"Can you confirm in writing that the Landlord will pay $2/SF/Year for a fee? I don’t’ want to show the property if the answer is no." - Commercial Broker this morning for a 2,300 SF space listed at $26/SF Full Service How should I respond?

Tfw you’ve gotten really close with another broker after grinding through a long deal together and then it closes and you wonder why they don’t call anymore

Owner/user negotiating a sale leaseback Seller: we know what we have. We need top dollar. Buyer: no problem. We can do that if you pay this rent… Seller: are you crazy? This place isn’t worth that.

I have a trick for winning competitive bid situations and it involves paying the highest price

Commercial Real Estate brokerage is actually really easy if you know the market better than anyone else, can service clients unique needs, can deal with different and challenging personality types, communicate effectively, can take criticism and rejection, are persistent, can

Rumor has it that OpenAI just signed a lease for 3 floors here

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Would you prefer to work with someone who provides White Glove Service or someone who isn’t afraid to get their hands a lil dirty?

POV: You sell Luxury Real Estate

Developer: “We’d like to build more housing, which in turn, will make housing more affordable” City: “Great, we’ll make the process as difficult and expensive as possible” Developer: “wut…?” City: “We need more affordable housing”

If you have a lease expiring in the next two years, now is the time to start planning Why so far out? 1. Explore the market: understand where pricing is, what your needs are, and how you’ll identify your new space 2. Be prepared for your option to renew: it’s best to fully

If you have a lease with a Base Year and the ONLY thing your tenant rep broker did was ask that it’s updated on a renewal, they’ve probably earned their fee

Homebuyer: “I got this email with something called Preliminary Title Commitment. Do I need to do anything with this?” Resi Realtor: “Oh no, nothing to do there. That’s where you can find your HOA documents.”

I’m seeing many more market ready spaces being marketed with furniture This can be a savings of ~$20/sf for the tenant, which is significant on a short term lease and makes a relocation without a long commitment much easier Once they’re in, they’re likely to renew

That associate that “needs privacy to focus better” while making cold calls

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