Article - Getting the best commercial lease space

May 2010

Hundreds of business houses and organizations look for properties for office space. Different companies have different requirements and finding one commercial office for rent can be a really tough task. If you are looking for commercial office rentals, here are some tips which you are going to find really very useful.

Know your requirements: You have to be first sure about your requirements before you start your search for commercial office rental space. You have to think in terms of how much space you need, the kind of business you have, number of employees, type of equipment you use and also safety issues. There are many businesses which deal in some products for which they need a specific permission to set up their businesses and cannot have their offices set up in any place. Do you have any problems or requirements related to this?

Hire an agent: If you are looking for commercial office leasing space, it might take a little more time and you may not have so much spare time with you. In such a case, you should hire a real estate agent who shall provide you some great premises for business office space. These agents work for a little commission but will be able to reduce all your hassles and worries related to business office space. You will be able to concentrate on other issues of your business which is certainly more important.

Real estate listings: If you wish to hire the best of commercial office rental space, you can check the MLS listings and real estate listings for the particular place. You will get a list of all those commercial office rentals which are available on rent. Business office space rentals and sale details also appears in the classifieds of different newspapers.

Rental amount: Taking advantage of the needs of business organizations there are many companies who charge exorbitant rates when they are renting out commercial office space. You have to make a comparison of different properties which are available and check their features. You can next find out the rate which they are charging for these properties so that you can compare it with the commercial office leasing space which you wish to hire.

Check the property: When you are hiring any available office rent, you should do a thorough inspection of the property before hiring it. You should check thoroughly the electrical appliances, furniture, plumbing and safety and security of the place before you finalize purchase of the commercial office leasing space. This is essential or else you will have to spend a lot of amount after you have hired the property.

Security: You will also have to find out the security aspects of the chosen office space. You need to find if the place is well secured, if there have been any crimes in the place recently and what are the security arrangements of the premises. You should also see that the property is located in a very safe place and is away from all kinds of disturbances – especially you need to check the security aspects of the property. 

Dy Associates is an Oakland Real Estate company specializing in commercial, home and investment property in the Oakland and East Bay Area. We provide real estate services including buyer agent, seller agent, short sales, commercial and investment aquisitions, loan facilitation, hard money lending, proerty management. Articles are provided as information only. We do not provide legal or general investment advice.