Warehouse Rental, Buying and Selling Guides
Practical decisions, documents and questions for both sides of the door.
Landlord Consent to Sublease: What to Know and Ask
Before you can sublet surplus warehouse space, you'll almost certainly need your landlord's consent. Knowing what your lease says, and what the landlord will want to see, makes the request faster and the process more predictable.
Read more →rent-outLicence vs Lease for Warehouse Space: The Difference
Warehouse space is offered under two very different kinds of document. Which one you're really using decides who controls the space, how the arrangement ends and what a buyer of the building inherits, and the title on the first page doesn't settle it.
Read more →rentWarehouse Rental Costs: Every Line on the Bill Explained
Warehouse rent is never one number. It is base rent plus additional rent plus GST, then the one-time costs of getting in, and every line can be worked out from a quote before you sign.
Read more →rentHow to Rent a Warehouse: Step by Step, Search to Move-In
Renting a warehouse goes well when you know exactly what you need before you look, and badly when you discover it after you sign. Here is the sequence, with the decisions and documents at each step.
Read more →rentWarehouse Viewing Checklist: What to Check on a Tour
A viewing is your best chance to find the problems that cost money after you move in. Go with a list, a tape measure and a phone camera, and ask the questions the listing doesn't answer.
Read more →rentWarehouse vs Storage Unit vs 3PL: Which One Do You Need?
A storage unit, a 3PL, a shared warehouse and your own leased warehouse can all hold your goods. They differ in who handles them, what you are allowed to do there, and what you are committing to.
Read more →rentCan You Live in a Rented Warehouse? The Honest Answer
Usually, no. Industrial land-use districts generally don't permit dwelling units, warehouses lack residential life-safety systems, and living there can breach your lease and void insurance. There are legitimate routes to live-work space, but they start with the municipality, not the landlord.
Read more →rentSmall Warehouse for Rent: Micro Bays, Small Bays and Flex
Most businesses looking for a warehouse need a small one: a bay with a door, a washroom and room for a van, tools or stock. Here is what small space usually includes, what it doesn't, and the alternatives when a lease is too much.
Read more →rent-outHow to Rent Out Warehouse Space: An Owner's Overview
Empty warehouse space costs money every month. Renting it out can cover that cost, but only if you offer the right thing, have the right to offer it, and set it up so the arrangement doesn't cost you more than it earns.
Read more →rent-outPrepare a Warehouse to Rent
Turn surplus warehouse area into a clear, workable offer: access, separation, condition, responsibilities and the documents an occupier needs.
Read more →rent-outScreen a Warehouse Tenant
Assess operating fit, ability to perform the agreement and shared-space compatibility using relevant business evidence and a consistent process.
Read more →buyRent vs Buy a Warehouse
Work through flexibility, control, cash flow, repairs and an explicit exit assumption before deciding whether to rent or own your warehouse.
Read more →buyHow to Buy a Warehouse
Prepare an owner-user brief and investigate title, use, building condition, environmental history, financing and closing before buying a warehouse.
Read more →buyFinance a Warehouse Purchase
Prepare for a lender conversation about owner-user warehouse financing, cash needs, conditions, amortization, guarantees and operating resilience.
Read more →sellHow to Sell a Warehouse
Prepare the objective, evidence, occupancy plan and diligence package for an Alberta warehouse sale without overstating specifications or value.
Read more →sellSell a Tenanted Warehouse
Prepare accurate lease records, payment information, obligations and access arrangements before selling a warehouse with an existing tenant.
Read more →sellSell or Lease Out a Warehouse
Compare immediate proceeds, ongoing cash flow, landlord obligations and a sale-leaseback before choosing what to do with a warehouse you own.
Read more →sellPrepare a Warehouse for Sale
Organize specifications, condition records, occupancy information and a secure document package before bringing an Alberta warehouse to market.
Read more →Make the arrangement fit your operation.
Tell Commercially what has to work: use, size, access, timing and the commitment you can take on.
Bring your brief →Put the quote beside the plan.
Use the tools to compare the commitments and find the questions that change your decision.
Open the planning desk →