Healthy choices make for healthy bottom lines The largest expense that a business has is its people. The second largest is real estate. You could slash salaries or work in squalor to save on rent. Both are options to keep budgets in check. However, more favorable methods exist. Anything a company does to improve the …
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CRE and why I do what I do… This past weekend, I took a brief break from commercial real estate (CRE). My husband and I traveled to Las Vegas to visit good friends. We haven’t had the chance to get together for almost a year. Due to job changes and their move to Houston, we …
Too much space? A space planning exercise can help determine if you are using your office square footage efficiently. Do employees that spend most of the time on the road have their own workstations? If they only spend a few days a month in the office, you may want to consider having them share a …
My Christmas Frazzle Christmas is only 4 days away. I had a house full of people the entire weekend before. As a matter of fact, some of them are still at my house. I have more people coming the weekend of the holiday. In addition, even more people arrive the weekend after. Finally, I am …
Acquiring land seems relatively easy. Many people believe that once you have identified the right location and get the site under contract you are ready to build. The hard part has actually just begun. First and foremost it is critical to have a reasonable due diligence period as well as rights to extend that period. …
Have you been looking around your office and noticing a lot of empty desks? What about unused floorspace hidden away in old conference rooms? Is there an entire floor of your office that no one uses for anything more than storage? If you answered yes to any of these questions you might be leasing too …
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Quite often we are asked the question, “So how do you get paid?”. Just like you, we have bills that are due, food to be purchased, and the fun toys everyone ‘needs’. Without the client making a direct payment to us, they wonder how we can apparently work for free. Let’s shed some light on …
As you negotiate your commercial real estate lease, there are many different clauses that could impact your tenancy. A lower rental rate may not always be your companies main priority. Many companies only focus on the rental rate and miss opportunities for flexibility and the possibility that their business could change during the lease term. …
Many company leaders are under the impression that they can negotiate a better lease renewal or relocation on their own. They don’t understand the benefits of working with a tenant representation broker. They also believe that the Landlord’s Broker is offering them the best deal ever and they have to sign on the dotted sign …
