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Lease Term Free Information On Lease Term The term of the lease is often a complicated and contentious issue. You want a very short initial term and a huge number of renewal options. An outrageous extreme of this would be a one-day lease with 3649 one-day renewal options. Needless to say, this is not going to happen. Some landlords have a minimum term of three or five years. Depending upon their level of motivation, they're often flexible with regard to this issue. Reflect upon your preferences for your lease term and address it early in the discussion with the office building leasing brokers. For example, if you are seeking a six-month lease or a 20-year lease (at a fixed rental rate with no rental rate increases during the term), broach this issue sooner rather than later in the discussion with the office building's leasing agent. Addressing the issue of lease term early in the communication leasing broker is appropriate. However, in most cases, do not automatically eliminate a building because the quoted lease term is shorter or longer than your objective. Lease term is often a negotiated issue. Office Space Prospects Next start identifying the office space prospects which generally fit your criteria. These are office buildings that are in the general location or submarket you have identified and which generally fit the criteria described earlier in this article. After compiling a list of office space prospects, you may need to limit it further or before going to see each building. For example, if there are 36 options which fit the above described criteria, you probably would not want to visit each building. An online office space search service is invaluable in gradually narrowing your criteria. This allows you to "what if" scenarios regarding your criteria. Prior to using such an online service, to confirm that it has a comprehensive inventory of buildings in the area you are considering. Develop a Short List of Prospects When you have limited the number of options to perhaps three to seven buildings, discuss the building options with your office rep broker to narrow the options. If you are seeking a short-term lease, is the broker are virtually certain that some of the building owners will not provide the desired lease term? Has he broker expressed reservations regarding the quality of management, maintenance or service at some of the buildings? Next Chapter Leasing Office Space - Visit the Office Space
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