Guides
Commercial buying requirements: the property list only you can write
Commercial buying requirements the lender and seller never set for you: your own property list covering title, survey, permission, condition, costs and tenants.
Desk
Policy Desk
Regulation, licensing and the obligations that apply to commercial real estate and workspaces.
Maintenance
Getting coworking space comparison right the first time
Compare five ways to house a small team, coworking among them, by mechanism: what you hold, how fast you start, who fixes the building, and what leaving costs.
Industry
Ten recurring coworking situations and the clauses or questions behind each one
Ten recurring coworking situations, each tied to a clause or an unasked question, plus the three clauses worth reading twice before you sign.
Reviews
Leasing mistakes grouped by exactly when the bill lands
Fourteen commercial leasing mistakes sorted by when the bill lands: at signature, in the first year, mid-term, and on the day the lease finally ends.
Guides
Tenant Improvements Review: How to Level Bids
Use a tenant improvements review to compare contractor bids against the same drawings, expose scope gaps and allowances, and test schedule assumptions.
Features
Tenant improvements advisers: roles, questions and signs to walk away
The tenant improvements roles a fit out needs, the questions that expose a weak answer, signs to walk away, and common questions on comparing quotes.
Rules
Commercial lease or buying workspace in the US: the cost lines to model yourself
What to weigh when leasing or buying workspace in the US: the cost lines for each side, SBA loan terms, depreciation rules, and the break even range.
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Commercial property walk-through: what to inspect before you close
Room-by-room pre-closing inspection list for commercial buildings: structure, systems, life safety code red flags, and how to turn findings into numbers.
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Commercial rent per square foot by US market: what to verify before you sign
Break down quoted commercial rent per square foot by property type and US market, then test broker benchmarks against your own deal math before signing.
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Dock doors, rail spurs and trailers: how to read freight access in a US industrial lease
How to read dock doors, truck court depth, trailer parking ratios and rail spur rights in a US industrial lease, from the exhibit check to the tax treatment.
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Freight corridor industrial leasing: access and lease fit
Freight corridor industrial leasing in five US markets, focused on freight access, tenant mix, building features, and lease terms that shape site fit.
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Sales tax on commercial rent: where it applies
Learn where sales tax on commercial rent may apply to US leases, which required pass-throughs may be taxable, and how lease clauses allocate the bill.
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Seismic retrofit commercial lease requirements: who pays?
Seismic retrofit commercial lease requirements: who pays under soft-story and URM rules, ADA, GSA leases, CAM clauses and tax rules.
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Mixed-use industrial office space for lease: what to check
Mixed-use industrial office space for lease: how US landlords and tenants split warehouse and office areas, handle mezzanine build-outs, utilities, and rent.
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Warehouse lease due diligence: what to check before you sign in 2027
A 2027 warehouse lease due diligence checklist: physical inspection, documentary checks, regulatory items, freight access, and tenant improvement tax treatment.
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Warehouse-to-office conversion headcount: how the shell limits your team size
How egress width, plumbing fixtures, floor load, and parking set the real occupant cap in a warehouse-to-office conversion, and how to count seats before you lease.
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Warehouse to office conversion: shell, code and lease basics
A warehouse to office conversion starts with the shell, then moves through code checks, HVAC and life-safety needs, a six-step plan, and lease terms.
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Where SBA 504 and 7(a) borrower equity really comes from
SBA 504 and 7(a) borrower equity explained for United States workspace property leasing, commercial real estate, and owner-occupied workspace decisions.
Costs
Tenant Improvements Requirements: Who Sets Them
Tenant improvements requirements come from the landlord, municipality, insurer, and lender, with paperwork and approvals unfolding at different stages.
Industry
Zoning and permits mistakes traced back to the belief behind each one
Fourteen zoning and permits mistakes, the beliefs behind them, and practical checks for local land-use, building, fire, health, and sign requirements.
Industry
Commercial property buying advisers: the order to hire them and what to check before you commit
The commercial property buying advisers a purchase needs, the order to engage them, a scorecard of answers to check, and the written scope to ask each one for.
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ADA compliance and ICC building codes when leasing US commercial space
Commercial real estate and workspaces face ADA Title III and ICC code duties. Here is how leases split compliance cost between tenants and landlords.
Industry
What GSA leasing rules mean for workspace landlords near federal offices?
Workspace property leasing near federal offices runs on GSA rules: solicitations, security standards, firm terms and tenant improvement allowances.
Costs
How the IRS treats tenant improvements under Section 179 and cost segregation
Workspace property leasing tax rules let tenants and owners deduct build-outs through Section 179, qualified improvement property and cost segregation studies.
Rules
Zoning and entitlement basics for office space in Chicago and Seattle
Property leasing in Chicago and Seattle turns on zoning, use permits, design review and a certificate of occupancy before anyone signs a lease.
Features
What governs a commercial lease: four layers from the document to local rules
What governs a commercial lease in four layers: the written document, state landlord tenant law, rules attached to the premises, and your own duties.
Rules
Subleasing office space: what a landlord consent request must disclose
What a complete landlord consent request must contain, which records to keep, what an unconsented sublease triggers, and how state law changes the answer.
Reviews
How to judge an industrial space adviser before you hire one
Give an industrial space adviser your specification, see what they do with it, check who pays each service, and use one building to find their limits.
Maintenance
Industrial space requirements for people who want the details
Industrial space requirements derived from your own numbers, plus the permission layer: districts, performance standards, fire and environmental offices.
Maintenance
Office space checklist: every item, with the reason behind it
An office space checklist in eight gates, from the requirement you write before looking to the verification, the legal review and taking possession.
Reviews
How to compare two office offers without being fooled by a good tour
An office space comparison method: normalize the two offers first, score the kill criteria before the preferences, and run a working day in each building.
Costs
Office Space Examples: Avoid Missing a Renewal Notice
Office space examples for tenants managing renewal options: identify the notice window, assign a primary and backup, verify delivery rules, and preserve proof.
Guides
The cost of retail space as a share of sales, once percentage rent is taken apart
Retail space cost as a share of sales: recurring charges, percentage rent taken apart, your share of shared costs, and everything paid before you open.
Rules
Retail space mistakes grouped by the moment they actually happen
Nine retail space mistakes grouped by moment: before the search, at the negotiating table, and after signing when the fit-out and the approvals run.