As a landlord, I often field questions from tenants whose life plans don't fit neatly into 12-month leasing cycles. The tenant might be in town for a six-month internship or a nine-month certificate ...

For many entrepreneurs signing a lease seems like renting an apartment – a Tennant/Lessee agrees to pay a certain fee to Lessor/Agent per month. Right? Nothing could be further from the truth. The ...

Before leasing land, it is important for developers to understand the benefits of using a lease-option structure instead of jumping straight into a leasehold. By deliberately separating and sequencing ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An open-end lease is a type of rental agreement that obliges the lessee (the person making ...

As retail businesses around the country begin the process of slowly restarting after the COVID-19 shut down, many tenants still find it difficult, if not impossible, to meet their rent and other ...

A few weeks ago, we discussed the 2022 Purdue Farmland Value Survey and how to set a cash lease amount. As a reminder, the values and information found within the survey should be adjusted for your ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...