Where Is Your Leverage?
As with any negotiation, understanding your value and knowing where you have leverage is essential to any transaction. The size of your company, your track-record and financial strength are what you bring to the table. If you are in the market for office space, or any commercial space, understanding each party’s position will help you […]
The Power of Pattern Recognition in Commercial Real Estate
As a commercial real estate professional with years of experience, I have developed what I believe is a keen sense of “pattern recognition” when it comes to identifying opportunities and potential issues in commercial real estate transactions. Too often residential and commercial real estate brokers allow themselves to be commoditized and seen mostly as “space […]
The Benefits of Physical Office Space
With the pandemic sending us all home to work, the original two-week plan has turned into over a year at home, and many companies are probably wondering the same thing: do we need an office anymore? There are benefits to both, and every company will have different calculations. And before returning to in person work, […]
Leasing Commercial Real Estate: 7 Reasons to Hire a Professional Broker
Commercial leases are not standardized you need to know what to negotiate on and what is reasonable. There is a common misconception by some that real estate brokers are but mere “space finders” for tenants and buyers in the market, and that once the ideal property is located, the process is mostly completed. In this […]
Leasing Commercial Property
The Tartan Way The decision to lease new space is driven by many different factors—the need for growth and expansion, a desire to upgrade the quality of your space, or possibly, improved access to mass transportation. No matter the motivation, the process you undertake to select and secure new space is the same. By following […]
Selling Commercial Real Estate
The Commercial Real Estate world, for a first-time buyer or seller, can be daunting without proper guidance. In this five part series, we’re going to be sharing the process that TARTAN goes through with our own clients to try to demystify selling, buying, and leasing commercial real estate.
Dodging COVID-19 with a Cash Solution
Guest Blogger: Fred W. Clapp, Cost Segregation Services, Inc. Commercial Real Estate (CRE) is historically a reasonably stable component of our economy. Most CRE investors, coming off a profitable 2019 were eagerly looking at an even better 2020. Enter the Corona Virus and the CRE market is suddenly like the movie Jaws. A memorable scene […]
Advice to New Business Owners
The period right after New Year’s is one my favorite times in the business year as people come off the holiday break rejuvenated, motivated and ready to put new plans and initiatives into motion. For some that means launching a new business line, expanding an existing business, or in some cases, starting a completely new […]
Tartan Properties 2019 Year in Review
In celebration of the New Year, here’s a little look back at what Tartan Properties Commercial was up to in 2019! Thanks to all our clients, vendors, partners, and supporters who helped to make this year so great. Every deal, whether it’s a Sale, Landlord Representation, or Tenant Representation, is important and special to us. […]
Time to Make the Donuts-Sugar Shack Donuts of Alexandria
October 6, 2014 – It is no secret the Richmond-based donut shop, Sugar Shack Donuts, has been searching for its first location in the DMV. Today, Tartan Properties Commercial is happy to announce, that with their assistance they will be opening the first store. This store is at the Belle Pre–a new development that has […]
