People get sick. People accidentally fall down, and then sue property owners; people fall down on purpose, and then sue property owners. People bring dogs to the properties, and then the dog bites someone. Fires can start and burn the building down, crimes occur, and on it goes. Here is our story for this group discussion exercise: 

Robert Solberg is an institutional real estate investor and is looking for a property management company to manage and lease his firm's mixed-use shopping center and apartment building in Windsor, CA (similar to Santa Row in San Jose). He interviews you and your property management company for a possible two-year contract.

The meeting is held over lunch on California Street at the top of the Bank of America building in San Francisco. In the interview, you are asked what you think the most important risks are and how you and your company would go about managing those risks for this mixed-use property.

As you finish your last bite of sushi, he waits for your answer.

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As you finish your last bite of sushi you take a moment to consider Mr Solbergs question about the most important risks associated with managing his m... View the full answer