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After touring commercial spaces for lease you eventually narrow it down to your top 2 or 3 options. At this point you like them all equally based on the look and feel of the building. Now you must determine if the economics make sense, and ensure that the buildings and spaces can accommodate your current Read More…

There are many things to consider when negotiating a commercial lease such as rental rate, operating expense caps, rent commencement dates, etc. There are also several options that a company must consider that if not negotiated properly can have a significant impact on the current and future business. Some tenants don’t know about them or Read More…

If you are leasing commercial space and have never negotiated a lease or have not done so in 3-5 years you would be doing yourself a favor to get help. Landlords are paying commissions regardless if you have help or not so you might as well engage a commercial lease negotiator to ensure you get Read More…

Contrary to popular belief commercial leases are negotiable. If you know what to ask for and how to ask it’s possible to negotiate concessions such as free rent, reduced base rate, expansion options, etc. But you have to try. If you don’t have the time, don’t know the market, or are just uncomfortable negotiating on Read More…

Gone are the days when businesses simply wanted to lease traditional office space complete with a reception area, private offices, boring cubicles, walls painted white, standard broad loom carpet, 9 foot ceilings, etc. These days leasing creative office space is the hot topic among software and technology companies. Everybody asks for it and wants it. Read More…

Renting office space is a big decision whether you are a new business or startup or an established existing business. You don’t want to choose just any office. You need to make sure that the office space you lease meets your current and future needs. You don’t want to just settle on anything. In most Read More…

Renting office space will be one of the largest expenses you have so it’s important that you know what can be negotiated. You can figure it out on your own however that will take a lot of time away from your business, and market conditions change all the time. What was once negotiable 3-5 years Read More…

If your looking to lease Austin office space or if your office lease renewal is coming up you may have noticed that office lease rates in Austin have skyrocketed. Austin, Tx is one of the hottest cities in the country. More people want to live here and do business here. And because of that vacancy Read More…

If you are a new business or startup you are probably on a tight budget. You would love to lease that cool creative office space in downtown Austin however with the least expensive rental rates being $45 sf gross up to $65 gross that location is probably not going to work. If you are looking Read More…

Commercial real estate subleases can be great in that you are typically able to lock in below market rental rates, shorter lease terms, and free furniture, however negotiating commercial real estate subleases can be tricky if you don’t know what you are doing. Negotiating the basic sublease terms is the easy part, but because most Read More…