Making The Best Possible Deal When Renewing Your Lease

Making The Best Possible Deal When Renewing Your Lease

What will make your landlord give you the best deal possible when renewing your lease?    The best possible deal will be obtained when you can demonstrate to your landlord that you are ready to move. The Landlord’s Prospective Put yourself, for a moment, in...
Choosing a Commercial Real Estate Broker

Choosing a Commercial Real Estate Broker

How do you choose a commercial real estate broker? This is how we choose a real estate agent when an assignment takes us out of our home base of Long Island.  In that case, we often need the expertise of a local agent to assist us with properties, zoning,...
How long is a lease?

How long is a lease?

What is the optimum term for a commercial lease from the tenant’s point of view? A good question, but there is no “one-size fits all” answer on this one.  The tenant’s objectives play heavily into a decision on lease term.  Let’s talk about some of the...
Signs the recession may be ending…

Signs the recession may be ending…

I have always taken “leading economic indicators” with a grain of salt. But there are signs out there that the logjam is finally breaking up. A barometer that I have used for years is, “How often are our properties being shown by the entire brokerage community?”...
Keeping Heating Costs Down

Keeping Heating Costs Down

Winter is knocking at our door!. Are you wondering what you can do to help keep those heating cost down? Here are some suggestions: Make sure your windows and doors are properly sealed. They may need re-caulking. They may even need to be replaced. Check to see if the...