A few basic questions before signing a lease
I'm looking at a small office space for a Sept. 15 - Aug 30 2021 lease term. Is this normal or should I ask for a full 12 month lease with the September months being prorated on both ends?

Also, am I able to do a final walkthrough before signing or is that annoying? I only saw it once for about 1 minute.
[{"id": "g3wwby6", "text": "Hey there, I was a commercial RE analyst supporting and office and Industrial team, but I can try to give my two cents.. I worked primarily in tenant rep\n\nWhat market/MSA are you in? \n\nI'm in Dallas so a short term lease (1yr/2yr) you can definitely expect a higher rental rate than the typical 5-10 yr lease. Just based off of the demand but I don't know what area or market you're in.  Given the ongoing pandemic and current economic stability  most ownerships are facing, especially in office product, landlords should be more than happy to fill vacancies however the lease is structured, that could give you a great amount of leverage and bargaining power as far as mos. in free rent, rental rate, etc. If the ownership of the building is an institutional owner (Morgan Stanley/JP Morgan), which I'm assuming they're not since you're talking about such a short term lease, don't expect much wiggle in rate or build-out or improvements to the space other than new paint and carpet.\n\nA final walkthrough before signing is not annoying at all.. If you are a prospective tenant leasing the space you should be able to walk through the actual space as many times as you want before signing the lease. It's more beneficial on your part. Just reach out to your broker who represents you.  If you don't have representation I would highly recommend reaching out to your local shop.  It costs you $0.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]