trailing 12-month actuals beat pro…
DSCR and Debt Yield: How Lenders Size a Commercial Loan
How debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), debt yield, and loan-to-value work together to cap a commercial loan, with a worked example at 7%…
Cash-on-Cash, IRR, and Equity Multiple: Measuring Return on Your Equity
How cash-on-cash return, IRR, and equity multiple differ, with a five-year commercial property example and an exit cap rate sensitivity…
1031 Exchange Rules and Timeline for Commercial Property
IRS rules for a 1031 exchange: what qualifies, the 45-day and 180-day deadlines, intermediaries, and…
Zoning and Future Land Use in Pasco and Hernando: Rezoning, Special Exceptions, and Timelines
How zoning and future land use work on a commercial site in Pasco or Hernando, when you need a rezoning or a special exception, and published…
Wetlands and Environmental Due Diligence on Commercial Land in Florida
How to screen commercial land in East Pasco or Hernando for wetlands and contamination: Phase I assessments, Florida delineations, and SWFWMD…
Elevation Certificates and LOMA/LOMR on Commercial Property
What an elevation certificate is, when you need one in Pasco or Hernando, and how a LOMA or LOMR-F can change a mapped flood…
Commercial Property Insurance in Florida: Wind, Flood, and What Lenders Ask For
What to give an insurance agent and a lender on a commercial building in East Pasco or Hernando: wind, flood, roof, and…
Flood Zones on Commercial Property in East Pasco and Hernando
What FEMA flood zone labels mean for a commercial site in Pasco or Hernando, how to look up a parcel, and how flood acres change use and…
East Pasco and Tampa Bay Market Data
Government-source population and business data, and the projects reshaping the SR 52 corridor.
East Pasco Growth by the Numbers: Census and BEBR Population Data
Census and BEBR population, income, and business figures for Dade City, Zephyrhills, San Antonio, Wesley Chapel, and Pasco…
The SR 52 Corridor: What's Built, Entitled, and Planned
A sourced tracker of SR 52 and I-75 projects in East Pasco, including Double Branch, Abbey Crossings, and the road…
Glossary
Definitions for NOI, cap rate, NNN, DSCR, estoppel, SNDA, and more.
How These Guides Are Built
- Market data comes from government primary sources (U.S. Census Bureau, University of Florida BEBR, FDOT, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Revenue, IRS, SBA) with the record and pull date listed.
- Project and news items cite the publication and date.
- Worked examples are labeled illustrative and use hypothetical numbers.
- Guides are general information, not legal, tax, or investment advice.