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Inside the Feasibility Period on a Houston Commercial Purchase

We explain the feasibility period in Houston commercial purchase contracts: when it starts, independent consideration, earnest money, termination notice and extensions.

Pouya Tiraie, CCIM
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Reading a Texas Title Commitment Against the ALTA Survey on a Houston Acquisition

We walk Houston commercial buyers through the Texas title commitment and ALTA survey: Schedule B exceptions, easements, deed restrictions and the objection deadline.

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Older concrete industrial building with two roll-up loading doors, cracked and patched pavement and a chain-link fence under a hazy warm sky, suggesting environmental due diligence before a purchase.
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Houston Commercial Buyers and the Phase I ESA: Timing, Scope and Red Flags

A Houston broker's walk-through of the Phase I environmental site assessment: what it covers, what the findings mean, the 180-day and one-year clock, and the buyer's own duties.

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How Houston Commercial Owners Build an HCAD Protest Evidence Package

How Houston office, industrial, and retail owners assemble rent rolls, expenses, and comps into an HCAD protest evidence package for informal review and ARB.

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Quiet office corridor with a glass suite entry and empty reception desk in soft late-day light, suggesting a lease term ending and a decision to stay or go.
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How Commercial Lease Renewal Options Work in Houston

Houston commercial lease renewal options decide whether a tenant can stay and on what rent. Here is how notice windows, rent formulas, and conditions work.

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Aerial view of a multi tenant retail and flex building with a large flat roof, rooftop HVAC units, and a freshly striped parking lot, showing the shared costs tenants split under a triple net lease.
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How Triple Net (NNN) Leases Work in Houston

Triple net leases are the norm across much of Houston retail and industrial space. Here is who pays what, how NNN compares to gross leases, and what to check first.

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How Commercial Lease Assignment and Subletting Work in Houston

Assignment and subletting move risk very differently on Houston leases. Here is how consent, recapture, profit sharing, and continuing liability work for tenants and owners.

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