Owning a restaurant is expensive. It doesn’t matter if you’re a fine dining establishment or a fast-food franchise. With labor and food costs, point of sale systems and marketing efforts, you won’t have a lot of wiggle room in your budget. Rent is one of your largest fixed expenses as a restaurant owner. Rent plays … Read more
If you’re in the market for commercial office space, you’ve likely heard people refer to properties as “Class A” and “Class B.” What do these classes mean? Commercial office buildings are categorized based on their age, condition, amenities and location. Many factors—from maintenance to ceiling height—can affect an office building’s classification. Building classes help commercial … Read more
This piece is the final part in our series on how to buy a restaurant, where we walk through buying a restaurant from start to finish. Want to know more about finding a restaurant or sending a letter of intent? Read the previous articles in this series: “Finding Real Estate to Purchase” and “Steps to … Read more
This is the second installment in our series on buying a restaurant, where we share information about each step of the restaurant buying process. Read our first article to learn how to find a restaurant to buy. Some people are on the hunt for property to start a new restaurant, and others would rather buy … Read more
This is the first part of our series on buying a restaurant, where we share our buying a restaurant checklist and take you through what you need to know about each step in the process. Additional blogs in this series include Steps to Negotiating the Deal. Buying a restaurant takes extensive planning and research. There are … Read more
