A lease shapes your costs, your operations, and your exit options for years. Read the economics before the aesthetics.

Rent is not the whole number

Add operating expenses, insurance, maintenance allocations, and scheduled increases. Model the all-in cost for the full term, including renewal options.

Repairs, signage, and exit

Clarify who repairs what, what signage is permitted, and how assignment, sublease, and early termination work.

This article is general information, not legal advice.