The Commercial Lease Playbook: Sign Space Without Regret

Name: The Commercial Lease Playbook: Sign Space Without Regret
Price: 24.00 USD

with Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

Shop, negotiate and sign commercial space like an operator who has done it before. Cut hidden costs, cap personal guarantees, and build exit routes into the contract before you sign it.

17 lessons17 videos5h 26mIntermediateLifetime access

What you’ll walk away with

Skills, not certificates of attendance

01Calculate the true monthly cost of a space before you offer

02Negotiate rent-free months and a tenant improvement allowance

03Cap or taper a personal guarantee instead of signing it blind

04Build break clauses, renewal options and sublet rights into terms

05Audit service charges and challenge costs you never agreed to

Curriculum

4 chapters · 17 lessons

5h 26m total

01Know What You Are Actually Renting

4 lessons+

1Shell, fit-out or turnkey: what the landlord really hands youVideo
16:40
2Usable vs rentable square footage and the load factor trapVideo
13:25
3Zoning, use clauses and permits: check before you fall in loveVideo
18:10
4The true monthly number: base rent, NNN, utilities, insuranceVideo
21:35

02Find and Shortlist the Right Space

4 lessons+

1Build a location scorecard: footfall, access, neighbours, parkingVideo
19:50
2Tenant rep brokers: what they do, who pays, how to brief themVideo
15:15
3Reading the market: comps, vacancy rates and landlord motivationVideo
22:05
4Site visit checklist: HVAC, power load, loading bay, ceiling heightVideo
17:30

03Negotiate Before the Lawyers Arrive

5 lessons+

1The letter of intent: 12 points to fix while you still have leverageVideo
24:45
2Rent-free periods, TI allowance and stepped rent that fits cashflowVideo
26:20
3Break clauses, renewal options and how rent reviews are calculatedVideo
23:10
4Personal guarantees: capping, tapering and swapping for a depositVideo
20:55
5Assignment and subletting: writing your exit route into the dealVideo
18:40

04Sign, Fit Out and Manage the Landlord

4 lessons+

1Repair obligations and dilapidations: the clause that bites at exitVideo
25:30
2Fit-out plan: contractors, permits, inspections and opening dateVideo
19:05
3Service charge audits and challenging costs you never approvedVideo
16:50
4Renewal leverage: start the next negotiation twelve months outVideo
14:20

Your instructor

Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

Incipio Studio is the academy's in-house curriculum team. Studio courses distill proven playbooks, frameworks, and operator interviews into structured, do-this-next lessons, researched and produced by Incipio Academy.

“I used the LOI checklist on a unit I was about to sign and came away with four months rent-free and a capped guarantee. That one call paid for the whole course many times over.”

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