The hours you spend pacing the floor, waiting for a family member’s first child to be born; the minutes you spend waiting for your computer to boot up; and the seconds you wait for a text message; each of these intervals remind you of that inescapable truth - timing is ... Read More
Tag: office lease
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Feb2012
New business people, infused with optimism, take delight in buying or leasing a business. They spend big dollars for awnings, neon signs and landscaping, not to mention signing a multiple-year lease. Some people invest their entire pension in a new enterprise with hope it will work.I may sound like your ... Read More
February 29, 2012Lynn Drake
13
Feb2012
Harvey MacKay, author of the seminal business book, “Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive” (prequel to the reality show, Shark Tank) suggested that entrepreneurs focus their energies on drumming up business and managing staff. He recommends leaving the jobs you know little about to professionals who know a ... Read More
February 13, 2012Lynn Drake
26
Oct2011
Just remember the standard rule of real estate: If the deal looks too good to be true, it might very well be too good to be true.Grandma owns a building. It is a little run down. It is an hour away from our best customer. But we can save $5 ... Read More
October 26, 2011Lynn Drake
13
Oct2011
Legitimate reasons for moving abound, people need more space, less space, want a more attractive space or a more economical space. But then, as a leasing agent, we deal with the crazy and weird situations, some with bright solutions. Here are a few from the Compass Commercial book of woes: If ... Read More
October 13, 2011Lynn Drake
21
Sep2011
You see a rental sign for a great building in super neighborhood, the kind of place you could grow your company and create a legacy. You think you might save a few dollars by negotiating the deal yourself. Landlords say the deal could go through faster, cheaper without outside interference. ... Read More
September 21, 2011Lynn Drake
07
Sep2011
One of the things that make it hard to figure out the costs of leasing a building is that different types of real estate charge differently for space. For instance a retail or industrial building is going to charge a base rent plus taxes, maintenance and utilities. These chargers can ... Read More
September 7, 2011Lynn Drake
23
Aug2011
When you lease an industrial building or a strip center, what you see is what you get. Watch out for the costs within a large office space. Each tenant pays a percentage of upkeep in the common area.You already pay for the space within your suite including a lobby, storage ... Read More
August 23, 2011Lynn Drake
04
Aug2011
Do you see a tall building and wonder what it would be like to own a space inside that property? Do you go on open house tours just see how others live and work? Do you want to become savvier in the real estate business? Come chat with Compass-Commercial. As ... Read More
August 4, 2011Lynn Drake
13
Jul2011
When I stumbled upon a job in commercial real estate I found nirvana. I liked bookkeeping and enjoyed studying business and accounting in college. But I couldn’t see my future in computerized ledgers. I needed more action. I landed a job working for one of the biggest commercial real estate landlords ... Read More
July 13, 2011Lynn Drake