Tenant brought their own tape measure to see our demo space

Last Thursday I had a guy walk into one of our vacant units downtown with a tape measure and a clipboard. He spent 20 minutes measuring every wall and window, then asked if the HVAC was original to the building. Turns out he's a small coffee roaster looking to open his first shop, and he spotted a crack in the foundation slab that I never even noticed. We laughed about it, but it made me realize how much I've been glossing over basic inspection details when showing spaces. Has anyone else had a potential tenant catch something you missed on your own property?

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rowan8491mo ago

It is funny how people from certain jobs just can't turn that off. My buddy does home inspections and he does the exact same thing at restaurants, checking outlet covers and looking under sinks. When you spend all day looking at a thing a certain way, you notice stuff the rest of us walk right past. That coffee guy basically gave you a free inspection without meaning to.

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