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Restaurant Tenant

Restaurant operator looking for space, often a second-generation space that already has a kitchen. Covers the hood, grease trap and ventilation, buildout versus allowance, personal guarantees, assignment, percentage rent and licensing questions.

RetailTenant8 emails · quarterly

Who it's for

Businesses that lease retail space, from their first search through every renewal.

A taste of the writing

“Turnkey is a word worth testing before you tour a kitchen a second time.”
“Walking a former restaurant with an operator, I look at more than the kitchen.”
  1. Day 1Welcomes them to your network and shows retail listings that fit.StoryListings
  2. Day 5A light, friendly note with a fun fact about retail.StoryFun fact
  3. Day 14Questions that test whether a ready-to-cook space really is ready.Story
  4. Day 28Things to inspect in a former eatery beyond the kitchen itself.Story
  5. Day 45Judging build-out offers by their full cost, not the rent alone.Story
  6. Day 60Personal guarantees, and how to limit that risk before signing.Story
  7. Day 75Unusual lease terms worth spotting before they cause surprises.Story
  8. Day 90Brings it together into a search plan, with spaces that fit.StoryListings
  9. Then every quarterA fresh note every quarter, for as long as they stay on the journey.StoryListings
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