In 2010, when I opened Compass Commercial, it was initially just two people. Since it was big and only my son and I lived there, we both worked out of my house, and since no one else was around, we were very lax about our passwords. In 2012, we hired several more people and moved into our first office. It was an exciting time for me. ... Read More

Did you get an increase in operating costs for the building?  This tax season, you want to evaluate the pass through’s or increases over a base year that your landlord charges you.  More than likely you received a bill already which shows the actual cost billed less any payments made ... Read More

Besides a lack of toilet paper available during the Covid shutdown, there were other important things one couldn’t seem to get. With so many people shifting to remote work, computers were sold out everywhere. Headsets were reserved for first responders. Many items that we use every day but never think about were suddenly scarce.  Part 4 of the Disaster Recovery ... Read More

One of the most important things to do for your disaster recovery plan is to make sure you have both a living will and a regular will as part of your disaster recovery plan. Both documents detail who would take over the business in the event of death or illness. ... Read More

Think back to March 2020, when COVID-19 started to take over the US. I was in Central America on a 10-day cruise as the virus swept the world. As we sailed around the seas, ports were closing due the virus. We wondered what we would find when we returned home. ... Read More