Why a wall chart still hangs in some Tbilisi boardrooms
A plate large enough to be read from the far end of the table still earns its nail. A glowing rectangle that only one person can operate does not.
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Field notes from the rent roll
Short pieces on occupancy, lease dates, arrears columns, and the papers a Tbilisi building actually produces.
These notes come from commissions and from conversations at the desk. They are not lectures on management. They are about the papers on the table.
What to put in the bag before you commission a report
Copies, not originals. Twelve months of collections if you have them. The name of the person who still knows which door is which.
How to read a Tbilisi rent roll without the cousin’s nicknames
Unit 12, 11-A, and “the baker” are often the same door. A roll you can brief from has one identity per unit and a source for every line.
When lease expiries pile up in January
Winter clusters empty more units than a single notorious shop. A calendar plate makes the fortnight visible before the heating bill arrives.
An arrears column that can survive a brother at the table
Arrears are not a mood. They are months that can be pointed to on a bank line or an envelope. Everything else belongs in a note.