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Power Shifts in Lease Negotiations You may have heard the words “buyers’ market” and “sellers’ market” when shopping for a house. These terms describe which side of the deal (buyer vs seller) is tending to have the upper hand in negotiations during a sale. The same thing goes for the commercial leasing market and it…

How much insurance do I need? There’s insurance for fire, renters, pets, liability, earthquake, catastrophic, hurricane, flood, hail and umbrella coverage. WOW…where do I begin and how can I sift through all the terms and different types of insurance? A good place to start would be a broker. Insurance brokers, like real estate brokers, specialize…

Renters Insurance…Do I need it? A consumer survey conducted last year for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, an Alexandria, Va.-based industry association, found that nearly two-thirds of the more than 81 million people living in rental properties do not have renters insurance. Many people think that renters insurance is not in their…

Warnings about Lithium Ion batteries Recently The Rants group had the first catastrophic residential fire they’ve had in their history of over 40 years. After an extensive fire investigation it was determined that the fire was started from a rechargeable lithium ion battery that was being recharged improperly. The battery was placed inside a deep…

The Rants Group has a long history of selling and leasing commercial properties here in Thurston County. We also are well known as an owner and developer of some of Olympia’s most eye catching buildings. But there is so much more to The Rants Group than just servicing our properties. For example, did you know…

We’ve all heard it before regarding our homes, but what does that actually mean from a commercial real estate perspective? It can mean different things depending on your type of business. So, let’s start with the basics… Do you sell goods or services? If the answer is services, do you go to your customers or…

There is life in this market! The commercial sales market was hit hard in the recession and values have fallen. Sales have been few in number and primarily in the lower price ranges. With the exception of just a few properties, almost all sales were to owner/users who improved the properties for their own businesses.…

As one of Olympia’s oldest and most well-known commercial real estate firms, The Rants Group and our team of experienced agents are flush with info on everything from market conditions & cycles, to property management tips & tricks, to the newest businesses opening in Thurston County. We’ve decided to put that info to good use,…