When a buyer makes an offer on an investment property, it is usually only after a thorough inspection of all of the data that is available on the financial records of the building. The physical inspection of the property could be as important or more important than the rents and expenses. Some investors pay more […]

What happens to nearby property values when a new hospital is built? Usually the surrounding area feels a ripple effect. No matter how old the buildings that surround a new hospital complex are, land values increase. Developers are quick to provide new space for offices and stores. The biggest profits are realized by the investors […]

At all times, good or bad, we must aggressively search for replacement tenants. A month’s rent from a vacant unit can never be recovered. Just running expensive advertising for this space can be nonproductive. A better way might be to have a professional management company that keeps all local brokers who specialize in leasing informed […]

Statistics show business and professional firms are buying offices rather than leasing. While buying or constructing an entire building is an option for major corporations or for smaller firms outside metropolitan areas, owning commercial space generally means being part of a condominium structure. Small office buildings are the most common type of commercial condominiums. The […]

Typically, a landlord has access to leased premises at all times for purposes of making repairs and inspections. But in today’s information age, many tenants have valuable trade secrets, confidential information, and unique documentation in tapes, CDs, DVDs, listings, and other intellectual property that should not be accessible to the landlord. A software company tenant, […]

The following is a useful list of items that should be clarified between the parties in the lease of a commercial building: 1. What is the amount of usable space? Since the rent may be based on a square foot rate, the rate may be quoted on a rentable or a usable area. Rentable space […]