Due Diligence. Comprehensive due diligence before leasing or purchasing real estate reduces the buyer/lessee’s risk by ensuring the real estate meets their needs and fleshing out any issues. Think of due diligence as a pie chart: if no due diligence is conducted, your transaction is all risk. As you conduct more thorough due diligence and … Read more
Using Attorneys Efficiently in Structuring Business and Real Estate Transactions.Time value of money versus risk… These basic concepts drive our business and investment decisions and an attorney’s representation of your interest should consider these concepts as well. An attorney can help structure transactions to shorten the time period between when invested capital is advanced and … Read more
Real estate title is often misunderstood and overlooked but is one of the highest risk areas of real estate acquisition; potentially resulting in a catastrophic loss of an entire investment that may not be covered by a title insurance policy. Priority of interests. Real estate buyers purchase title policies to protect themselves from loss arising … Read more
Practical advice on what you can do to help protect your business when it has been threatened with litigation or has a potential claim against it. Unfortunately, litigation (or the threat of litigation) is a fact of life for many business owners. Even though you may have protected your personal assets by forming a corporation … Read more
An insider’s view of a commercial lender’s concerns and how to satisfy them. Knowing what your lender wants in a borrower will help you obtain the financing you need under advantageous terms to achieve your business objectives. Respect the people that represent your lender. I was in-house legal counsel at a real estate investment company … Read more