Lease negotiation for me is the worst part of setting up a Coworking space. Hang in there. My first lease was the only one in under 6 months although renewing it later took 18 months. I use a broker, a lawyer, a therapist... :-P
Jerome www.BLANKSPACES.com > On Jul 30, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Susan Dorsch <su...@officenomads.com> wrote: > > I'd echo Alex on this one for sure. When we were first getting started with > Office Nomads, we had been in negotiations with a landlord who seemed eager > to work with us at first, but the more we learned the more we realized they > wanted to control everything about how we were using the space (asking us to > ensure there was no one on site after 8pm was my favorite one...um, no). > Walking away turned out to be the best decision we could have made! > > Sounds like you did your homework, caught the changes, and walked away when > you should have. Nicely done! Knowing when to say no is one of the most > important elements of any project. > > Best of luck finding a landlord who is willing to work with you - I promise > they're out there! > > Susan > > __ > Office Nomads > officenomads.com > 206-323-6500(o) > 206-484-5859(m) > > >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> A lot of landlords are, well, crazy. The fact that you've been going back >> and forth for 6 months is is a pretty big red flag to me that this >> relationship wasn't going to work long term. You don't even want to think >> about the gnarliness that would create down the road for you and your >> community. >> >> Consider this a blessing in disguise. Having a landlord who understands you, >> and who you trust, is WAY more important than getting the lease right. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Angela Samuels >>> <visionarymeeti...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Last Friday, I was supposed to sign a lease for my future coworking space. >>> I have been working with this owner for 6 months to get the lease right. I >>> even hired a lawyer to take a look at it and make sure it wasn't favoring >>> the landlord. I come to the lease signing and I still had a question about >>> the last item that we changed which was the (personal) guaranty. The real >>> estate said oh we changed it back to the original terms (initial term >>> guaranty). I ask him did he email us, he said no. With the suggestion of my >>> real estate agent, I took the weekend to think about it and talk to my >>> lawyer. My lawyer said before hand that he wouldn't accept the terms that >>> is why he recommended we change it. >>> >>> Now I have to try to find another place, but it was really disturbing and >>> discouraging someone would do that. What if we didn't ask the questions, >>> would he allowed me to signed it and not know the changes were there? He >>> came back wanting to bargain but I don't trust him and wouldn't dare want >>> to work with him. It's crazy but maybe it was meant to be, maybe there is a >>> better place and this is why it happened. Anyway, would love to hear your >>> stories. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Angela >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
