Commercial lease tenants are required to pay pro rata share of the operating expense which is commonly known as common Area Maintenance (CAM) expenses. As tenants you have the right to verify whether or not you are being charged correctly. CAM audit is a process that can help you determine accuracy of charges and the
Annual common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliation is one of the most tedious processes that is notoriously error prone. Despite the fact it is also one of the processes that is often overlooked by commercial property owners, resulting in errors in reconciliation that over time results in thousands of dollars in losses. Reconciling CAM expenses against
Both commercial real estate owners and property management companies are required to focus on several aspects to keep the business afloat. From managing lease portfolios, listings, finances, administration to other scaling business requirements, industry players are swarmed with conflicting priorities. Sure, success in real estate depends on property sales and marketing and efficient management of
Common area maintenance (CAM) expenses are a standard and key part of any commercial lease that helps cover the operating expenses These charges are calculated on a pro-rata basis and passed on to the tenants. That said, despite its importance in the upkeep of a property, the lack of a unified template for reconciling CAM
Lease administration plays a key role in efficiently managing lease portfolios and driving maximum returns. However, despite the high stakes most real estate companies, struggle to streamline lease administration. As a result, even minor errors end up impacting business significantly with companies running into hundreds of thousands of dollars in loss. Financial and operational risks
To run a successful business, management needs to continually focus on maximizing sales, streamlining operations, managing employee performance, all the while ensuring cost of doing business is contained. It should not come as a surprise that often lease management therefore takes a back seat, where businesses tend to overlook expenses related to lease apart from
Managing large property portfolios entail a range of tasks that can make property management complex and tedious. Add to that, monthly property accounting and financial reporting can further compound these challenges. With so much at stake, real estate owners and property management companies are increasingly adopting outsourcing as their go-to-strategy for property accounting services to
Common area maintenance (CAM) is one of the most contentious clauses in a commercial lease contract. Tenants are mostly on guard regarding the expenses charged under CAM costs. As such the process of reconciling these expenses demand time, meticulous attention, and a thorough understanding of the clause and the type of expenses that can be
Common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliation is a key process in commercial leasing as it helps recover the money used to maintain and operate the property. But CAM reconciliation is a tedious, complex, arduous, and time-consuming task that demands dedicated focus, attention, and skill. Given the challenging requirements and increasingly growing complex commercial lease portfolios, most
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