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A commercial lease is usually one of a company's biggest expenses, and some businesses may be unknowingly paying more than is necessary to their landlords. After all, errors can occur with any document, including commercial leases. Conducting a commercial lease audit can help you spot mistakes that are increasing your occupancy costs, so that you can address them with your landlord and remedy the situation. Following these six tips will help to ensure a successful audit:

Guest blog by Rhia Jordan. Rhia is a part-time contributing writer, and full-time employee affairs consultant for an IT firm. She has a B.A. in Psychology and has experience in HR and copywriting. She loves to explore visual arts in her spare time.

One of the essential decisions that you will need to make when you're negotiating a commercial real estate lease is the right lease term. Short and long-term leases offer their advantages and disadvantages.

In the last few years, dramatic new breakthroughs in technologies have led to the dramatic expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT). Smart technologies are increasingly impacting our lives, and this is especially true in the workplace. Adopting the IoT means investing in new software, systems and equipment, but the advantages that smart technologies in the office provide for your business outweigh the downside of costs for many companies. Here are some of the benefits of integrating the IoT into your workplace:

In many commercial office leases, parking clauses are not well detailed because parking lots are a part of the common areas. However, parking terms must not be overlooked when signing your next office lease. Parking has a big impact not only on your team but also on your customers. In this article, we are going to explore critical parking terms that you should not forget in your next office lease:

Guest blog by Noelle Fauver. Noelle is a contributing editor for 365businesstips.com. She has a B.A. in Communication Studies from California State University, Northridge and experience in marketing, copywriting, and small business management. She volunteers on the board of the San Diego American Marketing Association as the Event Experience Chair to help local marketers in the area develop their professional repertoire and connect with other professionals. She loves curling up next to the fire with a good book on a rainy day with a bowl of homemade soup. But most of all, she loves marketing. 

When you're leasing an office or building for your business, you should think of the first contract provided by the prospective landlord as a rough draft. Unlike residential leases, commercial leases typically involve multiple rounds of negotiation. The first lease agreement will likely be written in the landlord's favor, leaving it up to you to request the modifications to even the score. Following these tips will help to ensure that you win at the negotiation table and walk away with a fair lease.

Signing a commercial real estate lease is an important business decision. Many tenants rush the process in an attempt to get things done quickly. In the process, they overlook important issues that lead to costly leasing mistakes. Here 8 leasing mistakes you don’t want to make: