I dug up one previous conversation on purchasing vs renting: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/Kxg1RQrqcX8/xefES2991W0J
I'll pop back here later with some longer-form thoughts! -Alex ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a great idea! I don't have a lot to add as I've never > purchased a commercial building. We lease the building that Office Nomads > is in although we would love to buy it. > > Jacob > > > On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening >> a coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000) >> >> I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business, >> rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front, >> however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly >> payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a >> lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down >> industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.) >> >> Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues, >> challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so? >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
