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Archive for February, 2012

Property Management: Dealing with Conflict

TROUBLE IN PARADISE: WHEN YOU AND THE PROPERTY MANAGER BUTT HEADS

Say you plan to schedule a meeting with the property manager of your office building. You want to know what can be done if you can’t meet the monthly …

Property Management: What to Expect

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR PROPERTY MANAGER

Location, rent and amenities probably were the deciding factors when it came time to lease a space to house your business. But before you sign that lease contract and begin arranging for movers, …

Lease vs. Purchase

ENTREPRENEURS FACING LEASE VS. OWN DECISION NEED TO TAKE LONG-RANGE OUTLOOK

Fledgling entrepreneurs — be they owners of accounting firms, machine shops, local restaurants, clothing stores, dry cleaning establishments or other small businesses — face the question of whether to …

Lease Questions to Ask

QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE SIGNING A COMMERCIAL LEASE

Renting office space is expensive, and it’s a huge responsibility. If you’ve ever rented commercial space, you know that finding a property and negotiating lease terms is serious business.

If you haven’t …

Working with Brokers

Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Nolo, Copyright 2003. (Nolo Press) The following sections contain completely unabridged advice to Office Tenants for choosing and working with commercial real estate brokers.

Many small business owners have easily found space on their …