Check Your Neighbors First

Years ago I had a slaes office in a building that was next to a motivational type company. Every Tuesday and Friday they had a rally meeting with 10 to 20 people yelling and cheering loudly. When we tried to complain we were told that was how they did their business and they weren't going to change. Since we had a smaller space and paid less rent, the building management did very little for us. So we had to stay off the phones during their 90 minutes of loud meetings and promptly moved out when our lease was up.

I learned quickly to observe the space before you sign the lease and talk to some of the other neighbors also. What looks like a nice quiet space may have noisy times that you want to know about in advance. If there is any type of government offices in the building that you are considering, take notice of the amount of people going in and out of there. You don't want a long line blocking the hallway, at the bathroom are worse yet your entrance. Check before you lease and avoid the problems that you might have later.
More on page 195 in my book "The Jelly Bean Principle", signed copies available by calling 719-268-1322 or idealetter@aol.com