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		<title>Use, Common Areas &amp; Parking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some issues with leases can be solved pretty quickly so let’s clump a few lease issues together, shall we? 
Use:Easy isn’t it?  If you are taking about office space it is very easy.  Just insert language like this…
The Leased Premises shall be used by Tenant for general office purposes and for no other purpose whatsoever, without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=160</link>
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		<title>Subleases and Assignments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back to our section by section review of leases.
 Assignment and subleasing.  
 This can sometimes be a contentious issue (but then again what isn&#8217;t in commercial leases?).
Here are the basics&#8230;a tenant has a lease at a certain piece of property.  The tenant wants to move out, shrink their space, or bring in another business to the property.  They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=158</link>
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		<title>Knoxville Market Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We take a reprieve from looking at the details of a lease to look at the market update for Knoxville. 
Since our last market update (a month ago), I am happy to say that things have certainly improved in the prospect area.   The phone is ringing more often, retailers are starting to talk about expansion and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=155</link>
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		<title>Utilties in your leased space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we continue our tour through a basic lease the topic today can be a big subject when it comes to cost savings but it can be covered pretty quickly.
UTILITIES!
Utilities are handled one of two ways (typically).  One, the utility bill is part of the rent.  The landlord pays bill when it comes in every month.  This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=152</link>
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		<title>Construction, Allowances and Build Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comparing apples to apples; that is what you want to do when you are making a decision on the location of your new office or store.  To do this you need to make sure the services the landlords provide are all equally matched.  This includes items like electrical service; janitorial service and today&#8217;s topic&#8230;build out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=146</link>
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		<title>Lease Specifics: Rent &amp; Operating Expenses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Surely paying rent is easy, right?  All you do is write a check at the first of every month.  Piece of cake.   Yes it is easy. 
Rent:
In most leases, rent is paid to the landlord on the first of every month.  The language is very specific in the lease document as to how it is paid, when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=134</link>
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		<title>A detailed look at commercial real estate leases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First a word of warning&#8230;commercial real estate leases can be MASSIVE!  I have negotiated leases that are ten pages and I&#8217;ve negotiated leases that are 110 pages.   Don&#8217;t let the size of the lease intimidate you.  You should have a commercial brokers and an attorney that will get through the finicky details that you may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=123</link>
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		<title>Lease vs Buy&#8212;Tough Question for Small Businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lease or buy? This is the question. Small businesses have difficulty raising capital &#8211; that&#8217;s no secret. This difficulty (among other reasons) has caused many to look at leasing as an alternative financing arrangement for acquiring the use of assets. All types of  leasing have become more and more attractive.
This lease vs buy analysis describes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=119</link>
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		<title>CCIM Mid Year Meetings&#8230;wow things are changing!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Its been a while since I have been to New Orleans.  It is safe to say I have matured since I was last there.  Bourbon Street used to be a great place to have fun in college.  Now its just disgusting.  Seriously there should be an age limit just to walk down the street!  
But if you are going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=110</link>
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		<title>Knoxville Market Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Knoxville market has been an interesting place the last couple of months.   I just returned from the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors (KAAR) Trade Show and found many residential realtors content with the market&#8217;s direction, not thrilled just content.  Of course they are residential realtors, not commercial.  Commercial tends to lag about 12 to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.ciprop.com/?p=105</link>
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