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Occupancy Cost 101: Rent vs. Effective Rent

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The first part of an occupancy cost analysis is figuring out exactly how much your space actually costs you to occupy. There are more factors that go into your space than just your base rent. Looking at your effective rent, which includes your base rent with escalations, the cost of CAMs and additional rent, and..

Limiting Tenant Exposure to Landlord Defaults

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When you lease space, your landlord usually includes a great deal of language in the lease to protect them against you defaulting. On the other hand, they frequently gloss over what will happen if they default — and landlords do default. Landlord defaults tend to fall into two broad camps — when they default on..

3 Things to Beware of When Searching for a Tenant Representative

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In order to protect themselves, many corporate tenants use the services of a tenant representative.  A quality tenant representative, or tenant rep, will walk the user through the process and lend his or her expertise in each stage of the transaction – from planning to unpacking.  But finding a good tenant representative can often be..

3 CRE Questions to Be Answered in 2013

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A new year brings new challenges, new responsibilities and new opportunities. As you review your company’s real estate portfolio, there are three questions that you need to answer to maximize your return on the capital you have allocated to your corporate real estate. How can we be nimble for changing business conditions? Like most aspect..

5 Great Point & Shoot Cameras for Real Estate Professionals

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Point-and-shoot cameras have several advantages over their Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) counterparts. They are smaller, lighter, and much easier to carry around from property to property, and with no interchangeable lenses to deal with, a point-and-shoot is comparatively hassle free. For most applications, you won’t notice much difference in picture quality, and most point-and-shoot cameras..