Lease Options Options in a lease are beneficial to either the Landlord or the Tenant. Landlords want to provide the Tenant with as few options as possible to securitize the lease as strongly as possible. Many Landlords use their rent roll to securitize a refinance or sale. For instance, if a tenant has an option…
Small Acts of Kindness Each month, our office completes a service project. Recently, our owner gave each employee $100 to brighten someone’s day. Our job was to carry out small acts of kindness. I chose to pick up the restaurant check for a family. I also sent nonperishable goods to Houston to help with the…
An Act of Kindness or A $100 Backpack I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phrase “random act of kindness”. Every day on my way to class, I see the same faces. They are on the corner of an intersection or sitting in the shade of one of our city’s many bridges. In addition,…
Random Acts of Kindness Bear with me for a moment. It may not seem like it, but I promise I’ll get to the point of this blog – random acts of kindness! I played the flute most of my life. I say it in the past-tense because I haven’t picked up my flute in quite…
Some Thoughts on Corporate Social Responsibility This coming Saturday, I will get up earlier than I like, head to the city, and walk in benefiting the Light of Life rescue mission. If you’ve read any of my blogs, you have likely stumbled across a reference to the mission. They serve the hungry and homeless in…
How values drive a company Corporate values keep popping up on my newsfeed lately. I recently stumbled upon an interview that featured two partners who started a niche business together. They previously worked at a larger company. However, they were frustrated that the focus was a race to the lowest price. As a result,…
My Christmas Frazzle Christmas is only 4 days away. I had a house full of people the entire weekend before. As a matter of fact, some of them are still at my house. I have more people coming the weekend of the holiday. In addition, even more people arrive the weekend after. Finally, I am…