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Industry checklists for leasing commercial space: restaurants, retail, medical and dental, office, industrial, fitness, salons, childcare, auto, event venues, churches, and nonprofits.
Industry checklists for leasing commercial space: restaurants, retail, medical and dental, office, industrial, fitness, salons, childcare, auto, event venues, churches, and nonprofits.
What SB 1103 means for small California businesses, when to hire an attorney, what financials landlords ask for, and how new businesses get approved.
Is a commercial lease negotiable? LOIs, TI allowance, free rent, lease term, options, personal guarantees, exclusives, subleasing, repairs, and exit options.
Where to find commercial space, what to check on a tour, zoning and CUPs, parking, second-generation space, as-is terms, CASp, and lease vs buy.
How commercial rent is quoted in California, what NNN and CAM really cost, rentable vs usable square feet, deposits, escalations, and upfront costs.
How much space you need, what to budget, how long it takes, and who works for you. Plain answers for business owners in Ventura and Santa Barbara County.
Who qualifies under California's Commercial Tenant Protection Act, how to claim it, and what it changes about CAM charges, rent increases, and lease translation.
Planning your exit on day one is not pessimism. It is the cheapest insurance in the whole deal.
The front of the lease is the deal. The back of the lease is the risk. Almost nobody negotiates the back.
A build-out allowance sounds like the property owner paying for your space. Sometimes it is. Often it is a loan you repay through your rent.
You formed an LLC so the business would carry the risk. A personal guarantee is the document that undoes that.
Everything in a commercial lease is negotiable. Not everything is winnable. Knowing the difference is the whole skill.
Rent is the number everyone asks about. It is rarely the number that closes a business in year one.
The broker who unlocked the door has a legal duty. It runs to the landlord. Here is what that actually changes about your deal.
What NNN really costs a tenant in Ventura County, and the four charges nobody mentions on the tour.
Longer, structured walkthroughs of the clauses that decide your bottom line.
How to stop the landlord leasing the unit next door to your closest competitor, and what the clause has to say to actually hold up.
Read guide →What the three nets really cover, which line items you can cap, and how to audit a reconciliation statement before you pay it.
Read guide →Burn off provisions, capped exposure, and good guy clauses. The three ways to keep your house out of the transaction.
Read guide →Plain English definitions for the vocabulary landlords assume you already know.
Everything on this page is what we would tell you on a call anyway. The difference is that on a call we can look at your actual situation.
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