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Cabin Fever: Considerations for Owning a Cabin with Family or Friends
With this winter’s relentless snowfall and low temps, many of us have a serious case of cabin fever. As we patiently wait for spring to arrive, we dream of escaping “up north” for peaceful summer weekends of fishing, water skiing and sunset cruising on one of Minnesota’s many beautiful lakes. For some, that dream includes […]
READ POST >Should I Buy or Lease a Space? Consider these X-Factors!
| April 29, 2015
It’s the burning question on the mind of many entrepreneurs – should I buy or lease a building for my business? Trulia recently ranked the top 10 U.S. cities where buying currently makes more financial sense than renting, and 9 of the top 10 were in the Midwest. The survey focused on residential property, but […]
READ POST >5 Questions to Ask a Real Estate Lawyer Before Renting Your Vacation Property, Cabin or Lake Home
| July 14, 2014
With July off to a pleasant start and our Independence Day celebrations behind us, it’s officially “mid-summer”. But, there is still time to consider renting or leasing your lakeshore property or cabin. And, with sites like VRBO.com (Vacation Rentals By Owner), HomeAway.com and even other vacation rental options like Craigslist – it is getting easier […]
READ POST >Commercial Real Estate Jargon: Easy as ABC
| June 4, 2014
Navigating the commercial real estate world is challenging for even the most seasoned professionals, especially in today’s fast-changing economy. As the scope and shape of commercial real estate continues to morph, so does the vocabulary used to describe it. There are a myriad of terms in CRE jargon, but we’ve chosen just one (for now) […]
READ POST >The Purchase Agreement: Part III
| May 30, 2014
Previously we took a look at the due diligence process of a commercial real estate transaction. In this edition, let’s discuss what a Buyer needs to know about contingencies. In a typical CRE deal, there are various standard contingencies that work to benefit Buyers (provided that a Buyer is savvy enough to include such contingencies […]
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