Oh wow. Residential agents really have no business brokering commercial spaces...MAYBE if you're buying a building or house, but still, NOT a good idea.
JEROME CHANG Mid-Wilshire 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 ph: (323) 330-9505 Downtown 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 ph: (213) 550-2235 On Jul 30, 2014, at 4:02 PM, Angela Samuels <visionarymeeti...@gmail.com> wrote: > That might be a problem that I have, I'm working with a long time friend real > estate agent who I worked with years ago. She mostly works with homes so I > don't think she knows the commerical market as much. I've been doing > searching because a lot of people don't know what coworking is yet. We're > going to look at a couple more properties next week. Thanks for your > responses. It makes me feel a little better that I'm not the only one that > goes through with this. > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Anca Mosoiu <a...@techliminal.com> wrote: > When I got my second space, I worked with a professional broker who knew a > lot about the local buildings and landlords. He steered me away from a > couple of folks and buildings that would have made my life unpleasant. > > While my guy wasn't super-psyched to show me space in buildings where the > landlord wasn't going to pay his commission (e.g. the buildings owned by > individuals rather than larger firms), he was very helpful in keeping me > appraised of things coming up in the market, made sure that the landlord > threw in some free improvements, and generally saved me a lot of time. > > Anca. > > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > What value do you guys get from working with rental brokers? That's never > made sense to me. > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote: > 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. > > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > -=-=-=- > Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal > a...@techliminal.com > M: (510) 220-6660 > http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/FQSX_JdRj9w/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > Sincerely, > > Angela Samuels > Visionary Meetings > VisionaryMeetings.com > > -- > 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. 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