Great, Great discussion.It's ALL ABOUT relationships, be it a banker, realtor, carpenter, etc.I love reading all the postings.Remember to be gentle; we all learn from each other, and our experiences.Us old timers were newbies at one time too!

Please be gentle on me.

explain that his rent is way under market and that you will be gently nudging in up over the next several years.  

Just be gentle....

Yup, that new…ANYWAY, I’m looking for advice on an idea I have about renovating a space for a future tenant.We have a commercial space with 4 offices sharing a shared waiting room.One of which my business partner (and wife) operates her therapy practice out of.We were approached by an established massage therapy practice who is interested in renting all three offices.My wife doesn’t feel like she wants to be the only metal health therapist in HER building.

The Garage was a hair salon, and the house served as a Day Spa with massage therapy and sauna.  

Then when "Billy" suggests getting on the roof you can gently remind him that getting on the roof is prohibited by the lease and while he would probably do a wonderful job you have to enforce the lease uniformly or risk a fair housing claim from the government.

I have a spreadsheet I use that I massaged for exactly this purpose.

Yes I am extremely happy,one thing you need to look for in Memphis most people are poor so do not buy high end Homes gets something around 50 to 60 k I think that is the sweet spot .if you want the name of the company send me a privet massage thanks

You may or may not win this, be gentle but firm with your position when explaining it.The tenant that occupies the basement could be twisted a couple of ways.