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If your renting a warehouse to do order fulfillment out of...definately look to a 3PL.  http://www.shipwire.com is one, there are others.

Warehouse costs checklist (who owns these in the agreement)
--lease, lease term and discounts for longer term
--common area control (like homeowner)
--Security, security systems
--software and infrastucture
--check to make sure the area is safe and secure (don`t want break-ins).
--insurance for the building verse the inventory
--Employees other than your warehouse workers (security, maintainence, etc)

Sometimes its hard to rent warehouse space if your a new company as they want to run credit checks on you and get personal guarantees.  Again...a good reason to look at a place like shipwire

Best of luck sd!

SW




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• The roof leaks
• The warehouse burns down
• A customer slips and falls in the parking lot
• Your operation gets too big and you want to sub-let the warehouse to someone else
• You change your business and you want to use the space for a different purpose

 

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Clint A. Costa, Esq., CPA (Licensed in Illinois only)
SNSFE, P.C.
http://www.snsfe-law.com

I have a warehouse in the center of the US, just off I-44.  What are you looking for? It comes complete with offices. Perfect for a start up and priced right.

 

Joseph 630-539-1319

 

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