So you’ve found a commercial space that you liked, the landlord presented you a proposal, and you just finalized negotiating the base terms and conditions. Next the landlord will draft a lease contract for you to review, comment on, and sign. in reality landlords hope that you don’t actually review it and just sign on […]

Getting the best deal possible on a commercial lease is an important part of starting or running a growing business. For example negotiate poorly or focus on the wrong terms you will end up in an Austin commercial lease contract that will suck the profits out of your company. The more prepared you are the

There is and has always been the argument that not every startup needs an office space mostly because of remote work and the possibility of it being cheaper working without an office. This is quite true in a way since most startups do not have enough capital to run it over a long period especially

If you are a startup or new business have you ever been told by a landlord that they did not want to lease you commercial space? You may have gotten offended and been left wondering why they would not lease to you because the space you like has been sitting on the market for 6

Cross-docking is a freight logistics practice of unloading goods from an incoming transport vehicle (e.g. 18 wheeler trailer, truck, rail car, etc) onto a distribution docking terminal and loading them directly onto another outbound transport vehicle with no warehousing or storage in between. This may be done to sort products intended for a variety of

The history of Austin skyscrapers started with the construction of the original office tower the Scarbrough Building built in 1910. Located at 522 Congress Avenue it still stands in the epicenter of downtown Austin, Tx. Since then downtown Austin has gone through a skyscraper boom between 1970 and 1980, and since 2007 the city has been

Since the  Austin craft brewery boom started in 2010 more and more Austin breweries have been popping up near the city’s central business district as well as near and around the Austin Round Rock Metropolitan area. If you are looking for the best craft brews and brewery tours look no further. Below is a comprehensive

Before you invest in and sign a franchise agreement make sure you understand what your total costs will be. I see too many new franchises get in over their head when they do not analyze all the costs. You have to keep in mind that markets are different. Just because a certain franchisee is doing

As consumer demand shifts towards faster and more convenient medical services many healthcare providers are taking a closer look at leasing retail space for medical office use. This can be a great strategy for medical office users however as they evaluate retail locations it’s important that they consider a few things. Retail Properties Infrastructure May